Bank Driver/ Receptionist- South West in Taunton inTaunton PUBLISHED MON 30 SEP 2024 Jump to job information section
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Job description
Overall Purpose of the Role:
The role of the driver is to transport the doctor to home visits quickly and safely and to ensure that the in-car equipment is operational and secure.
The Role of receptionist at the Out of Hours bases involves checking in patients, appointment booking and comfort calling, opening and closing the base and doing stock checks.
As and when the service requires, Drivers may need to move to support another base within the region (a base other than that for which the original shift was booked).
Principle Responsibilities will Include:
- Check the car is safe to use and ensure adequate stock is always ready, e.g. checking lights, tyres, engine oil levels, screen wash, coolant level check (visual only) at the start of the shift; making sure that the vehicle has enough fuel and reporting any faults to the Shift Manager.
- Accompanying the doctor on Home Visits, ensuring security and safety measures are always adhered to.
- Restocking and doing final checks on the vehicle at the end of the shift.
- To report any incidents or vehicle problems during the shift to the Shift Manager.
- To load and unload any vehicle medical equipment into the vehicle safely. Vehicles should be stocked with Defibrillators, nebulisers, 2 x full tanks of Oxygen, tagged consumables bag, PPE and paperwork folder.
- Medicines should be loaded prior to a visit and never left unattended in the vehicle.
- To always maintain the security of the vehicle, ensuring it is locked and the mobile data unit hidden from view.
- To maintain vehicle logs and records as required.
- To check HUC emails at the start of the shift.
- To act as receptionist in Out of Hours base when required.
- To use the computerised system for recording confidential data in line with operational policies and procedures.
- In addition to the above, the post holder may be required to undertake such duties reasonably commensurate with the post which may include chaperoning patients during clinical examinations.
About us
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We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive sufficient applications.
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Requirements
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Benefits
Benefits are provided by the employer and will be confirmed during your application.
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