# NEPTS Ambulance Driver-BHRUT

**Company**: Barts Health NHS Trust
**Location**: London
**Job type**: full-time|part-time
**Salary**: £29,651 to £31,312 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are looking for motivated and caring Ambulance Drivers to join the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) at Barts Health.

The NEPTS Ambulance Driver performs a key role in providing a safe transport service for patients requiring transport to and from the Trust's hospitals ensuring that all patients are transported in a timely manner in comfort and with minimal stress.

The Ambulance Drivers are also responsible for conducting dynamic risk assessments of patients and/or their environment before they are transported in non-emergency situations.

**Main duties of the job**

- Provide a driving service for patients requiring transport to and from the Trust's hospitals

- Ensure that all patients are transported in comfort, with a minimum of stress in accordance with Trust policies and procedures and the required level of competence

- Conduct dynamic risk assessments of patients and/or their environment before they are transported in non-emergency situations

- Maintain vehicles in a clean and tidy manner and report immediately any defects or accidents

**Requirements**

- BTEC or NVQ3 equivalent education

- Good knowledge of UK geography

- Clean driving license

- Previous experience of working in a healthcare setting. Dealing with the elderly or infirm

- Experience of working within a Patient transport environment

- Understanding of Data Protection, Freedom of Information and Caldicott Principles

**Desirable skills**

- Advanced driving qualifications

- Appreciation of the relationship between the CCG, the Patient User Group and Clinical groups

- Appreciation of CQC requirements as it relates to patient transport services

**What we offer**

- Salary: £29,651 to £31,312 a year

- Permanent contract

- Full-time and part-time working patterns available

## Skills

### Required
- dynamic risk assessments
- patient transport
- driving
- vehicle maintenance

### Nice to have
- advanced driving qualifications

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