Primary Care Centre Assistant / Driver

You'll be based primarily at Telford Hospital, where you'll greet and welcome patients. However, you'll also drive GPs to home visits in the surrounding areas, within Shropshire.

Your duties will include:

• Transporting the Duty GP / Clinicians to all home visits


• Checking diagnostic equipment and clinical bags used by GPs is present and in working order


• Ensuring surgeries are set up and fully equipped in readiness for patients


• Greeting patients attending the Primary Care Centre, acting as a first point of contact


• Supporting with administrative tasks, such as handling telephone calls and arranging conference calls, faxing prescriptions and admission letters


• Ensuring the Centre and vehicles are kept clean and tidy
  
  No prior experience is required as full training will be provided, however you will need to be able to demonstrate outstanding interpersonal skills to build relationships with colleagues and patients., Have possessed a full UK driving licence for a minimum of 3 years


• Be over 25 years of age for vehicle insurance purposes


• Familiar with the use of Sat navigation, with good knowledge of local geography


• Confident using Microsoft Office


• Excellent communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills


• Flexible, reliable, self-motivated, and resourceful
  
  The post/s require working a combination of day, evening and night shifts, with additional hours often available (primarily based at Princess Royal Hospital, Telford with some shifts at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and across our other bases in Shropshire)., Shropdoc is a not-for-profit company established in 1996. We provide 24/7 urgent primary care services for patients across Powys, Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. This includes out of hours GP services, care coordination, single point of access in Shropshire, and an oncology advice line. Our Primary Care Centres offer support to patients who have pre-booked appointment times to avoid unnecessary waiting, and are mostly located within hospitals around the Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and Powys areas.
  
  The Package


• The available posts are either 1x15 hours per week and 1x20 hours per week OR 1x35 hours per week (dependent on position applied for), on a relief basis with additional hours often available. Shifts will be across days, evenings and nights



• Flexibility is available with hours worked, and shift patterns are provided with a minimum of 6 weeks in advance, although some flexibility will also be required to meet the demands of the role


• Base rate of pay is £11.56 ph, uplifted to 30% when working shifts between 8pm and 6am on weekdays and Saturday shifts, as well as a 60% uplift on Sundays and Bank Holidays


• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 27 days after 5 years service, and 29 days after 10 years, pro rata


• NHS pension


• Paycare healthcare benefits for all staff and dependants


• Access to national discounts (Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts)


• Comprehensive training and career development opportunities


• Uniform


• Company sick pay


• Cycle to work scheme