Healthcare Assistant Driver

Job summary

An exciting opportunity of a rare full time vacancy has arisen to join the Capital, Estates & Facilities Department at Cardiff & Vale University HealthBoard as a Healthcare Assist Driver within the Joint Equipment Stores. This post is based at Westpoint Stores depot, Penarth Road.The Joint Equipment Service team provides equipment to people within Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. We order, deliver, collect and maintaina wide range of mobility aids to help people live as independently as possible within their own homes.Equipment is ordered by health care professionals, such as District Nurses, Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapists and includes a widerange items from specialist beds and hoists to bathing equipment and seating and walking equipment used by children is schools.You will be responsible for the collection, delivery and installation (where required) of equipment designed to assist people with disabilities in theirown homes. Bulkier items (e.g. profiling beds, hoists etc) would require the post holder to work as a member of a two person team. All requests fordelivery/installation are instigated by a clinical team member after an assessment of the clients needs, an order for delivery is then processed bythe JES admin team and collected, delivered, installed by an in-house team of which this post would form a part.Please note that this service operates from 8am - 4pm Monday - Thursday and 8am - 3:30pm on Friday.

Main duties of the job

The post involves working 37.50 hours per week (Mon-Fri). The successful applicant will require to have previous experience working in a similarcapacity, specifically a Store and / or Delivery environment and working with members of the public.A sound knowledge of the Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan regions would be an advantage.The position is a physically demanding one and you will need to be capable of carrying out a wide range of manual handling activities (lifting,pulling, pushing etc.).All work schedules are managed with the use of handheld devices so an understanding of mobile technology/apps is essential. The post requiresyou to operate small commercial vans (under 7.5T) and a clean driving licence is therefore essential.You will be delivering and entering into vulnerable residents homes and a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check is another essentialrequirement of the position and will be required of the successful candidate

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post. Welsh and/ or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.