Driver/Activity Worker
| Posting date: | 16 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £12.60 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 April 2026 |
| Location: | Salford, M6 7WQ |
| Company: | Cygnet |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | JR1598 |
Summary
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We are currently recruiting for a Driver and Activity Worker (40 hours per week) with previous healthcare experience to facilitate patient transport service needs of the hospital as and when required, plus being responsible for weekend and evening activities for our patients.
You will be working 40 hours per week: 12pm – 8pm, 5 days per week. Your days off will be Thursday and Saturday OR Sunday.
Please note you need to have D1 licence to drive the minibus. Due to policies you need to be 21 years old or over and to have held a full UK driving licence for over 24 months.
Cygnet Lodge Salford is a high support inpatient rehabilitation (level 2) service for women. The service supports 24 individuals with a primary diagnosis of mental illness, but they may also have a complex secondary diagnosis, including a personality disorder.
You will also be responsible for running a programme of evening and weekend activities 5 days a week, and setting up the remaining 2 days activities.
This is a great opportunity for a motivated individual, who can manage their own diary and prioritise their own workload.
You will report directly to Clinical Manager.
At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development.
You’ll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts – as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits – to support you to be happy both in and out of work.
Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others – every day.
You will need to demonstrate each of the following:
- Hold a valid full UK driving license with no more than 3 points & must be able to drive an automatic vehicle
- Extensive experience of driving in cities and motorways, both day and night time
- Ideally have some previous healthcare experience
- 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
Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…
- Salary: £12.60 per hour
- Regular coaching & appraisal
- Expert supervision & peer support
- Employee discount savings & Cycle to Work scheme
The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS and reference check and an offer of employment will be subject to successful clearance.
Cygnet have been providing a national network of high-quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years. In this role you’ll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users & their families.
What next?
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