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Job summary

Main area
Decontamination Services
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
391-RFL-6761664
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Chalkmill Drive
Town
Enfield
Salary
£28,166 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/12/2024 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 2 Driver/Porter

NHS AfC: Band 2

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

A vacancy has become available for a Driver/Porter at our Decontamination Unit in Enfield the shift pattern is Tuesday to Saturday   06:00  to 14:00.  You will receive an enhancement in pay for working Saturday. 

On arrival for interview a DVLA licence check will take place, if the checks are satisfactory the interview will take place. Please bring with you your UK Driving Licence and National Insurance number. 

You will need to be flexible to meet the demands of this role and you must have the relevant experience as indicated in the main duties of the job. 

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. 

**Previous applicants need not apply. The vacancy will close earlier than stated if high volumes of applications are received.**  

Main duties of the job

Your role will be to assist with the day-to-day delivery and collection of medical devices from our NHS and external customers within the London area and beyond and will require you to have the following

  • A clean driving license category C1 and if you passed your test on or after 1st January 1997 category B.
  • Previous van driving experience up to 3.5 tons and short wheel base  transit vans. 
  • Experience of delivering to multi drop locations
  • Experience of customer relations and problem solving
  • Experience of organising loads and routes

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies, and carry out more than 17 million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. We offer generous benefits and training opportunities to develop your career.

For more information, please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Clean Driving License
  • Math
  • English
Desirable criteria
  • Manual Handling Course

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous competent driving experience
  • Experience of organizing loads and routes
  • Experience of customer relations and problem solving
  • Experience of delivering to multi drop locations
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of driving vehicles up to 3.5 tons
  • Previous general administration experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Nursing TimesApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident employerTimewise PartnerCare Quality Commission - Requires improvementEnei MemberArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Calvin Oummadi
Job title
Deputy Transport & Logistics Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07562948199
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