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Opportunities have arisen for Transport Drivers to join our busy Transport Department within the Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy on a full-time (36 hours); part-time (4 hours) and bank basis.
Posts and hours available are:
POST 1: 1x 36 hours, Monday to Friday hours of work can be between 7am & 5pm
POST 2: 1x 4 hours, Saturday only 11.30am to 3.30pm
POST 3: Bank, 0 hours – as and when required
Please note on application form which post(s) you are applying for.
The hours of work will be worked in line with the needs of the service and to meet service demands, the working days are predominantly between Monday & Friday, however we do provide a limited service at the weekends.
You will be fully trained in all Transport driving duties such as Laboratories/specimen collections; Pharmacy; Stores Goods; 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 lutons.
You will be based within the service yard at the Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy however there may be a requirement to work within any other Hospital sites if required.
There is a physical and manual handing element to post due to transporting various items including cages, stores, medical notes, equipment, furniture, clinical waste bins and Labs & Pharmacy boxes.
You must have good communication skills, and ability to follow route mapping and timed duty schedules.
Must also hold a full clean UK driving license.
Full department training, and one-to-one coaching will be provided, including ADR training for clinical waste collections. Attendance will also be required at the NHS Fife induction training course, and annual mandatory training and PDP reviews are conducted online.
Informal Enquiries: Liam O’Connor, Transport Co-ordinator, 01592 643355 ext 20778.
“Mandatory Induction Standards and Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers – NHS Circular CEL(2010)23
Your performance must comply with the “Mandatory Inductions Standards for Health Care Support Workers in Scotland” 2009; and with the Code of Conduct for Health Care Support Workers, both as amended from time to time, which will be issued with your contract (further copies can be obtained from Human Resources). Failure to adhere to the Standards or to comply with the code may result in poor performance measures or disciplinary action and could lead to dismissal; or if you are self-employed, such failure will be deemed to be a breach of an essential term of your contract, allowing us to terminate with or without notice."
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