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Two opportunities have arisen for two part-time Transport Drivers to join our busy Transport Department within the Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy on a permanent basis.
PLEASE INDICATE CLEARLY ON YOUR APPLICATION WHICH POST(S) YOU ARE APPLYING FOR
Post 1: 25 hours per week (5 shifts) Monday to Friday, week 1: 0730 to 1315hrs, week 2: 1315 to 1845hrs
Mainly working Monday to Friday, but flexible for service needs
Post 2: 5 hours per week - Working a Friday only Week 1: 1315 to 1845hrs, Week 2: 0730 to 1315hrs
The hours of work will predominantly be required to work the timings indicated above, driving a 7 seated minibus vehicle between the Victoria and Queen Margaret Hospital sites for transporting staff, Lab specimens, Pharmacy, parcels & mail and any other goods/supplies that may be required.
You will also be trained in other Transport driving duties such as Labs, Pharmacy, Stores, Patient Transport and Clinical Waste collections etc. Drivers can be lone workers, driving throughout Fife (and surrounding area i.e. Edinburgh & Dundee) on a daily basis, routes can also be repetitive. Vehicles range from cars, vans, minibuses and 3.5 tonne luton vehicles.
You will be based within the service yard on the Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy however there may be a requirement to work within any other Hospital site if required.
Physical and manual handing element to post due to transporting items, cages, clinical waste bins, and Labs & Pharmacy boxes.
You will have good communication skills and ability to follow route mapping and timed schedules.
You must hold a clean full UK driving license to enable you to drive NHS Fife’s vehicles.
Full training, and one to one coaching supplied, including attendance at mandatory training courses.
Please note the salary scale for this post is pro rata for part time hours.
For informal enquiries please contact David Comrie, Transport Co-ordinator on 01592 643355 ext 20778.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.