Facilities Assistant (Medical Records Driver)

Job summary

We are looking to recruit a Facilities Assistant Medical Records Driver to work across the trust footprint within Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Based at Birch Hill Hospital Mon to Fri 9.00am -5pm

Main duties of the job

The postholder will provide a Trust-wide courier service as part of the Trust's facilities team, which will include the delivery of medical records and patient notes.

The postholder will follow a daily delivery and collection schedule. The postholder will also be trained to deliver porter duties to support within the Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale (HMR) locality as required. Whilst the Facilities Assistant (Records Driver) is primarily responsible for the Trustwide courier service delivery, the postholder will also be offered to train in the cleaning and catering services as part of the wider facilities services delivered at Birch Hill Hospital. Full training would be provided to be a fully cross-trained Facilities Assistant at this site which is optional.

o To deliver medical records / patient notes to designated locations as per a daily route list.

o To liaise with the transport team regularly to discuss daily route, requirements and any issues or priorities.

o To operate the Trust fleet vehicle in line with the Trust Fleet Policy, which includes:

o Operating the vehicle lawfully and in line with department guidelines, policies and the Highway Code. AFC 6/9/23 JME-214-23 Facilities Assistant (Records Driver) Band 2

About us

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel