Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Driver

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Job summary

We are currently looking for a driver to support the dental services in North East London which includes the dental outreach services we provide in London and Kent on occasion. The London boroughs covered are Newham, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Redbridge, Waltham Forest, Havering and Barking & Dagenham.

Please note the salary will include an additional high cost of living area payment of 15%.

You will be working mainly with the outreach and oral health promotion teams supporting the delivery of community based clinical services and intervention programmes. You will be expected to drive various vehicles and maintain the vehicles you use. You will require a license that allows you to drive a vehicle up to 7.5 tonnes.

KCHFT Dental Services are a high profile, dynamic provider of NHS dental services across East Kent and London. Our philosophy is to keep the patient at the heart of everything we do. Every person that works for our Service, regardless of their role, comes into contact with our patients and visitors and so is expected to uphold our values, lead and collaborate through partnership working and strive for excellence at all times.

For this role you will require C1 and D1 categories on your driving licence.

If you have applied for this role within the last 6 months you need not apply for this position.

Main duties of the job

This post has two primary functions:-1. To drive the dental mobile unit to any required location to facilitate the delivery of patient services and/or oral health promotionevents, ensuring the vehicle and internal dental suite are in a state of preparedness to safely and appropriately deliver community dentalservices.2. Where Service needs demand, to drive a lease vehicle (car) to support the delivery of oral health promotion outreach projects.You'll need to be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the Service and this may involve minor variations to working patterns

Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship. Therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.

About us

Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn't visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

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Details

Date posted

09 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

846-6382974-TS-D

Job locations

Sir Ludwig Guttmann Centre

40 Liberty Bridge Rd

Stratford

E20 1AS


Job description

Job responsibilities

Job responsibilities

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

Find out more about the community difference here.

Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job responsibilities

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

Find out more about the community difference here.

Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full, clean driving licence to drive vehicle up to 7.5 tonnes - Category C1 & D1 needed on licence

Desirable

  • Advanced driving skills Preferably GCE Grade C

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educational qualifications in English and Maths.

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum 1 years experience of driving vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes.

Desirable

  • Experience of driving NHS owned vehicles

Experience

Essential

  • Effective team working with clinical teams

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of routine daily maintenance of vehicles e.g. checking for appropriate oil/water levels, maintaining appropriate tyre pressures etc

Desirable

  • Knowledge of dental equipment

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Good verbal communication skills

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Good at practical problem solving.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • maintaining accurate records

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Good interpersonal skills and helpful disposition
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full, clean driving licence to drive vehicle up to 7.5 tonnes - Category C1 & D1 needed on licence

Desirable

  • Advanced driving skills Preferably GCE Grade C

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educational qualifications in English and Maths.

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum 1 years experience of driving vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes.

Desirable

  • Experience of driving NHS owned vehicles

Experience

Essential

  • Effective team working with clinical teams

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of routine daily maintenance of vehicles e.g. checking for appropriate oil/water levels, maintaining appropriate tyre pressures etc

Desirable

  • Knowledge of dental equipment

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Good verbal communication skills

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Good at practical problem solving.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • maintaining accurate records

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Good interpersonal skills and helpful disposition

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sir Ludwig Guttmann Centre

40 Liberty Bridge Rd

Stratford

E20 1AS


Employer's website

https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sir Ludwig Guttmann Centre

40 Liberty Bridge Rd

Stratford

E20 1AS


Employer's website

https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Project Coordinator

Surjeet Jhheent

surjeet.jheent@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

09 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

846-6382974-TS-D

Job locations

Sir Ludwig Guttmann Centre

40 Liberty Bridge Rd

Stratford

E20 1AS


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