Urgent Treatment Centre Out of Hours Bank Driver

Please note, the successful applicant will be required to work evenings, night shifts and weekends on a bank basis.

Assist the Driver Team Leader/Lead Driver in executing the efficient and timely transportation of Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) services, facilitating the transportation of GPs to deliver patient care. This role supports operational teams through administrative functions.

Main duties of the job

- Maintain comprehensive knowledge of the fleet's vehicles to operate any vehicle as needed.

- Assist in conducting vehicle checks during shifts to ensure the safety of GPs, oneself, and the public.

- Adhere to the driver's rota and shift schedules in compliance with working time regulations.

- Ensure the secure handling of drugs and clinical equipment during shift turnover, recording usage appropriately.

- Complete timesheets, vehicle log sheets, and logbooks, reporting any discrepancies to the Lead Driver.

- Assist in monitoring daily transport performance, reporting findings to the lead driver.

- Report and address any necessary repairs for vehicles and equipment, guaranteeing their fitness for use.

- Participate in license checks, driver assessments, and mandatory driver training.

- Foster positive communication among drivers, GPs, UTC colleagues, and external partners.

- Supporting GPs where needed with Chaperoning

- Supporting GPs if they need any help/support

- Undertake regular stock checks for drugs and any other equipment

- Operating all in car communications and patient management system equipment to support accurate record keeping

- Plan the most efficient routes for and between home visits

Greenwich Health is the GP Federation for the Greenwich Borough and have a not-for-profit ethos. This means we reinvest all of our surplus into developing our staff, our organisation and to support our GP Practices in being sustainable for the future. We are committed to providing quality of care to our patients whilst building resilience for General Practice and providing services and programmes of work to deliver care at scale to the Greenwich Population.