Job summary
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is seeking an experienced driver to join our small busy non-patient Transport Department. We serve the local community, providing a valuable transport service to the Trust and other NHS organisations locally and across the South Coast. The Department is responsible for maintaining scheduled collections/deliveries of medical records, post, consumables, blood, blood products, specimens, pharmacy, as well as completing ad hoc requests for moving equipment and furniture.
You must hold a full clean vocational drivers licence including category C1 (HGV Up to 7.5 tonne vehicles) and hold a current Drivers Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC), in order to drive all the various vehicles in our small fleet to carry out the varied functions.
We are compassionate about our role and always remember what we do is for the NHS and the patients.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will join the Non-Patient Transport assist with delivering a comprehensive service. You will be part of a small friendly flexible professional team, responsible for daily vehicle checks before completing your daily scheduled services.
You will be responsible for delivering and collecting at various off site locations for other hospital departments/facilities, medical records, outpatients, pathology, oncology, renal dialysis to name a few of the many clinical and non clinical specialities we transport items for.
Whilst working independently, and as part of the whole NHS Team, you will be liaising and interacting with staff at all levels prioritising workload when necessary.
We offer great opportunities to become part of a vibrant and developing organisation where passion and commitment forms part of our vision to provide high quality care to patients and services to our customers.
About us
The Trust is committed to driving excellence in care for our patients and communities and was rated good by the Care Quality Commission report published 2020 and became a University Hospital. We are ranked as the third in the country for research; embedding education and training across the organisation and we continuously strive to achieve our core values which are at the heart of everything we do. The Trusts main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, starting life as a military hospital over a century ago and now one of the largest hospitals on the south coast and you may have seen us on the TV series Nurses on the Ward. The Trust provides comprehensive secondary care and specialist services to a local population of 675,000 people across South East Hampshire. The Trust employs over 8,000 staff and are #ProudtobePHU; our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because its the right thing to do, but because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for providing outstanding care and support for patients, colleagues and our community you will find a home at PHU. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in
terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender
identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans
status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The District Transport Department is based at Queen Alexandra Hospital and as a driver for Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU), you will be assisting in providing a cost effective and efficient non-patient transportation service for the service users of the Department driving one of the Trusts small fleet of various vehicles, from a small van to a 7.5 tonne lorry.
The Transport Department is expected to:
- Make scheduled collections and deliveries of clinical notes, post, pharmacy, clinical specimens, instrumentation, consumables etc. to/from PHT at off-site locations, GP surgeries, medical units, and health centres etc across the local community and across the south coast region.
- Cover ad hoc collections and deliveries as and when necessary (medical equipment, furniture etc.)
Key Responsibilities:
- Carry out tasks, deliveries, and collections as per schedules, or as directed by the Transport Manager or Responsible Person, on Trust vehicles, and liaise with all colleagues to ensure an efficient service is provided.
- Drivers will be expected to be multi-skilled, to carry out multiple deliveries and collections and be able to cover all the various Transport schedules, as necessary for the benefit of the Trust.
- Must operate within the current legislation, Road Traffic Acts and Laws.
- Must maintain paperwork to meet legislation and Trust requirements (i.e., signing out /in vehicle Keys and fuel cards, daily entries of Domestic Logbooks, Tachographs, accident reporting, defect reporting, timesheets etc.)
- Must report all accidents, and any damage however minor, and complete accident report forms.
- Must carry out daily vehicle safety checks before using the vehicle and report all vehicle defects.
- Must ensure no unauthorised passengers are carried in any trust vehicle.
- Must keep assigned vehicle clean, inside, and out, at all times.
- To wear the uniform provided and clearly display identity/security badge, and wear issued protective clothing when required whilst carrying out duties.
- Be physically fit and able to assist in the movement of some heavy items, furniture, and equipment.
- To respect Trust and Patient confidentiality.
- To transport clinical notes, post, pharmacy, clinical specimens, and consumables in a safe and correct manner as and when required.
- Be prepared to turn out, when available for driving duties, in the event of a Major Incident, or Major Incident exercise.
- To ensure adherence to Transport Department and Trust policies and procedures.
- Must complete regular staff training and awareness programmes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The District Transport Department is based at Queen Alexandra Hospital and as a driver for Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU), you will be assisting in providing a cost effective and efficient non-patient transportation service for the service users of the Department driving one of the Trusts small fleet of various vehicles, from a small van to a 7.5 tonne lorry.
