Ambulance Fleet Driver

Description:

1. Have you worked as an Ambulance Driver, Emergency Vehicle Operator, EMS Driver (Emergency Medical Services Driver), Medical/Patient Transport Driver, Ambulance Fleet Driver, Transport Officer or similar? (This is desirable but NOT essential)
2. Do you have a C1 Driving Licence? This is essential
3. Do you have a maximum of 3 points on your driving licence?
4. Would you be interested in working as an Ambulance Fleet Driver on an ongoing temporary basis?
5. Are you available to work 6 am - 2 pm or 2 pm - 10 pm Monday to Sunday, from 37.5 hours per week in Bedford, Bedfordshire?
6. If you were successful, could you start work immediately and within 1-2 weeks (once you are fully compliant, which is essential to commence employment)?
Your World Recruitment is hiring several Ambulance Fleet Drivers to work onsite in Bedford, Bedfordshire on an ongoing temp basis.
Ambulance Fleet Driver
A C1 Licence is essential
Band: 2
Location: Bedford, Bedfordshire
Job Type: Temporary
Duration of booking: This is a temporary ongoing role with no end date specified at this stage
Proposed start date: ASAP
Sector: Healthcare
Working Days and Hours:
Rota basis to provide coverage of 7 days per week including weekends
37.5 hours per week; shift times will be:
* 6 am - 2 pm
* 2 pm - 10 pm (including 30-minute breaks)
Pay Rates:
1. £12.82 PAYE inclusive of holiday per hour for any hours worked from 6 am to 8 pm
2. £16.50 pay inclusive of holiday per hour for hours worked Saturday/hours worked from 8 pm to 10 pm:
3. £20.50 paye inclusive of holiday per hour for hours worked Sunday/Bank Holidays:
Job Purpose:
To be responsible for the safe collection and delivery of Trust vehicles. This is primarily from Trust locations to both Trust workshops and other designated vehicle repairers, although occasionally pick up from other locations is required.
To ensure all vehicles are always driven safely and economically and in line with Trust policy, bearing in mind that the vehicles are easily identified as belonging to the Trust.
To carry out extended road tests of vehicles during both collection and delivery to ensure the vehicles are ready for use by the trust.
These hours of collection and delivery may be beyond what is recognised as a normal working hour, so flexibility on start and finish times and working days is required.
Responsibilities
* Communicate general information and vehicle-specific information to internal and external workshop staff, and make ready staff and station managers.
* To deliver and collect Trust vehicles between Trust sites and external sites/agents.
* To undertake extended road tests of vehicles after either a Trust workshop or other vehicle repairer has been undertaken prior to them going back into service.
* To undertake ‘Vehicle Checks’ on each vehicle driven to ensure it has legal tyres, functioning lights, sufficient oil and coolant, and fuel for the journey being completed, by Trust Policy.
* Able to reactively plan the working day based on operational requirements and changes to pre[1]planned work.
* To report any defects that arise during the collection, delivery or road test to either the Trust Workshop Supervisors, Workshop Manager or Fleet Admin team, before the vehicle being handed over to the user of that vehicle.
* To represent the Trust and drive in such a manner that reflects the type of vehicle that they will be expected to drive, e.g., an A&E Double Staffed Ambulance (DSA).
* To be responsible for the safekeeping of any fuel card or mobile phone issued to the individual during their period of work and to return such items before the end of their duty. To report as soon as practicable any loss or theft of such items immediately to the Bank Driver co-ordinator or the Fleet Admin and Compliance Manager.
* To maintain contact with the Bank Driver Co-ordinator or SPOC (Single Point of Contact) to keep them informed of their availability for work.
* To complete records, such as vehicle daily checks, timesheets, etc. These can be both paper-based and electronic format.
Qualifications/Skills/Experience
* The individual must hold a current full and valid driving licence for the following classes C1
* The driving licence can have a maximum of 3 points at the beginning of your employment (However, you must report immediately upon an event happening that results in your driving licence being endorsed with additional points or results in you being banned from driving any vehicle)
* Must be able to work 37.5 hours per week from 6 am - 2 pm or 2 pm - 10 pm Monday to Sunday onsite in Bedford, Bedfordshire
* Must be willing to register with Your World Recruitment (as compliance must be held to commence employment if successful).
Apply now if you wish to be considered, and have a full and valid driving licence with C1 classification