Job summary
Cumbria Health is seeking a reliable Bank Driver to join our Driving Team at Barrow . The successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting our healthcare services by providing safe and efficient transportation of our Clinicians across various locations in Cumbria.
The successful applicant will be an experienced driver, with good local knowledge of the area. They will also have availability to provide cover for sickness and annual leave out of hours, including evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays.
CLOSING DATE: 20 NOVEMBER 2025
INTERVIEW DATE: TBC
Main duties of the job
To provide a professional driving service for medical personnel travelling to meet the needs of patients requiring Out Of Hours medical attention. The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team situated at one of Cumbria Health's bases in Cumbria.
All staff are expected to work to Cumbria Health Values:
- Clinically focused- Everything every one of us does is for the patient
- Responsive- We listen and we respond quickly in a patient focussed way
- One Team- We work together to provide a high quality service which is organised and consistent, and in partnership with both the local Acute and Community Trusts
- High Standards- We provide skilled professionals working to the highest standards who are passionate about improving patient care
- Communities- Connecting and engaging to meet local needs
- Growth & Sustainability- with our strong roots we will continue to thrive and grow
About us
Cumbria Health places the patient, their family and their community at the heart of everything we do. We are an award-winning organisation, the first out-of-hours organisation in the country to be rated as outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We provide primary health care services, both in and out of hours, across Cumbria. We are values-driven and place great emphasis on inclusivity and the wellbeing and development of our staff, while striving to provide a consistently high-quality service. Our service is designed to improve health and wellbeing.
Working for Cumbria Health can offer flexible opportunities in terms of location, hours and working patterns so you can enjoy a great work life balance. In order to provide the best patient care we understand the importance of ensuring staff satisfaction and are consistently trying to ensure we offer our staff a positive working environment whether that be though training or social events.
Listen to your heart. Have the work life balance you'd love.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Ensure you are fit to drive and meet all driver
authorisation requirements throughout your employment. In line with the DVLAs
guidance for drivers 70 and over, Cumbria Health will require any applicant who
meets this criteria to undergo a driver medical/sight test (DVLA Standard) as
part of the recruitment process.
- Read and be fully aware of the content of the Driver
Handbook.
- Maintain full responsibility for the vehicle, contents and
passengers whilst on duty.
- Ensure all technology is fully functioning and fully charged
at the start of shift regularly checking the items are stored safely, charged
and updated where necessary.
- Carry out thorough pre-shift checks, equipment checks and
restock if required.
- Assist in the set-up of the clinical rooms at the beginning
of shift if required. You may also be required to check the rooms at the end of
shift and ensure Cumbria Health equipment has been returned to store.
- Drive the clinician to home visits, meeting the needs of patients in the out-of-hours period.
- Ensure the rules of the road are followed, utilising all available vehicle
and Webfleet systems, to ensure safe driving is maintained throughout.
- During shift answer and make calls to the control room by
various communication methods, always remember the legal position whilst
driving.
- Assist in completing patient contact forms where applicable
for control and doctor, nurse practitioner or nurse in the event of technology
failure.
- Assist the clinician as and when necessary, including
assisting with equipment, chaperoning (as per policy), communications with
control.
- Alerting Emergency Services in the event of an emergency,
following guidance from the clinician.
- Monitor the prescription pad for the vehicle following the Cumbria
Health Prescription guidance. You may also be required to assist in the topping
up and management of printer prescriptions following guidance.
- Assist in the transfer, countersigning and transport of
Controlled Drugs.
- Ensure effective handover with the oncoming shift (incl.
driving colleagues, clinicians and control room supervisor).
- Carry out post-shift checks and restock if required.
- Follow up Left Equipment when not required for visits.
- Ensure clear and concise communications with your Team
Leader are maintained through various communication methods including where
appropriate the site communications log.
- During shift, after consultation with the control room
Supervisor, travel and work across the County wherever and whenever needed to
meet the demands of the service.
- Assist the team Leader in the day-to-day management and
maintenance of the base.
- Regularly log onto your Cumbria Health email account and
familiarise yourself with the Cumbria Health website (in particular the Staff
Section).
- To carry out any other reasonable duties in
departments/locations as and when required, subject to training and
capabilities.
- To adhere to all CUMBRIA HEALTH Policies and Procedures.
- Participate and ensure own on-going development, maintaining
compliance for mandatory training.
- To maintain a high level of confidentiality and comply with
the Data Protection Act. Be aware of the nature of information dealt with and
work in a manner which ensures confidentiality and security at all times.
- Undertake any other activities deemed appropriate and
necessary by the organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Ensure you are fit to drive and meet all driver
authorisation requirements throughout your employment. In line with the DVLAs
guidance for drivers 70 and over, Cumbria Health will require any applicant who
meets this criteria to undergo a driver medical/sight test (DVLA Standard) as
part of the recruitment process.
