Employer: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: East Surrey Hospital
Town: Redhill
Salary: £22,402 - £26,977 per annum plus high cost allowance
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 26/11/2024 23:59
NHS AfC: Band 6
We want to give you the best possible experience in the next stage of your career.
We always strive to be the best place to work and to be cared for.
* We’ve been named the 2021 Acute NHS Trust of the Year, in the annual Health Service (HSJ) Journal Awards for our clear ambition and vision and a significant improvement journey over a number of years.
* The Trust is 6th highest rated Trust in the South East and was still in the top 25% nationally for recommended places to work.
* We’re rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission and when asked whether the care of patients is the organisation’s top priority our staff rank us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts.
* We pride ourselves on supporting you to thrive in your existing role and to develop your career with us. So with us you’ll get loads of benefits, great training and development opportunities, flexibility and a real community feel.
Benefits to working with us
* Great training and education, including preceptorship and CPD (up to £1,000 individual CPD funding available for nurses, midwives and AHPs)
* At least 35 days leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
* A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.
* Lockable storage for cycles.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for an acting-up Band 6 Transport Manager role at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. We are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and highly flexible individual to undertake a Transport Manager role based at our East Surrey Depot at Redhill.
Hours of this post will vary to meet the urgent demands of the business, but the normal working week is 15 hrs as part of a job share with the current incumbent. Supporting the Head of Transport, the responsibilities of the successful applicant will include managing a team of drivers and lead driver. Being responsible for the provision of effective, high quality training to BSPS Transport to ensure compliance with legal and hospital employer requirements.
The successful applicant will also play a full part in the operational management of the department as a member of the transport management team and cover runs as required. Liaison with other departments and service users will be an important part of the role.
You should be reliable, have a responsible and flexible attitude with good organisational and computer skills, and be resourceful, honest, with the commitment and ability to work on your own or as part of the team. You must have a full clean driving licence. The Trust operates a No Smoking policy on all sites and premises which includes work vehicles.
Main duties of the job
For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
Person specification
* Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
* A complete and accurate application
* Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
* Evidence of essential experience for role
* Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
* Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
* Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the personal specification
Experience
* Basic computer knowledge
We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce and actively encourage applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, race and ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation.
Successful candidates will be appointed to the first pay step within the band when they start with the Trust (unless they have previous relevant NHS continuous service), thereafter individuals will progress up the pay steps in accordance with NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) terms and conditions.
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust operate a 24 hour 365 day a year service and all nursing, clinical and operational roles will require staff to work 24/7 shifts (if required) unless you are specifically advised otherwise as part of the recruitment process.
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