Transport, Fleet and Travel Planning Manager

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

A great opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Transport, Fleet and Travel Planning Manager to become part of the Facilities team.

Reporting to the Facilities Support Services Manager - Logistics , the person in this role is responsible for managing the Transport , Fleet and Travel Plan offices.

The post holder will manage a team of Drivers, and our busy Travel Plan office.

This role is required to provide support within both the Transport and Travel Planning offices. Candidates are required to have a high level of organisational skills and someone who is good at communicating with a wide range of internal and external clients, demonstrating the highest standards of customer care.

The post holder will also be involved in managing waste with a view to meet the 60/20/20 NHS waste strategy.

If you are a team player, flexible, reliable and have great people skills then we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Deputise for the Facilities Support Services Manager as required
Line management for Transport, Travel Planning Office and car parking staff including recruitment, training, mentoring, appraisals, performance management and welfare
Managing the Trusts' fleet of vehicles
Assist with waste management

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

This is an exciting time to join our Trust, as we work on the expansion of our theatres at Ashford Hospital and move towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures; with care delivered by dedicated, specialist teams in a modern and well-equipped environment.

We hope to use this centre to create an environment of learning and to facilitate training of the next generation of our skilled NHS workforce. Our plans are ambitious - why not, come and be a part of our journey.

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

Date posted

28 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,162 to £44,629 a year pa, inc. HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

323-AC7988-SK

Job locations

St Peter's Hospital

Guildford Road

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide operational and business management of the Trusts transport services, both patients and goods. Trust and client Trust/PCT Lease Car Scheme
To advise the Trust and client Trust/PCTs on transport issues and legislation
To support the development and implementation of plans for service improvement

To manage the Travel Planning office including car parking services
To ensure waste management compliance

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide operational and business management of the Trusts transport services, both patients and goods. Trust and client Trust/PCT Lease Car Scheme
To advise the Trust and client Trust/PCTs on transport issues and legislation
To support the development and implementation of plans for service improvement

To manage the Travel Planning office including car parking services
To ensure waste management compliance

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience in logistics, transport or fleet Management
Budget management
Analysing data and producing reports

Desirable

Managing in a health service environment

Attitude, Behaviour and values

Essential

Customer service focussed
Conflict resolution

Qualifications

Essential

Degree level or equivalent level of experience
Management training and / or significant experience at a senior level
Full Driving Licence

Desirable

NHS Waste Management Course
DGSA course
Certificate of Professional Competence
D Category Driving Licence

Knowledge

Essential

Ability to use Microsoft Office in particular Word and Excel
Understanding of rota planning and rota implementation

Desirable

Basic vehicle maintenance

Skills

Essential

Numerical and database manipulation skills
Problem-solving skills
Negotiation and influencing skills

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience in logistics, transport or fleet Management
Budget management
Analysing data and producing reports

Desirable

Managing in a health service environment

Attitude, Behaviour and values

Essential

Customer service focussed
Conflict resolution

Qualifications

Essential

Degree level or equivalent level of experience
Management training and / or significant experience at a senior level
Full Driving Licence

Desirable

NHS Waste Management Course
DGSA course
Certificate of Professional Competence
D Category Driving Licence

Knowledge

Essential

Ability to use Microsoft Office in particular Word and Excel
Understanding of rota planning and rota implementation

Desirable

Basic vehicle maintenance

Skills

Essential

Numerical and database manipulation skills
Problem-solving skills
Negotiation and influencing 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.