The Transport Department is expected to:
- Make scheduled collections and deliveries of clinical notes, post, pharmacy, clinical specimens, instrumentation, consumables etc. to/from PHT at off-site locations, GP surgeries, medical units, and health centres etc across the local community and across the south coast region.
- Cover ad hoc collections and deliveries as and when necessary (medical equipment, furniture etc.)
Key Responsibilities:
- Carry out tasks, deliveries, and collections as per schedules, or as directed by the Transport Manager or Responsible Person, on Trust vehicles, and liaise with all colleagues to ensure an efficient service is provided.
- Drivers will be expected to be multi-skilled, to carry out multiple deliveries and collections and be able to cover all the various Transport schedules, as necessary for the benefit of the Trust.
- Must operate within the current legislation, Road Traffic Acts and Laws.
- Must maintain paperwork to meet legislation and Trust requirements (i.e., signing out /in vehicle Keys and fuel cards, daily entries of Domestic Logbooks, Tachographs, accident reporting, defect reporting, timesheets etc.)
- Must report all accidents, and any damage however minor, and complete accident report forms.
- Must carry out daily vehicle safety checks before using the vehicle and report all vehicle defects.
- Must ensure no unauthorised passengers are carried in any trust vehicle.
- Must keep assigned vehicle clean, inside, and out, at all times.
- To wear the uniform provided and clearly display identity/security badge, and wear issued protective clothing when required whilst carrying out duties.
- Be physically fit and able to assist in the movement of some heavy items, furniture, and equipment.
- To respect Trust and Patient confidentiality.
- To transport clinical notes, post, pharmacy, clinical specimens, and consumables in a safe and correct manner as and when required.
- Be prepared to turn out, when available for driving duties, in the event of a Major Incident, or Major Incident exercise.
- To ensure adherence to Transport Department and Trust policies and procedures.
- Must complete regular staff training and awareness programmes.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of education (educated to GCSE Level C and above or equivalent).
- Clean, valid driving licence.
- Licence must include full entitlement categories C1 (HGV 3 up to 7.5 tonnes).
- Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC).
Experience
Essential
- Vocational driving experience.
- Previous experience in scheduled deliveries.
- Experience in moving and handling inanimate loads.
- Experience of using manual handling equipment.
- Experience in prioritising work schedules according to task and risk.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a healthcare environment.
- Experience in managing and moving dangerous goods.
- Experience in using tachographs.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Computer literate.
- Numerate and literate with the ability to complete paperwork to meet all legislation and Trust requirements (signing out /in vehicle Keys and fuel cards, daily entries of Domestic Logbooks, accident reporting, defect reporting, time-sheets etc.).
- Able to work independently whilst recognising the importance of teamwork.
- Able to prioritise and plan workload
- Able to liaise with staff at all levels.
- Strong customer service skills.
- Ability to achieve high levels of accuracy ensuring deadlines are met.
- Confidentiality and discretion must always be maintained.
- Ability to juggle multiple schedule priorities whilst remaining calm.
- Must be self-motivated.
- A willingness to be flexible and adaptable as part of a team.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
- Must always demonstrate discretion and trustworthiness.
Desirable
- Dangerous goods awareness.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of education (educated to GCSE Level C and above or equivalent).
- Clean, valid driving licence.
- Licence must include full entitlement categories C1 (HGV 3 up to 7.5 tonnes).
- Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC).
Experience
Essential
- Vocational driving experience.
- Previous experience in scheduled deliveries.
- Experience in moving and handling inanimate loads.
- Experience of using manual handling equipment.
- Experience in prioritising work schedules according to task and risk.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a healthcare environment.
- Experience in managing and moving dangerous goods.
- Experience in using tachographs.
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Computer literate.
- Numerate and literate with the ability to complete paperwork to meet all legislation and Trust requirements (signing out /in vehicle Keys and fuel cards, daily entries of Domestic Logbooks, accident reporting, defect reporting, time-sheets etc.).
- Able to work independently whilst recognising the importance of teamwork.
- Able to prioritise and plan workload
- Able to liaise with staff at all levels.
- Strong customer service skills.
- Ability to achieve high levels of accuracy ensuring deadlines are met.
- Confidentiality and discretion must always be maintained.
- Ability to juggle multiple schedule priorities whilst remaining calm.
- Must be self-motivated.
- A willingness to be flexible and adaptable as part of a team.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
- Must always demonstrate discretion and trustworthiness.
Desirable
- Dangerous goods awareness.
