Bank Driver / Porter

Job summary

The Catering Department has an exciting opportunity to work as a Driver/Porter based from Solihull Hospital working on a UHB+ Bank contract.

The position of Driver/Porter is to carry out and respond to a wide range of duties as requested from users of the Trust within a 24 hour period to comply with standards and procedures set by the Foundation Trust to delivery an efficient and effective service.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

Driving

• To undertake the driving of a variety of Trust vehicles (up to a 12 seater minibuses) in connection with the collection and delivery of any requests made of the services including specimens, staff, notes, pharmacy, general stores, post, ad-hoc requests. (driving licence holders only)
• To follow the Trust's HACCP process. When delivering Patient provisions
• To undertake daily checks of allocated vehicle prior to commencement of daily duties.
• To keep in contact with the control centre using the radio provided. It is the responsibility of drivers to let control know when they are dropping off and picking up items.
• To be responsible for getting directions for following day's pickups. All vehicles are equipped with SatNav and we have computerised mapping programmes that office staff can use to provide directions as necessary.
• Promptness is essential and drivers will be responsible for leaving ample time to arrive at pickups. If, for any reason, journeys cannot be made at the scheduled time, drivers are responsible for alerting the control centre.
• All staff to wear uniform in accordance with Trust uniform policy and comply with infection control policy.
• All staff, as representatives of the Trust should maintain the high driving standards which will be assessed on a regular basis.

For a full list of the main duties please refer to the job description.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description

*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full clean driving licence

General standard of secondary education

Experience

Essential

Full clean driving licence

General standard of secondary education

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.