LCL Labs Driver | University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

LCL Labs Driver | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking to recruit a Patient Transfer Driver to support services on the Royal site. The role primarily involves transporting patients between Q-Park and Main Outpatients, along with other ad hoc duties as required.

Working Hours:

Monday to Sunday, mixed days, lates, nights and weekends 37.5 per week

Key Responsibilities:

• Safely transport patients between designated locations on site
• Assist patients in and out of wheelchair-accessible vehicles
• Ensure all wheelchair securing and strapping procedures are followed correctly
• Provide a high standard of care, safety, and professionalism at all times
• Physically fit and able to handle wheelchairs and mobility equipment
• Good customer service skills with a patient and caring approach
• Strong attention to detail, particularly regarding passenger safety
• Ability to follow procedures and work independently

NHS drivers have a variety of responsibilities that are essential for the smooth operation of healthcare services. Their main duties typically include:

These duties require NHS drivers to be highly responsible, reliable, and empathetic, with good driving skills and a thorough understanding of health and safety regulations.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year.

The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.

To keep accurate personal records i.e. timesheets

To manage workload to maximise efficiency of deliveries and collections

The post will require some problem solving to address on site customer

enquiries

To achieve and maintain the standard of service as agreed, keeping within timed schedules, and working unsupervised

Planning of own day to day work tasks

To supply a delivery and collection service as laid down by current

To keep documented reports associated with each journey- i.e. vehicle

log sheets, mileage, to comply with Transport Regulations.

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