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Nursing Assistant/Driver
| Posting date: | 16 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,625.00 to £25,674.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24625.00 - £25674.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 June 2025 |
| Location: | Ashton Under Lyne, OL6 9RW |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9311-25-0480 |
Summary
Key Responsibilities of the Post: To facilitate patients in community based groups/activities to support patients with the transition from secondary mental health services to community services. To support Whittaker day Unit patients to engage in activities/groups within the day hospital to promote their assessment and treatment. To facilitate groups with clients in the day hospital when requested to by unit co-ordinator. To support clients to access alternative means of transport, to enable them to travel to and from day hospital independently. This may require utilising principle of graded exposure. To operate a Trust leased vehicle (expected to be a people carrier or similar) and will be responsible for keeping the vehicle in a clean and tidy condition. To be responsible for carrying out daily vehicle checks and ensuring that the vehicle is adequately filled with fuel, oil and water at all times. Ensuring the vehicle is left securely locked at all times and that all vehicle security systems are applied whenever the vehicle is parked. Key Requirements of the Person Specification: Previous experience of working with older people within the community desirable Good interpersonal and observational skills Understanding of the problems associated with old age. Good communicator and ability to develop rapport with people. Ability to work within a team, flexibility, patience and reliability. Full clean driving licence with use of a car or access to a means of mobility