Nursing Assistant/Driver

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a Transporter for the Whittaker Day Unit, based in the Etherow Building at Tameside General Hospital. The role involves transporting clients, supporting their attendance at the Unit, and ensuring their well-being during the journey. Ideal candidates will have experience with older individuals and possess strong interpersonal skills, as well as a full clean driving license.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Flexible working opportunities

Access to Continued Professional Development

Health and Wellbeing activities

Access to staff discounts

Qualifications

• Experience working with older people is desirable.
• Ability to work within a team and flexibility in duties.
• Must have a full clean driving license and access to a means of mobility.

Responsibilities

• Transport clients between their homes and Whittaker Day Unit.
• Support clients with mental health conditions and facilitate their engagement.
• Maintain and check the condition of the Trust vehicle used for transport.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Observational skills

Communication

Decision making

Flexibility

Education

Full clean driving licence

NVQ 2 or equivalent in Customer Care

Health and Safety qualification

Job description

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Site Etherow Building, Tameside General Hospital Town Ashton Under Lyne Salary £24,625 - £25,674 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 30/06/2025 23:59

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our#PennineCarePeople

A vacancy has become available within our Whittaker Day Unit which is part of Mental Health Services for Older People, based in the Etherow Building at Tameside General Hospital.

You will be responsible for transporting clients between their homes and Whittaker Day Unit. You need a real commitment to working with this client group.

Previous experience of working with clients over 65 years of age is preferable.

You will be supported by the Team Manager and existing team through clinical and managerial supervision.

Main duties of the job

• To work as part of the MDT to support patients to attend Whittaker Day Unit and to transport them between home and Whittaker Day Unit independently.
• To transport clients with a mental health condition who may be:

- Reluctant to attend/engage and may require prompts.

- Whose mental state requires short supported journeys.

- Who are in a crisis and may need to attend Day Hospital at short notice

· Able to demonstrate the ability to work alone with clients out in the community and have the ability to understand the need to communicate back to MDT their observations of the client and report any significant risk that may impact on patient wellbeing. Needs to demonstrate decision making skills around prioritising when information is shared and the immediacy to this.

· To carry out other ad-hoc driving duties as may be required, e.g. delivering case notes, pathology laboratory samples.

· Transfer/collect appropriate clients to/from other clinics/hospital on behalf of the Older Peoples wards and facilitate discharges.

Working for our organisation

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key Responsibilities of the Post:

· To facilitate patients in community based groups/activities to support patients with the transition from secondary mental health services to community services.

· To support Whittaker day Unit patients to engage in activities/groups within the day hospital to promote their assessment and treatment.

· To facilitate groups with clients in the day hospital when requested to by unit co-ordinator.

· To support clients to access alternative means of transport, to enable them to travel to and from day hospital independently. This may require utilising principle of graded exposure.

· To operate a Trust leased vehicle (expected to be a people carrier or similar) and will be responsible for keeping the vehicle in a clean and tidy condition.

· To be responsible for carrying out daily vehicle checks and ensuring that the vehicle is adequately filled with fuel, oil and water at all times.

· Ensuring the vehicle is left securely locked at all times and that all vehicle security systems are applied whenever the vehicle is parked.

Key Requirements of the Person Specification:

• Previous experience of working with older people within the community desirable
• Good interpersonal and observational skills
• Understanding of the problems associated with old age.
• Good communicator and ability to develop rapport with people.
• Ability to work within a team, flexibility, patience and reliability.
• Full clean driving licencewith use of a car or access to a means of mobility

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

• Full clean driving licence with use of a car or access to a means of mobility
• NVQ 2 or equivalent in Customer Care with further experience to Level 3
• Health and Safety qualification/training.
• NVQ 3 or equivalent in customer care

Experience

• Able to demonstrate previous experience working with older people with mental health problems
• Previous NHS experience.

Knowledge

• Able to demonstrate literacy and numeracy skills sufficient to complete paperwork relating to delivery and collection of notes, pathology samples. Securing of patients’ property and comprehension skills sufficient to be able to read and understand written instruction.
• Knowledge of Trust’s Policy and Procedures.

Skills and Abilities

• Able to demonstrate an ability to work to deadlines.
• Able to demonstrate the ability to use initiative to resolve problems and to prioritise workload
• Able to demonstrate the ability to work alone with clients out in the community and have the ability to understand the need to communicate back to MDT their observations of the client.
• Able to demonstrate ability to work as apart of an interdisciplinary team.

Work Related Circumstances

• Able to demonstrate a flexible approach to changes in workload/duties/priorities.
• Able to demonstrate the ability to react sensitively to a wide range of differing needs.
• Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
• Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced CRB disclosure and registration with the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA), Vetting and Barring Scheme.
• Use of a car or access to a means of mobility

Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship.You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

What happens after your application has been received?

You will be informed about the progress of your application following shortlisting via email. Only applicants who clearly demonstrate the criteria listed in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. Interview invites will be sent out via email.

What happens if I am offered the position after interview?

The hiring manager will make contact with you to verbally offer you the position. The hiring manager will then inform Recruitment of the decision and provide relevant paperwork. You will be sent a formal conditional offer via email.

What pre-employment checks will I need to complete?

By conducting pre-employment checks, the recruitment team will verify that you meet the pre-conditions of the role you have been offered. Pre-employment checks will be carried out according to NHS Employment Check Standards . The checks are:

• Identity verification
• Right to work check
• Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
• Professional registration and/or qualification check
• Occupational health assessment
• Employment history and reference validation

All applicants external to NHS will be required to provide HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years. This information will used to validate employment history and references as part of pre-employment checks.

If you are offer a position with is and you require sponsorship to support your right to work, we will review your eligibility in line with government guidance . If the role you have been offer is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not able to evidence your right to work, your conditional offer could be withdrawn.

What happens when pre-employment checks are complete?

Recruitment will liaise with you and the hiring manager to arrange a start date for your new position. You will then be booked on to a Trust Welcome Session and be sent your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.

Other important information

• We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and recognise the importance of ensuring our diverse service user population is reflected within our workforce. Unfortunately, we know that, at present, there is underrepresentation of our communities in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from diverse communities to help us grow, learn, be better and consider brilliant innovation diverse people bring.
• If you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the post.
• If you require reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process please phone us on 0161 716 3181 at the earliest opportunity. We will support you to complete your application.
• Unfortunately we are not able to guarantee the transfer of lease cars, or cover the costs of early termination charges.
• We have a strict policy on unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Please do not contact our hiring managers directly.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. To ensure you application is considered, please submit at the earliest opportunity.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.