MELISSA Driver

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

To provide reliable, safe and efficient delivery of the MELISSA bus to specified locations at specified times, as and when required. This is an education facility, and no passengers are carried on the bus.

Main duties of the job

o Drive the bus, safely and on time to and from specific events.o Work with management to understand location and position requirements of the facility.o Ensure vehicle is checked, each trip, with necessary paperwork completed and maintained in accordance with Northumbria Trust policies, and that of the MELISSA Service Team.o Refuel and clean the facility, as and when required.o Provide basic assistance to the MELISSA crew, if required, including basic set up of the facility, awning and training kit.o Any other duties as deemed appropriate by the MELISSA Managementteam.

o You will be expected to have basic functional skills, including literacy, mathematics and digital skills. Digitally literacy is the ability to locate, organise, understand, evaluate and analyse information using digital sources.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England.

We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate.

High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Date posted

15 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-6146839IO

Job locations

Northumbria Manufacturing Hub, Seaton Delaval

North Tyneside

NE25 0QJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Dimensions Drive the bus, safely and on time to and from specific events. Work with project management to understand location and position requirements ofthe facility. Ensure vehicle is checked, each trip, with necessary paperwork completed and maintained in accordance with Northumbria Trust policies, and that of the MELISSA service. Refuel and clean the facility, as and when required. Provide basic assistance to the MELISSA crew, if required, including basic set up of the facility. Any other duties as deemed appropriate by the MELISSA Project Management team

Communications and Relationships Able to communicate to members of staff and public, whilst driving and moving the bus in a professional manner Must be able to demonstrate the English language proficiency level required for this post

Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience General Education Must have a clean license, with no convictions or endorsements. Must be able to concentrate for long periods of time for safe driving throughout the day Must have literacy/numeracy skills for checking or processing paperwork, special instructions, directions A knowledge of relevant policies and procedures An awareness of health and safety COSHH re safe transportation/delivery/storageof various items etc. It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid, clean, relevant driving license to drive a double decker bus Class C or C1, and is able to get to base using other means of transport.

Analytical Skills Makes judgements involving straightforward job related facts such as decisions on driving routes, such as:- Able to use the onboard sat nav system to ensure hazards are avoided- Able to calculate routes to ensure fuel stops are factored in

Planning & Organisational Skills Organises the allocated work of a routine nature

Physical Skills Skills for driving a heavy good vehicle

Patient/Client care Incidental contact with patients

Policy & Service Development To adhere to relevant policies and procedures An awareness of health and safety COSHH re safe transportation/delivery/storageof items etc

Financial & Physical Resources Observes duty of care for vehicle and equipment used on a daily basis

Human Resources Assist in the induction of new bus driving staff Assist in the training of new bus driving staff

Information Resources Signs checklists and makes MELISSA Project Management aware of any concerns with the vehicle You will be expected to have basic functional skills, including literacy, mathematics and digital skills. Digitally literacy is the ability to locate, organise, understand, evaluate and analyse information using digital sources. This is in line with digital readiness indicator for health and social care, which has been developed in the Building a Digital Ready Workforce Programme (BDRW), between Health Education England (HEE) and NHS Digital, and is part of the Governments Digital Transformation Portfolio (DTP) (2019)

Research & Development Assist in surveys and audits in own work place

Freedom to Act Works within the policies and procedures and health and safety guidelines Guided by standard operating procedures understands the results/standards to beachieved Supervisor is generally available for reference

Job description

Job responsibilities

Planning & Organisational Skills Organises the allocated work of a routine nature

Physical Skills Skills for driving a heavy good vehicle

Patient/Client care Incidental contact with patients

Policy & Service Development To adhere to relevant policies and procedures An awareness of health and safety COSHH re safe transportation/delivery/storageof items etc

Financial & Physical Resources Observes duty of care for vehicle and equipment used on a daily basis

Human Resources Assist in the induction of new bus driving staff Assist in the training of new bus driving staff

Research & Development Assist in surveys and audits in own work place

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

General Education

Experience

Essential

Knowledge of health and safety - COSHH re safe transportation/storage of items etc
Knowledge of policies and procedures

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

General Education

Experience

Essential

Knowledge of health and safety - COSHH re safe transportation/storage of items etc
Knowledge of policies and procedures

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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