Make Ready Operative Newport, Newport, Wales
Job description
We are recruiting for Make Ready Operatives (MRO) who wish to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards “great people, great place”.
We have posts available of 37.5 hours and 28.5 hours, joining a busy team based at Newport Ambulance Station. The MRO team cover 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and hours are worked as rotating shifts with all staff working a mixture of day, late and night shifts. Unsocial hours enhancements are paid for all hours worked after 8pm and before 6am as well as all hours worked on weekends and bank holidays.
We are looking for applicants who have a full, clean driving licence, are physically fit and able to work a full range of shifts.
The post holder will be responsible for deep cleaning ambulances and other vehicles to set infection control standards, they will ensure that all equipment on board these vehicles is functioning correctly, tested and in date, that the vehicle is restocked according to the vehicle equipment check lists and ready to respond.
The post holder will be expected to report accurately and correctly on defects, damage and issues relating to equipment and vehicles.
They will be expected to audit and restock all bags, once completed all bags are to be resealed and stored securely in accordance to Trust policy and record all tag numbers on the documentation provided by the Trust. The post holder will also be required to maintain stock levels to a min/max level as agreed and to report any shortages identified to enable ordering.
You will be required to refuel ambulances and occasionally reposition.
We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values areCompassion,Accountable,Respect andEveryone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.
We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is the only integrated acute, community, mental health and ambulance health care provider in England. We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust’s beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.
Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