- Read and be fully aware of the content of the Driver
Handbook.
- Maintain full responsibility for the vehicle, contents and
passengers whilst on duty.
- Ensure all technology is fully functioning and fully charged
at the start of shift regularly checking the items are stored safely, charged
and updated where necessary.
- Carry out thorough pre-shift checks, equipment checks and
restock if required.
- Assist in the set-up of the clinical rooms at the beginning
of shift if required. You may also be required to check the rooms at the end of
shift and ensure Cumbria Health equipment has been returned to store.
- Drive the clinician to home visits, meeting the needs of patients in the out-of-hours period.
- Ensure the rules of the road are followed, utilising all available vehicle
and Webfleet systems, to ensure safe driving is maintained throughout.
- During shift answer and make calls to the control room by
various communication methods, always remember the legal position whilst
driving.
- Assist in completing patient contact forms where applicable
for control and doctor, nurse practitioner or nurse in the event of technology
failure.
- Assist the clinician as and when necessary, including
assisting with equipment, chaperoning (as per policy), communications with
control.
- Alerting Emergency Services in the event of an emergency,
following guidance from the clinician.
- Monitor the prescription pad for the vehicle following the Cumbria
Health Prescription guidance. You may also be required to assist in the topping
up and management of printer prescriptions following guidance.
- Assist in the transfer, countersigning and transport of
Controlled Drugs.
- Ensure effective handover with the oncoming shift (incl.
driving colleagues, clinicians and control room supervisor).
- Carry out post-shift checks and restock if required.
- Follow up Left Equipment when not required for visits.
- Ensure clear and concise communications with your Team
Leader are maintained through various communication methods including where
appropriate the site communications log.
- During shift, after consultation with the control room
Supervisor, travel and work across the County wherever and whenever needed to
meet the demands of the service.
- Assist the team Leader in the day-to-day management and
maintenance of the base.
- Regularly log onto your Cumbria Health email account and
familiarise yourself with the Cumbria Health website (in particular the Staff
Section).
- To carry out any other reasonable duties in
departments/locations as and when required, subject to training and
capabilities.
- To adhere to all CUMBRIA HEALTH Policies and Procedures.
- Participate and ensure own on-going development, maintaining
compliance for mandatory training.
- To maintain a high level of confidentiality and comply with
the Data Protection Act. Be aware of the nature of information dealt with and
work in a manner which ensures confidentiality and security at all times.
- Undertake any other activities deemed appropriate and
necessary by the organisation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full driving licence
- Maths and English grade C or equivalent
Desirable
- Advanced driving qualification
- Safe driving qualification
- Driver training qualification
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Active/attentive listening
- Calm and confident telephone manner
- Ability to record information quickly and
- accurately
- Experience of following guidelines and working
- protocols in a professional manner
- Excellent communication skills
- Confidence to work within a multidisciplinary
- team fostering positive working relationships
- with a variety of individuals from Cumbria
- Health and other agencies.
- Ability to work as part of a team and as a lone
- worker when necessary
Knowledge
Essential
- Experienced and competent driver
- Experience of vehicle checks, vehicle
- management, basic knowledge of car
- maintenance
- Basic computer skills and the confidence to use
- or learn the use of new technologies
- General knowledge of the local area
Desirable
- Experience of driving automatic
- vehicles
- Good understanding of navigation
- systems (both inbuilt or
- supplementary sat navs)
- Understanding of tracking systems
- Understanding of job order systems
- e.g. fleet systems
Other requirements
Essential
- Full driving licence for manual vehicles
- Understanding of GDPR and importance of confidentiality
- Must be available to work unsocial hours, including nights, weekends and festive periods at late notice as well as planned
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full driving licence
- Maths and English grade C or equivalent
Desirable
- Advanced driving qualification
- Safe driving qualification
- Driver training qualification
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Active/attentive listening
- Calm and confident telephone manner
- Ability to record information quickly and
- accurately
- Experience of following guidelines and working
- protocols in a professional manner
- Excellent communication skills
- Confidence to work within a multidisciplinary
- team fostering positive working relationships
- with a variety of individuals from Cumbria
- Health and other agencies.
- Ability to work as part of a team and as a lone
- worker when necessary
Knowledge
Essential
- Experienced and competent driver
- Experience of vehicle checks, vehicle
- management, basic knowledge of car
- maintenance
- Basic computer skills and the confidence to use
- or learn the use of new technologies
- General knowledge of the local area
Desirable
- Experience of driving automatic
- vehicles
- Good understanding of navigation
- systems (both inbuilt or
- supplementary sat navs)
- Understanding of tracking systems
- Understanding of job order systems
- e.g. fleet systems
Other requirements
Essential
- Full driving licence for manual vehicles
- Understanding of GDPR and importance of confidentiality
- Must be available to work unsocial hours, including nights, weekends and festive periods at late notice as well as planned
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.
