Driver

Cygnet Health Care; Long Eaton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Part Time Driver in Long Eaton. Responsibilities include facilitating patient transport and maintaining the vehicle. Candidates must have a clean UK driving license, excellent communication skills, and previous healthcare experience. Enjoy perks such as discounts and developmental coaching while making a positive impact on others' lives.

Benefits

Employee discount savings

Cycle to Work scheme

Shopping, travel, and leisure discounts

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid full UK driving license with no more than 3 points.
• Extensive driving experience, ideally in healthcare.
• Able to plan and keep to a schedule.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate patient transport service needs of the hospital.
• Ensure vehicle is refuelled and maintained.
• Report any faults or damage of the vehicle.

Skills

Driving experience in cities and motorways

Customer service skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to navigate using sat nav or maps

Physical fitness for loading/unloading

Job description

We are currently recruiting for one Part Time Driver (20 hours per week) with previous healthcare experience to facilitate patient transport service needs of the hospital as and when required.

Please note you need to have D1 licence to drive the minibus. Due to policies you need to be 21 years old or over and to have held a full UK driving licence for over 24 months.

Long Eaton Day Services specialises in supporting individuals with a primary diagnosis of a learning disability, in addition to those with complex health needs, physical disabilities and those with autism.

You will be working 20 hours a week, split shifts Monday Friday with 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon.

You will be responsible for ensuring the company vehicle used is refuelled and to check the vehicle before going out and after return, keeping it clean inside and out and reporting any faults/damage.

At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development. You'll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits to support you to be happy both in and out of work.

Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.

Main duties of the job

You will need to demonstrate each of the following:

• Hold a valid full UK driving license with no more than 3 points & must be able to drive an automatic vehicle
• Extensive experience of driving in cities and motorways, both day and night time. Ideally have some previous healthcare experience
• Able to navigate around an area using sat nav or maps
• Able to plan and keep to a schedule
• Physically fit for getting in and out of vehicles and loading and unloading
• Willing to work unsupervised
• Good customer service skills to enable you to work in partnership with the escorting clinical staff and colleagues to provide the best standard of care to our patients especially when dealing with patients
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written

About us

Cygnet was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs, autism and learning disabilities within the UK. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care.

Our expert and highly dedicated care team of 10 000 employees empower 2864 individuals across 160 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.

Job responsibilities

We are currently recruiting for one Part Time Driver (20 hours per week) with previous healthcare experience to facilitate patient transport service needs of the hospital as and when required.

You will be working 20 hours a week, split shifts Monday Friday with 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon.

You will be responsible for ensuring the company vehicle used is refuelled and to check the vehicle before going out and after return, keeping it clean inside and out and reporting any faults/damage.

What we offer

At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development. You'll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits to support you to be happy both in and out of work.

• Regular coaching & appraisal
• Employee discount savings & Cycle to Work scheme

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.