driver Bracknell, England
Job description
Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Transport Services are looking for enthusiastic and reliable bank drivers to join our busy team within the Transport department.
You will be based either at Cody depot Farnborough, Bracknell depot or at Reading depot, covering a variety of runs, but at times may be required to work at other sites in the network. We drive a variety of vehicles and work from depots at Farnborough, Guildford, Bracknell, Ashford and St Peters Reading and Redhill. The department provides services to customers between 06:30 and 23:00, Monday to Friday with the possibility of working additional weekends. Hours will vary to meet the urgent demands of our users, but you must be willing to work some evenings if required.
The responsibilities of the successful applicant will include carrying out efficient and safe transportation of mail, laboratory samples, pharmacy, medical records, stores and staff between hospital sites and other NHS organisations within the region.
There’s never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country’s largest and most respected trusts
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.
If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you’ll feel at home at Frimley Health.
PURPOSE OF JOB:
As part of the Transport team, to carry out all the duties associated with the provision of a comprehensive delivery service, especially to drive delivery vehicles and carry out delivery schedules and complete all relevant paperwork. Also, ensuring that the vehicles are kept clean, roadworthy, tidy and properly maintained.
This merged department provides a service for Royal Berkshire Hospital, Frimley Health which includes Heatherwood & Wexham Park Hospitals, Royal Surrey County Hospital Ashford & St Peter’s Hospitals and Surrey and Sussex hospitals, together with other external organisations
KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. To ensure that daily routine vehicle checks are undertaken and recorded including oil, water, tyres etc, any faults reported so they can be rectified and adhering to relevant transport regulations;
1. To complete the vehicle log sheet after each use.
1. Be responsible for the security and safety of loads carried.
1. Be responsible for the cleanliness of the vehicle, including the clean-up of any spillages.
1. To undertake all daily deliveries and collections of pathology specimens, mail, consumables etc within the departmental working hours (currently 06:30 - 23:30). To include perinatal specimens (Farnborough Depot only)
1. To ensure all equipment is secured using the appropriate equipment.
1. To ensure the safe delivery of any pharmacy, Chemotherapy and controlled drugs to authorised personnel and that a signature is obtained.
1. To report any incidents or accidents using the correct reporting procedure.
1. To ensure delivery of X-rays, Medical Records etc to various locations..
1. To undertake delivery of any other relevant items as requested by Management
1. To deal politely with queries from users when delivering and report back any issues that may occur.
1. To sort mail from various locations, ensuring deadlines are met for next runs.
1. To carry out all tasks in a prompt, safe and efficient manner.
1. To demonstrate professionalism, honesty and integrity in all matters of a confidential nature.
1. To be smart of appearance and dress in the uniform provided.
1. To attend mandatory training and continuing education courses as required.
1. To attend in-house training, including Transport Induction, basic Health and Safety and COSHH awareness sessions.
1. To ensure that all statutory requirements, including those for Health and Safety are met and to advise senior staff on areas of concern.
1. To operate the staff minibus (Fitzwilliam depot only).
