About this role
Job summary
We currently have a vacancy for a Head Driver to manage and maintain the Mobile Dental Surgery's and trust lease cars in London and Kent. You will oversee the servicing, maintenance and repairs of all vehicles in collaboration with key staff in London and Kent and have line management of three drivers. The London boroughs covered are Newham, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Redbridge, Waltham Forest, Havering and Barking & Dagenham.
You'll be based in London but will also travel to Kent to support services. The post is critical to providing clinical and outreach services to deliver and meet contracted activity in the community, clinics, prisons, medium secure forensic units, homeless sites and a secure school.
You will need to be able to work in a very busy environment whilst remaining calm, the ability to work independently, proactively and under pressure is important. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required to act as a professional contact point for all driver and vehicle related enquiries with the ability to exercise tact and diplomacy.
You will require a driving license that allows you to drive a vehicle up to 7.5 tonnes (C1/D1 category) and an enhanced DBS.
Main duties of the job
To support the provision of an efficient and effective mobile dentalunit (MDU) service, in Kent and London, and support a variety ofdental outreach services including Homeless provision and otherad-hoc duties as and when required while always maintaining thecontinuity of the service using the trust pool vehicles. The dailysupervision of drivers co-ordinating use of resources, routes andmanaging rota's and workloads.
You will work in close partnership with the Senior ProjectCoordinator in London, key staff in Kent and Operational managersto ensure outreach services are delivered in line with serviceneeds.
The Mobile Dental Unit team is a small team within the LondonDental Services and Kent Dental services who support a variety ofdental outreach services including the Homeless provision(London), Medium Secure Units (London), Medium SecureForensic unit (Kent), Prisons (Kent) and Secure School for children(Kent). The team is comprised of several drivers and spread acrossvarious bases within North East London and Kent
Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.
About us
Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
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Job description Job responsibilities
As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [email protected], quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
GCSE including Maths and English grades A to C
Desirable
Advanced driving qualifications
Experience Essential
Demonstratable experience of driving a 7.5 tonne vehicle Good verbal and written communication skills Experience of managing staff Evidence of continued professional development Computer literate
Desirable
Advanced driving experience within the NHS
Knowledge Essential
Knowledge of routine daily maintenance of vehicles e.g. checking for appropriate oil/water levels, maintaining appropriate tyre pressures etc Understanding of the importance of Health & Safety in the workplace
Desirable
Knowledge/experience of NHS procedures & processes Knowledge of UK Driving Rules and Regulations Understanding of Health & Safety issues
Skills Essential
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - ability to use tact, diplomacy a 5nd empathy IT skills to record the clinical procedures performed
Personal Attributes Essential
A full, valid UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) and the ability to travel independently are essential for this role. Should you require workplace adjustments under the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to supporting you to meet the mobility requirements of the role wherever possible.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address St Leonards Hospital,
Hackney
N1 5LZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)