Lead Driver
| Posting date: | 31 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £32,000.00 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £32000.00 an hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 January 2026 |
| Location: | London, SW15 2TL |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | E0314-25-5827 |
Summary
As the Lead Driver for our South West London Home Visiting Service, based in Putney, you will play a crucial leadership and operational role in ensuring the smooth and safe delivery of our vital home visits. You will be responsible for maintaining your own compliance with all driving competencies and assessments, aligned with the National IUC Driving Standards Policy. You will take ownership of the recruitment, selection, and induction of new drivers, including conducting driver competency assessments and supporting ongoing training and development. Ensuring that each driver is fully inducted and assessed according to policy is key to maintaining safety and quality across the service. You will also lead on periodic driver audits, at least once a year per driver, and whenever concerns arise, to uphold consistent operational standards. Working closely with drivers, you will coordinate vehicle familiarisation, inspections, and compliance with all driving procedures, ensuring the fleet is safe, fully operational, and properly maintained. You will contribute to managing the driver rota, working collaboratively with the Operations Manager to authorise shifts and guarantee correct payments. This is a full time role based in our Putney office with the below weekly shift pattern: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 09:00 17:0009:00 17:0019:45 04:1519:45 04:1519:45 04:15