Integrated Care 24 Ltd

Driver/Receptionist

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Job summary

The Role

Express new ideas, take initiative and save lives. Others talk about being brave, at IC24, were made that way.

From providing high quality integrated urgent care for over 1.2 million people, to thinking of innovative solutions for our patients every role at IC24 is made to be brave.

Do you have the passion to work in a busy out of hours environment offering a professional patient care service in our Mid & South Essex Locality? If you want to work for a company who are dedicated and passionate towards their workforce, then this role may be for you!

Do you have good knowledge and understanding of the Mid & South Essex area, and can use various IT equipment including PC and Sat Nav, and have a full clean driving licence? Are you able to show fantastic care and compassion to patients and willing to work evenings and weekends as the norm for our out of hours service? If so, we would love to hear from you.

If you have any queries, or would like to arrange an informal discussion, please contact Bradley Coggins at Bradley.Coggins@ic24.nhs.uk.

Main duties of the job

The dual job purpose of this exciting role is to transport GPs on visits around the locality to visit patients, whilst providing a point of contact for patients upon arrival at dedicated base, welcoming them and ensuring their confidentiality is maintained at all times.

Ability to maintain an accurate log of waiting patients on the system and ensuring that they are directed to the relevant Clinicians as soon as possible and in priority order is a must. Each patient seen should then be given a Personal Feedback Questionnaire (PFQ) to complete of their experience of our out of hours service.

Who are we?

Were Integrated Care 24 Ltd (IC24), a major not for profit Social Enterprise providing innovative and wide ranging patient focused primary care services designed to deliver quality and affordability. IC24 is committed to improving access to health and social care for our patients and reducing the demand on secondary care services. IC24 provides services to over 6 million patients, including GP led out of hours services, NHS 111, primary care and secondary care support services.

Location Mid & South Essex (Broomfield, Southend, Thurrock and Basildon)

Hours AvailableEvenings, overnight and weekends covering a 24/7 operation (we may be able to offer hours that could suit your requirements subject to availability)

About us

What's in it for you:-

  • Hourly rate of £12.55 - £17.47 depending on hours worked
  • Enhancements for evenings, weekends and bank holidays
  • Additional annual leave above statutory minimum based on service
  • Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme
  • Free 24/7 independent counselling service
  • Full on the job training
  • Learning and Development Opportunities

Due to the nature of this position, employment is subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK, completion of a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and two references.

We celebrate brave ideas and brave people.

careers.ic24.org.uk

We are committed to providing equal opportunities for all people and we particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, applicants with a disability and those from other under-represented groups.

If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying or would like an accessible version of any recruitment documents, please contact the recruitment team in the first instance on careers@i24.nhs.uk.

Details

Date posted

19 July 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£10.92 an hour plus enhancements on evenings, weekends and bank holidays

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0214-23-0250

Job locations

Phoenix House

Christopher Martn Road

Basildon

SS14 3EZ


Broomfield Hospital

Chelmsford

Essex

cm1 7et


Southend Hospital Nhs Trust

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff-on-sea

Essex

SS0 0RY


Thurrock Community Hospital

Long Lane

Grays

Essex

RM16 2PX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Driving IC24 vehicles transporting Duty Doctors to domiciliary visits.

Recording all essential information in an efficient and effective manner on the patient management system.

Working with the duty doctor to manage workload between home visits, PCC appointments and telephone advice within clinical priority, ensuring compliance with company policies and attainment of key performance indicators.

Working with and ensuring two way communication with the Call Centres to ensure efficient operation.

Operating all in car communications and patient management system equipment to support accurate record keeping.

Supporting the provision of individualised patient care, respecting the individual patient and their environment, maintaining the patients self-esteem and confidentiality at all times.

Ensuring the correct use of equipment and vehicles at all times.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Driving IC24 vehicles transporting Duty Doctors to domiciliary visits.

Recording all essential information in an efficient and effective manner on the patient management system.

Working with the duty doctor to manage workload between home visits, PCC appointments and telephone advice within clinical priority, ensuring compliance with company policies and attainment of key performance indicators.

Working with and ensuring two way communication with the Call Centres to ensure efficient operation.

Operating all in car communications and patient management system equipment to support accurate record keeping.

Supporting the provision of individualised patient care, respecting the individual patient and their environment, maintaining the patients self-esteem and confidentiality at all times.

Ensuring the correct use of equipment and vehicles at all times.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good level of English and IT skills
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • IT literate
  • Good telephone manner
  • Excellent driving skills
  • Full manual driving licence with substantial driving experience

Desirable

  • General office experience
  • Primary Care experience
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good level of English and IT skills
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • IT literate
  • Good telephone manner
  • Excellent driving skills
  • Full manual driving licence with substantial driving experience

Desirable

  • General office experience
  • Primary Care experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Integrated Care 24 Ltd

Address

Phoenix House

Christopher Martn Road

Basildon

SS14 3EZ


Employer's website

https://careers.ic24.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Integrated Care 24 Ltd

Address

Phoenix House

Christopher Martn Road

Basildon

SS14 3EZ


Employer's website

https://careers.ic24.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Assistant

IC24 Recruitment Team

careers@ic24.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

19 July 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£10.92 an hour plus enhancements on evenings, weekends and bank holidays

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0214-23-0250

Job locations

Phoenix House

Christopher Martn Road

Basildon

SS14 3EZ


Broomfield Hospital

Chelmsford

Essex

cm1 7et


Southend Hospital Nhs Trust

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff-on-sea

Essex

SS0 0RY


Thurrock Community Hospital

Long Lane

Grays

Essex

RM16 2PX


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