To be responsible for the delivery of the Mobile Cancer Care Unit (MCCU) from the West Suffolk Hospital to an agreed daily community location and return the vehicle at the end of the treatment day.
To set up and prepare the MCCU for service on arrival at the site, returning to the West Suffolk Hospital at the end of the working day closing and securing the MCCU.
The driver would also be required to drive the support vehicle as required between the West Suffolk and the MCCU when at the community location as requested by the MCCU team.
Planning and organisational Skills:
To carry out a daily MCCU vehicle safety check for example tyre pressures, lights, fluid levels (oil, windscreen wash etc.), To report any mechanical defects to the Unit Manager, completing any relevant documentation as necessary.
To report any accidents or damage to MCCU to the Unit Manager, completing any relevant documentation as necessary.
To maintain and submit vehicle log sheets on a weekly basis including journey details and mileage travelled.
To transport patients to and/or from their own home, as and when required.
To transport medication and equipment to and from West Suffolk Hospital.
Support Duties:
for example checking/setting up equipment, re-stocking trollies/cupboards, cleaning, emptying waste bins, running errands etc.
To assist nursing staff in the provision of high quality care to all patients receiving treatment in the MCCU.
To adhere to and promote all Trust Health and Safety and Hygiene policies and procedures.
To work in accordance with all other Trust policies and procedures.
BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Full, clean Driving Licence with eligibility to drive in the United Kingdom
HGV Class 2 ( Category C) Licence
Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC)
Drivers Qualification Card
Previous experience of driving an LGV
Understanding of the importance of confidentiality and the Data Protection Act 1998
Relevant Health & Safety legislation
Personal Qualities:
Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.
Full, clean Driving Licence with eligibility to drive in the United Kingdom
HGV Class 2 ( Category C) Licence
Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC)
Drivers Qualification Card
Previous experience of driving an LGV
Understanding of the importance of confidentiality and the Data Protection Act 1998
Relevant Health & Safety legislation
Personal Qualities:
Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.
Full, clean Driving Licence with eligibility to drive in the United Kingdom
HGV Class 2 ( Category C) Licence
Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC)
Drivers Qualification Card
Previous experience of driving an LGV
Understanding of the importance of confidentiality and the Data Protection Act 1998
Relevant Health & Safety legislation
Personal Qualities
Full, clean Driving Licence with eligibility to drive in the United Kingdom
HGV Class 2 ( Category C) Licence
Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC)
Drivers Qualification Card
Previous experience of driving an LGV
Understanding of the importance of confidentiality and the Data Protection Act 1998
Relevant Health & Safety legislation
Personal Qualities
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.
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