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Bank Driver

Job details
Posting date: 08 August 2025
Salary: £12.52 per hour
Additional salary information: Competitive
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 06 September 2025
Location: Meadowfield, County Durham, North East, DH7 8NT
Company: Cygnet
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 41616

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Summary

Cygnet Appletree, near Durham, is a mental health hospital for women that includes Pippin Ward, a specialist PICU service and Bramley Ward, an acute service for women.

We are looking for a Bank Patient Transport Driver to facilitate transport service needs of the hospital.

This role is bank work on a casual basis, which you will be at liberty to accept or decline. Shifts will be to cover Mon-Sun including weekends /Bank Holidays.

An essential part of the role is the ability to liaise effectively with the clinical teams to book vehicles in advance of planned service users leave/appointments/transfers.

You will be responsible for ensuring the vehicle used is refueled and to check the vehicle before going out and after return, keeping it clean inside and out and reporting any faults/damage.

The post holder will need to demonstrate each of the following:

Hold a valid full UK driving licence with no more than 3 points
Due to policy, applicants must be 21 years of age or over
Applicants must of held their licence for no less than 3 years
Experience of driving in cities and motorways, both day and night time
Able to navigate around an area using Sat Nav or maps
Able to plan and keep to a schedule
Physically fit for getting in and out of vehicles and loading and unloading
Willing to work unsupervised
Good customer service skills to enable you to work in partnership with the escorting clinical staff and colleagues to provide the best standard of care to our patients especially when dealing with patients
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
Excellent organization skills

In return we’ll offer you:

Employee Discount Scheme
Free Car Parking
Free Lunch when on duty
Regular coaching and support
Smart Health Toolkit- Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks


For further details on all our benefits, please visit https://cygnetjobs.co.uk/benefits/

Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

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