Job overview

An opportunity has arisen within our busy Facilities Team at Rampton Hospital working as a Facilities Assistant - Driver in our Transport and Portering Departments.

Flexibility is essential, as the service need dictates a 24/7 coverage to accommodate patient movement.  Working 5 days in a 7 day period, between the core hours of 06.00 – 22.00hrs, with weekend working required.   There is a requirement to participate in an “on call” service on a rotation basis to cover emergency patient movement out of hours, therefore the successful applicant, when on call, must have a maximum response time of 30 minutes from home to Rampton.

All applicants must must have held a full UK Manual British Driving Licence for a minimum of 12 months, with C1 & D1 categories listed, be over 21 years of age and  must have less than 6 points on your licence.  

All applicants will be expected to successfully undertake a Group 2 Medical which will be arranged by the Trust and a DVLA Drivers Licence Check.

Main duties of the job

To primarily support the Transport Department in providing a  service to transport patients to Hospitals, Prisons, Courts and various other destinations in the country.  

There is also a requirement to support the Portering Department working in our main stores, delivering and collecting items from around the hospital and  also to work in our waste management centre.

Driving duties would take priority.

Working for our organisation

Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.

As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.

Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.

We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.

If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!

#TeamNottsHC