Delivery Driver

Delivery Driver / Collection Point Assistant - Holiday & Sickness Cover We're looking for someone on an ad-hoc basis to deliver medications to our patients, stocking and emptying collection points (including automated machines) contributing to overall success of a high performing Practice / Pharmacy and promoting our brand through positive interaction with our patients. This will be on a zero hours ad-hoc contract to cover annual leave and sickness. Job Summary To deliver medications to our patients, stocking and emptying collection points (including automated machines) contributing to overall success of a high performing Practice / Pharmacy and promoting our brand through positive interaction with our patients. This will be on a zero hours ad-hoc contract to cover annual leave and sickness. About us Granta Medical Practices has been formed with the merger of five of the largest Practices in South Cambridgeshire; Sawston Medical Practice and Linton Health Centre, Barley Medical Practices, Shelford Medical Practices and Royston Health Centre. We provide medical services to 59,000 patients with a dedicated and enthusiastic team of clinicians and support staff over 6 sites. We are pioneers in gaining the advantages of scale whilst maintaining the best of site based work in smaller teams. Our PCN was formed following the partnership-merger of several highly respected practices into a single practice. We aim to look after our population like traditional general practice but with the resources of a fully integrated PCN consistently behind you. Our multidisciplinary cross site team helps guide the right issue to the right professional first time enabling GPs to enjoy being GPs. We are just the right size and are committed to shaping and delivering excellence in primary care for our patients whilst being sustainable and rewarding for our fantastic team. We are proud to be one of a select percentage of practices nationally to hold a CQC outstanding rating over sequential inspection cycles. Job responsibilities On time delivery of medication to patients and collection points in a safe and economical way Arrange deliveries depending on patients in a logical and efficient manner Ensure Proof of Delivery signatures are obtained from all patients Drive in a safe and responsible manner Ensure mileage forms and other documentation are completed on a daily basis Any other duties as advised by your line manager Confidentiality In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately. In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential. Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data. Health & Safety The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards Equality and Diversity The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights. Personal / Professional Development The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to include: Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and / or professional development Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work Quality The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs Effectively manage own time, workload and resources Communication The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to Communicate effectively with other team members Communicate effectively with patients and carers Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly Person Specification Experience Qualifications Driving Licence Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 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. Legal Requirements Disclosure and Barring Service Check #J-18808-Ljbffr