Bank Driver

About The Role

Looking for a responsible and rewarding driving job that gives a flexible choice of hours over evenings and weekends? Join the team supporting our Out Of Hours services in Woking and play your part in ensuring better healthcare for your local area. As the largest independent provider of NHS services, Practice Plus Group is delivering a new model of Integrated Urgent Care that reduces pressures on services and staff. By bringing together NHS 111 call centres, clinical assessment and other urgent care services, we enable patients to access the right care, when they need it. It’s better for everyone.

As a Bank Driver, you’ll chauffeur GPs and nurses to and from patients’ homes – typically when they’re unable to see their usual clinician. This is not an emergency service and you will need to follow all the normal rules of the road. It will be part of your role to ensure the safety of our clinicians and medical equipment, so you may be asked to escort them to the patient’s front door. You’ll also be expected to keep vehicles appropriately maintained, and at times you’ll need to communicate with the public, as well as the team back at base.

What you'll be doing

1. Arrive in time to ensure that the allocated shift car is checked, prepared and serviceable, no later than the start of the shift time. This will include replacing ribbons and paper rolls used by the in-car printer.
2. Carry out pre-shift car inspections, both external and internal, to check for any damage and lack of cleanliness. Record any observations in the car log book and ensure adequate fuel for the shift using designated petrol station.
3. Change flat/damaged tires and essential car bulbs when necessary, logging these actions in the relevant log books.
4. Check all necessary medical equipment and supplies at the beginning of each shift, including prescriptions, doctor equipment, paperwork, and envelopes for the relevant doctor’s/nurse’s bag. Allocate an unused drug cassette and record the drug cassette number in the correct log.
5. Ensure personal shift times are correctly entered upon the personal time sheet and car log sheet (including breaks) and that all relevant columns are completed in other logbooks/checklists.
6. Adhere to all relevant existing guidelines and any subsequent verbal or written memoranda.
7. Carry out home visits immediately and efficiently using the quickest and safest routes available, while adhering to all speed limits and other restrictions. Maintain good map reading skills.
8. Demonstrate good communication skills by liaising with doctors, drivers, co-ordinators, patients, and the management team.
9. Perform courtesy calls to patients to confirm arrival and patient data.
10. Enter information onto the car computer at the visiting doctor’s request. If the computer system fails, take notes in a legible script using a mobile telephone.