Westcall Out of Hours Driver
Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
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Job summary
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is hiring an overnight driver to support the GP out of hours service. Based across West Berkshire Community Hospital (Thatcham) and Wokingham Hospital (Wokingham), the post involves chauffeuring medical staff to home visits and assisting with clinical tasks as part of an urgent care team.
Role requires a valid manual driving licence, flexibility for nights and weekends, and computer literacy.
Qualifications
- Flexibility with working hours including evenings, overnights, weekends and holidays.
- Computer literate with ability to navigate common systems and software including internet and email.
- GCSE English and Maths or equivalent qualification is required.
- Advanced Driving Certificate or equivalent is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Drive medical staff to home visits in a safe and timely manner.
- Maintain effective communication with dispatching staff.
- Ensure all medical bags and equipment are stowed at the start of each duty session and assist locating bags/equipment.
- Complete checks of vehicles before each duty, including fuel, water and oil levels; handover vehicles with adequate fuel and cleanliness.
- Work as part of a team to support patient care within Urgent Care settings.
Skills
Education
Job description
This job is based across two separate sites, West Berkshire Community Hospital (Thatcham) and Wokingham Hospital (Wokingham). The successful candidate will work 14 hours per week across 2 shifts: Monday 23:59 - 08:00, and Saturday 18:00 - 23:59.
Please note the job is an overnight position, please do not apply if overnights aren't suitable for you.
Please note the above location for all roles can be changed at short notice, you must be able to travel to Newbury or Wokingham.
Our friendly and experienced team is currently looking to recruit a Driver to support our clinical staff in our GP out of hour's service.
The post holder will work as part of an out of hours operational team chauffeuring and supporting medical staff to undertake home visits in the effective and efficient delivery of a high quality out of hours service to NHS Berkshire West.
The post will include supporting medical staff to undertake some clinical tasks.
This is an exciting opportunity if you are enthusiastic and well-motivated and wish to join an efficient team working to provide an essential service. In return we can offer a chance to refine and develop your skills in a fast paced and diverse environment, fully supported by the senior team and the wider organisation.
Please note: This role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship under current UK immigration rules. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.
The successful candidate will as part of their role:
- Drive medical staff to home visits in a safe and timely manner
- Maintain effective communication with dispatching staff
- Ensure all medical bags and equipment are stowed at the beginning of each duty session and assist medical staff with locating bags and equipment
- Follow the service's operational procedures for checking vehicles before the beginning of each duty session including fuel, water, and oil levels. Complete data entries. Handover vehicles to oncoming drivers with sufficient fuel and in a clean and tidy condition internally
- Work as part of a team supporting and assisting qualified staff with patient care within the Urgent Care setting
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
The must haves for this role:
- Valid manual driving licence
- Flexibility with working hours/days including evenings, overnights, weekends, bank holidays and Christmas/Easter festive periods
- Computer literate with an ability to navigate common systems and software including internet and email
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, its important that examples and responses given in your supporting statement genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey.
In addition to explaining how you meet the person specification, you must complete your employment history for at least the last five years. Any experience, skills or responsibilities referenced in your supporting statement should be evidenced within your employment history. Applications that do not include sufficient employment history to support the experience claimed may not be shortlisted.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Stonewall Proud Employer, Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to call: Donna Manning on 07815 485124 or email: donna.manning@berkshire.nhs.uk who'll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
- Valid Manual Driving Licence
- Educated to GCSE C grade English and Maths or equivalent qualification
- Advanced Driving Certificate or equivalent
- Basic Life Support
- Previous experience of working in a health care setting
- Experience in a customer-based environment
- Broad range of work experience
- Ability to map read/operate satellite navigation systems.
- Computer literate with an ability to navigate common systems and software including internet and email.
- Willingness to work overnights.
- Ability to travel to multiple sites.
- Flexibility with working hours / days including evenings, overnights, weekends, bank holidays and Christmas / Easter festive periods.
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.
Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Westcall Out of Hours, West Berkshire Community Hospital
Westcall Out of Hours, West Berkshire Community Hospital
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