Driver/Receptionist
We have an opportunity for a Driver/Receptionist to join our Out of Hours service on a bank contract.
What is the role?
- You will be responsible for chauffeuring clinicals to and from patient home visits, ensuring appointment slots are kept too, and patients receive communication if there are any delays.
- You’ll be ensuring the car is suitable ahead of your shift, conducting internal and external checks to check for damage and cleanliness.
- When needed, you will also be able to support with reception duties at on our Out of Hours bases, checking patients in on SystmOne.
You’ll join our Suffolk Out of Hours team. This service is delivered by Suffolk GP Federation - we are a not-for-profit, community interest company and our main purpose is to support Primary Care across Suffolk, including support with working collaboratively and at scale. We also deliver a portfolio of NHS services across Suffolk and North East Essex, including Podiatry, Ultrasound, Diabetes, as well as Urgent Care Services including the Out of Hours face-to-face Service in Suffolk.
Is it for me?
We will work alongside the successful candidate to ensure they are sufficiently inducted and trained; there will be regular constructive supervision in place. It is important to us that you feel safe and supported in the role.
- In order to be successful in this role, you’ll need to have a full, clean UK driving licence and good map reading skills.
- If you have worked within the healthcare sector before as a driver, or receptionist this would be an advantage to your application, but is not essential.
- You’ll need to be able to stick to appointment times, and remain calm at times of pressure.
Contract type:
This is a bank contract working on a rota basis, the service runs 24/7 on weekends and bank holidays, and from 18:30 – 08:00 on week days. You will need to be available to work bank holidays, especially over the Christmas period.
What we can offer you:
- A strong ethos of flexible working, to help us maintain (or reclaim) that work/life balance.
- Innovative teams who strive in forward thinking, with a voice that is heard.
- A visible and supportive management team, with operational support that ‘get it’
- Excellent IT teams & support giving us first class equipment and ‘no wait’ responses
- A commitment to personal development, training, and leadership opportunities, with service-managed training budgets
- Competitive salaries with annual benchmarking
- Blue light card employer – Access to the discount service with thousands of discounts online and on the high street.
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.
Interested? Have questions? Just wondering? Please get in touch with Service Manager, Joshua Thornton on Joshua.thornton@suffolkfed.org.uk