NEPTS Ambulance Driver-BHRUT

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We are looking for motivated and caring Ambulance Drivers to join the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) at Barts Health. Our NEPTS is available for patients who cannot travel to or from our hospitals using any other method of transport because of their medical or mobility condition, or because their medical condition would otherwise worsen. All requests for patient transport are assessed on medical need.

Transport is only provided for patients coming from their home addresses to North East London NHS Trust locations. Transport is also provided for patients going home from a North East London NHS Trust location to a booked address stated by the ward or clinic anywhere in the mainland UK.

The NEPTS Ambulance Driver performs a key role in providing a safe transport service for patients requiring transport to and from the Trust's hospitals, ensuring that all patients are transported in a timely manner in comfort and with minimal stress. The Ambulance Driver is also responsible for conducting dynamic risk assessments of patients and/or their environment prior to transport.

PREVIOUS CANDIDATES DO NOT NEED TO APPLY.

• Transport patients to and from the Trust's hospitals in a timely, comfortable, and minimally stressful manner.
• Conduct dynamic risk assessments of patients and their environment prior to transport.
• Maintain patient transport vehicles in a clean, tidy, and operational condition.
• Report immediately any vehicle defects or accidents.
• Assist with moving patients using wheelchairs, stretchers, wheelchair‑secure vehicles, or car‑suitable arrangements.
• Ensure compliance with Trust policies, procedures, and required competency standards.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world‑class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high‑performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.

It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.