NEPTS Ambulance Driver-BHRUT

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust is seeking motivated Ambulance Drivers to join the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) in London. You will provide a safe, timely transport service for patients who cannot travel by other means.

Duties include moving patients using wheelchairs or stretchers, assisting with seating, and performing basic risk assessments. You will ensure vehicles are clean, well maintained and comply with Trust policies. This is a full-time role based in NEPTS operations.

Responsibilities

• Moving patients using wheelchairs or stretchers.
• Assisting patients into seating and securing them safely.
• Performing basic risk assessments before transport.
• Maintaining cleanliness and good working order of transport vehicles.
• Ensuring adherence to Trust policies and procedures.

Job description

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We are looking for motivated and caring Ambulance Drivers to join the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) at Barts Health.

Our NEPTS is available for patients who cannot travel to or from our hospitals using any other method of transport because of their medical or mobility condition, or because their medical condition would otherwise worsen. All requests for patient transport are assessed on medical need. Transport is only provided for patients coming from their home addresses to North East London NHS Trust locations. Transport is also provided for patients going home from a North East London NHS Trust locations to a booked address stated by the ward or clinic anywhere in the mainland UK.

The NEPTS Ambulance Driver performs a key role in providing a safe transport service for patients requiring transport to and from the Trust’s hospitals ensuring that all patients are transported in a timely manner in comfort and with minimal stress. The Ambulance Drivers are also responsible for conducting dynamic risk assessments of patients and/or their environment before they are transported in non-emergency situations.

Our Non-Emergency patient transport service is available for patients who cannot travel to or from our hospitals using any other method of transport because of their medical or mobility condition, or because their medical condition would otherwise worsen. All requests for patient transport are assessed on medical need. Transport is only provided for patients coming from their home addresses to North East London NHS Trust locations. Transport is also provided for patients going home from a North East London NHS Trust locations to a booked address stated by the ward or clinic anywhere in the mainland UK. Patient transport vehicles operate with appropriate staff and equipment. As patients have diverse needs, we provide a range of vehicles such as cars, ambulances with wheelchair-securing facilities and stretcher vehicles.

The Patient Transport Ambulance driver provides a driving service for patients requiring transport to and from the Trust’s hospitals ensuring that all patients are transported in comfort, with a minimum of stress in accordance with Trust policies and procedures and the required level of competence. Duties to include the movement of patients by using wheelchairs carry chairs, stretchers and patients that are car suitable. To ensure all vehicles are maintained in a clean and tidy manner and to report immediately any defects or accidents. They are responsible for the assessment of patient before they are transported in non-emergency situations

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Julie Murphy Job title: Contract Manager BHRUT – NEPTS Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07743931051