Job summary
To transport all Mersey Care service users between their place of residence and designated Day Hospitals, Mersey Care Locations, Courts and any other locations in the UK in a safe and secure manner.
Shortlisting is planned for 6th May 2021
Interviews are planned for 18th May 2021
Main duties of the job
- To carry out daily vehicle maintenance checks and taking appropriate action as required. Work with other members of the Transport Department to ensure that vehicles are clean and fit for purpose at all times and ensuing all documentation complete.
- To be accountable for recording accurate information regarding duties, driving hours, mileage, working hours, activities, vehicle searches, financial transactions and other information as required.
- To be responsible for reporting to the line manager all untoward incidents and accidents so that the relevant paperwork is completed.
- To transport all Mersey Care service users between their place of residence and designated Day Hospitals, Mersey Care Locations, Courts and any other locations in the UK in a safe and secure manner.
- To assist patients and staff to enter and exit the vehicle in a safe manner
- Full clean drivers licence
About us
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist inpatient and community mental health, learning disabilities, addiction and acquired brain injury services for the people of Liverpool, Sefton and Kirkby, Merseyside. We also provide community physical health services in Liverpool, Sefton, secure mental health services for the North West of England, the West Midlands and Wales and specialist learning disability services across Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Merseyside.
Our ambition is to deliver perfect care to become the worlds leading organisation in holistic health and well being.
Mersey Cares vision and values of Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respect, Enthusiasm and Support (CARES) drive our organisation and the way we work together to deliver services. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate, during recruitment and any subsequent employment with the Trust, that their behaviour supports our values.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Principal Responsibilities:1. To work as members of a team, carrying out tasks as allocated and prioritized by the manager.2. To participate in training, including Mandatory training as required by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. To participate in performance management, PACE whilst maintaining personal responsibility to ensure that all required training is kept up to date.3. To adhere to and follow Trust and departmental procedures.4. The post holder will be expected to act as a team member in all areas of Facilities Secure Division.5. To carry out daily vehicle maintenance checks and taking appropriate action as required. Work with other members of the Transport Department to ensure that vehicles are clean and fit for purpose at all times and ensuing all documentation complete.6. To be accountable for recording accurate information regarding duties, driving hours, mileage, working hours, activities, vehicle searches, financial transactions and other information as required.7. To be responsible for reporting to the line manager all untoward incidents and accidents so that the relevant paperwork is completed.8. To transport all Mersey Care service users between their place of residence and designated Day Hospitals, Mersey Care Locations, Courts and any other locations in the UK in a safe and secure manner.9. To be responsible for operating the GPS system fitted in vehicles and to maintain communication with the Transport office.10. To assist patients and staff to enter and exit the vehicle in a safe manner.
11. Following appropriate training- to be responsible for the securing of powered and manual wheelchairs within the vehicle.12. To liaise with and maintain relationships with management, supervisory and nursing staff at all locations.13. To be responsible for liaising with relevant clinical staff for any concerns with reference to service users.14. To assist the nursing staff cleaning spillages within the vehicle.15. To ensure toilets on the vehicles are empty after use.16. To work an On call service as necessary to ensure a continuous 24 hour transport service for the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Principal Responsibilities:1. To work as members of a team, carrying out tasks as allocated and prioritized by the manager.2. To participate in training, including Mandatory training as required by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. To participate in performance management, PACE whilst maintaining personal responsibility to ensure that all required training is kept up to date.3. To adhere to and follow Trust and departmental procedures.4. The post holder will be expected to act as a team member in all areas of Facilities Secure Division.5. To carry out daily vehicle maintenance checks and taking appropriate action as required. Work with other members of the Transport Department to ensure that vehicles are clean and fit for purpose at all times and ensuing all documentation complete.6. To be accountable for recording accurate information regarding duties, driving hours, mileage, working hours, activities, vehicle searches, financial transactions and other information as required.7. To be responsible for reporting to the line manager all untoward incidents and accidents so that the relevant paperwork is completed.8. To transport all Mersey Care service users between their place of residence and designated Day Hospitals, Mersey Care Locations, Courts and any other locations in the UK in a safe and secure manner.9. To be responsible for operating the GPS system fitted in vehicles and to maintain communication with the Transport office.10. To assist patients and staff to enter and exit the vehicle in a safe manner.
11. Following appropriate training- to be responsible for the securing of powered and manual wheelchairs within the vehicle.12. To liaise with and maintain relationships with management, supervisory and nursing staff at all locations.13. To be responsible for liaising with relevant clinical staff for any concerns with reference to service users.14. To assist the nursing staff cleaning spillages within the vehicle.15. To ensure toilets on the vehicles are empty after use.16. To work an On call service as necessary to ensure a continuous 24 hour transport service for the Trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent
Desirable
- NHS experience and training is safety, health, and any catering, cleaning, estates, portering, driving tasks
Knowledge/ Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in the NHS in a role managed by a supervisor or facilities management assistant
- Good geographical knowledge of Merseyside area and the UK
Skills
Essential
- Clean full UK driving licence
- Ability to carry out manual and driving tasks, function as a member of a team and support the management objectives of the department and trust
- Able to use a computer for data entry and simple data processing and communication tasks tasks
- Able to use a phone and deal with telephonic requests from service users, managers and staff in a friendly and helpful way
Desirable
- Any trade, catering, laundry, stores, escorting experience in the organisation or similar
- D1 on the UK Driving Licence
- CPC
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent
Desirable
- NHS experience and training is safety, health, and any catering, cleaning, estates, portering, driving tasks
Knowledge/ Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in the NHS in a role managed by a supervisor or facilities management assistant
- Good geographical knowledge of Merseyside area and the UK
Skills
Essential
- Clean full UK driving licence
- Ability to carry out manual and driving tasks, function as a member of a team and support the management objectives of the department and trust
- Able to use a computer for data entry and simple data processing and communication tasks tasks
- Able to use a phone and deal with telephonic requests from service users, managers and staff in a friendly and helpful way
Desirable
- Any trade, catering, laundry, stores, escorting experience in the organisation or similar
- D1 on the UK Driving Licence
- CPC
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.
