Equipment Delivery Driver HCC618709
Job Details:
Salary Range: £23,115 - £24,140 per annum
Work Location: Hampshire Equipment Services, Unit 9 Sherrington Way, Basingstoke with travel across Hampshire
Hours per week: 37
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 27 October 2024
The Role:
Join our dedicated team as an Equipment Delivery Driver at Hampshire Equipment Services (HES), supporting adults and children across Hampshire who need additional care. You’ll deliver, build, and install medical equipment for people with disabilities and those recently discharged from hospital. Promoting people’s independence and quality of life you’ll help reduce, avoid or delay the need for ongoing care whilst supporting them to remain living at home.
What you’ll do:Deliver and install medical loan equipment promptly.
Manage and schedule a busy workload efficiently.
Handle heavy objects like bed parts, hoists, chairs, and bath lifts.
Drive a Council vehicle.
What we’re looking for:Good understanding of the needs of people with disabilities.
Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills.
Strong communication, interpersonal and teamwork abilities.
Patience, compassion, and empathy in all interactions. You’ll treat service users with dignity and respect.
A clean, full UK driving license with parking facilities at home for a large van (parking permits can be paid for by the council).
Able to move heavy objects, including bed parts, mobile hoists, chairs and bath lifts.
Take a look at our Candidate Pack for more information about the role, team and our values. The section ‘About you’ explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application.
In Hampshire Equipment Service, we recognise the importance of growing and developing our staff and offer a range of training opportunities both in-house and on the road. We believe in rewarding our teams for their commitment to delivering essential public services with an extensive range of benefits. We want to help you strive to be the best you can be, and to enjoy serving Hampshire with purpose and pride. For further information please visit our Reablement website.
Working Patterns
The current working hours for this position follow a current pattern of Monday – Friday, 8.30am – 4.30pm. Our Service runs 7 days a week, 365 days of the year, therefore you’ll be required to participate in the on-call weekend and bank holiday rota during office hours, working a rotational 1:12 basis, for which enhancements are paid.
Other roles you may have experience in may include: Courier, Chauffeur, Taxi Driver, Minicab, LGV, PCO, HGV, Patient Transport, Transport, Tanker Driver, Delivery Driver, Security Driver, Food Delivery, 7.5 Tonne, Private Hire, Driving Instructor, Bus Driver, Delivery Driver, Recovery Driver, Uber Driver & Minibus Driver, Installation Support, Support Worker, Care Assistant, Community Response Assistant, Healthcare Assistant.
Travel Requirements
You will be required to drive a Council vehicle and must hold a current full drivers’ licence.
Values Based Recruitment
We recruit for attitudes and values in Adults’ Health and Care. We invite you to evidence how you demonstrate our 5 core values in your application. For more information on our values, please refer to the candidate pack.
Additional Information:
Find out more about Working with us in Adults’ Health and Care, including our benefits and the recruitment process.
Vetting Requirements:
This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
For general enquiries, please contact care.careers@hants.gov.uk
For an informal chat about the role, please contact Jonathan Rolland, Logistics Manager, on Jonathan.Rolland@hants.gov.uk or Darren Wheeler, Transport Supervisor, on Darren.Wheeler@hants.gov.uk
Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.
We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.
