Job summary
Are you able to spare just 4 hours a week?
Are you aged 21 or over, with a full driving licence? Are you keen to help support our patients at Kettering General Hospital access our services?
Our patient buggy service helps our patients and visitors get around the hospital site dropping them to the nearest appropriate entrance, or at our bus stop or car parks. As a buggy volunteer you offer a vital role to helping our patients and visitors with mobility issues, making it easier to access hospital services.
We are looking for volunteers that have availability between Monday to Friday, mornings or afternoons. If you can spare 4 hours during this time, please apply today!
This is a wonderful opportunity to support Kettering General Hospitals patients and visitors, no experience is required, all training will be provided.
Main duties of the job
Driving the patient buggy around the Kettering General Hospital site.
Supporting patients to access the buggy, getting on and off (no manual handling).
Undertaking visual safety checks on the buggy prior to driving.
Driving to designated route, and ensuring rear site is relocked at the end of shifts.
Ensuring buggy is returned to the buggy base, and placed on charge at the end of each shift.
About us
Kettering General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values
Compassion
Respect
Integrity
Courageous
Accountable
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.
The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.
We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds.This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities listed below are not intended to be exhaustive, volunteers are required to adopt a flexible approach to meet the needs of service requirements.
Assist our patients/visitors to access areas/services of the hospital
Assist patients/visitors in getting on and off the Buggy (steadying hand only, no manual handling), ensuring that the seatbelt is secured before starting the journey
Ensure that seat belts are worn at all times whilst the buggy is moving
Drive the designated route only, using buggy collection / drop off points, driving at a walking speed
Be courteous and considerate of other road users
Undertake visual buggy safety checks before all shifts, report any faults immediately, and do not take any passengers until repaired or advised it is safe to travel.
Return the buggy to buggy base at the end of every shift, and place on charge, ensure rear site route is relocked.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities listed below are not intended to be exhaustive, volunteers are required to adopt a flexible approach to meet the needs of service requirements.
Assist our patients/visitors to access areas/services of the hospital
Assist patients/visitors in getting on and off the Buggy (steadying hand only, no manual handling), ensuring that the seatbelt is secured before starting the journey
Ensure that seat belts are worn at all times whilst the buggy is moving
Drive the designated route only, using buggy collection / drop off points, driving at a walking speed
Be courteous and considerate of other road users
Undertake visual buggy safety checks before all shifts, report any faults immediately, and do not take any passengers until repaired or advised it is safe to travel.
Return the buggy to buggy base at the end of every shift, and place on charge, ensure rear site route is relocked.
Person Specification
Person Specification
Essential
- Full UK driving license
- No specific qualifications are required for this role, although any relevant qualifications should be detailed on the application.
Desirable
- Good interpersonal skills
Person Specification
Person Specification
Essential
- Full UK driving license
- No specific qualifications are required for this role, although any relevant qualifications should be detailed on the application.
Desirable
- Good interpersonal skills
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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