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Job overview

North Wales GP Out of Hours Central Division would like to invite applications for part-time Drivers. 22.5 hours  per month with shifts covering evenings, weekends, overnights and on Bank Holidays

The role will involve:
1.To safely transport General Practitioners and Nurse Practitioners to home based patients and assist as necessary with treatment centre consultations
2. When mobile to receive calls from the call centre and pass appropriate accurate information (clinical and non-clinical) to the GP
3. To ensure that the car is roadworthy and contains equipment and drug boxes for use on home visits
4.To support other members of the Out of Hours team and clinicians undertaking various duties including call dispatching and contacting patients to book appointments when not engaged in driving to ensure the smooth running of the service
5. The requirement is for drivers to cover the rota for weekday evenings and nights, weekend daytime, evenings and nights and on Bank Holidays; with an ability to provide cover for the remainder of the weekend days . Shift length varies from 5 to 12 hours.

Full training will be provided.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

The North Wales Out of Hours Service covers the counties of Gwynedd, Anglesey, Flintshire Wrexham, Conwy and Denbighshire. The service is currently provided from several out of hours treatment centres across North Wales. The driver will be based in one of the out of hours treatment centres, but may be asked to work in other areas/treatment centres if the service is struggling to cope. The structure and location of the team is always under review in order to improve service provision to our patients.

The service is operational from 18:30hrs to 08:00hrs Monday to Thursday, from 18:30 on Friday to 08:00 on Monday and all day & night on Public/Bank Holidays.

This role involves working during the out of hours period within a team of GPs, Nurse Practitioners, receptionists, shift supervisors and other drivers. 

You will be responsible for ensuring the safe and timely transfer of the GP or Nurse Practitioner to patients homes, receiving information from the treatment centres, ensuring that safety and operational readiness of the car and any other reasonable duties (within your competency) that help the smooth running of the service during your shift.

You report to the Divisional Lead although most of your contact will be with the Operations Manager, the Shift Supervisor, Senior Nurse on duty or the Out of Hours Support Officer.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)  North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.