Driver External Bank (Band 2)

Job summary

Working hours: As & When

We are looking to recruit a Bank Driver to join our team and support the activities of our Mobile Research Unit (MRU).

The post-holder will work closely with the Research Manager / MRU Lead and you will already have experience of dealing with the public together with excellent communication skills.

Applicants must be litereate and numerate and have a good level of fitness in order to be able to lift, carry, handle and transport goods in relation to the MRU and it's activity. You will be trustworthy and reliable and ensure complete confidentiality of information held or regarding patients and hospital personnel.

The role requires a significant amount of driving and the primary role will be the checking, general maintenance and driving of the MRU accross Chester, Cheshire West and beyond as required.

Applicants will have relevant Driving experience and a full clean driving license.

Main duties of the job

Applicants must be able to lift, carry, handle and transport goods, be trustworthy and reliable and ensure complete confidentiality of information held or regarding patients and hospital personnel.

Duties will vary depending on the type and event each day the MRU is in use.

You will invovled in the safe transportation of equipment to and from the MRU.

You will carry out safety, general maintenenance and condition checks and contribute to risk assessments and planning for each organised event.

You will be responsible for recording the use and checks and escalating where appropriate.

About us

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.

The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.