Job overview

We currently have a vacancy for a Head Driver to manage and maintain the Mobile Dental Surgery’s and trust lease cars in London and Kent. The post holder will oversee the servicing, maintenance and repairs of all vehicles in collaboration with key staff in London and Kent and have line management of three drivers. The London boroughs covered are Newham, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Redbridge, Waltham Forest, Havering and Barking & Dagenham.

You will require a driving license that allows you to drive a vehicle up to 7.5 tonnes (C1/D1 category) and an enhanced DBS.

Main duties of the job

The post holder would be based in London but will also travel to Kent to support services. The post is critical to providing clinical and outreach services to deliver and meet contracted activity in the community, clinics, prisons, medium secure forensic units, homeless sites and a secure school.

The post holder will need to be able to work in a very busy environment whilst remaining calm, the ability to work independently, proactively and under pressure is important.  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required to act as a professional contact point for all driver and vehicle related enquiries with the ability to exercise tact and diplomacy. 

Working for our organisation

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

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