Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services. Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients. In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research. We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’. The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients. We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS. Job overview We are looking for highly motivated and experienced Transport Shift Managers to join the busy 24/7 Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) at Guy's and St Thomas'. NEPTS is available for patients who cannot travel to or from our hospitals using any other method of transport due to their medical or mobility condition, or because their medical condition would otherwise worsen. All requests for patient transport are assessed on medical need. Transport is only provided for patients coming from their home addresses to our Trust sites in South East London, or patients being discharged from our South East London locations to anywhere in mainland UK. The post holders will be responsible for supporting the NEPTS Transport Manager in delivering a high quality resource and ensuring the smooth running of the Transport Department. Their primary role is to ensure the deployment of the required operational resource across the Guy’s and St Thomas’ Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS). This includes the line management responsibility of the operational teams (Emergency Care Assistants ECA, Ambulance Care Assistants ACA and Fleet Controllers) and by utilising specialist telematics and a robust maintenance system to ensure the appropriate ambulance resource and equipment is made available for deployment. Main duties of the job The specific core responsibility of the post holder will be: Responsible for maintaining a robust fleet management system that will drive compliance in vehicle and equipment accidents or defects, servicing and maintenance schedules and operational team compliance and training to ensure safety for our colleagues and patients using the service. Ensure that the operational resources of the NEPTS fleet are properly and effectively deployed to ensure their effective utilisation and drive the achievement of Key Performance Indicators whilst operating within the agreed budgets. Responsible for the full line management of the operational teams ensuring all operational issues are effectively dealt with and ensuring all appraisals, personal development reviews, sickness, recruitment, absence, training, disciplinary and grievance matters are all dealt with in line with Trust policy. Working for our organisation Our patient transport service is available for patients who cannot travel to or from our hospitals using any other method of transport because of their medical or mobility condition, or because their medical condition would otherwise worsen. We provide the service to the Guys and St Thomas’s sites including Renal and cancer services. We are a large busy and friendly team with our own in-house transport team. We support each other and constantly strive to look for improvements in making our service the best it can possibly be for patients. We are part of the ISO9001 standards and with the processes we have in place our yearly external audits have enabled us to achieve positive results. Detailed job description and main responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Educated to HNC/Equivalent Diploma/equivalent experience Desirable criteria Detailed understanding of the NETPS CLERIC system Experience Essential criteria Significant experience of staff supervision/ staff management Experience in a transport environment, especially within the NHS. Experience in Patient Transport Field Trainer Role Experience in Vehicle Maintenance systems Experience of managing the delivery of an effective service Desirable criteria Experience of working in a customer focussed role within a healthcare profession. Skills Essential criteria Leadership and influencing skills Excellent organisational skills, with a demonstrable ability to manage and prioritise a variable workload Be willing to cover different shifts for absent colleagues. Desirable criteria In-depth knowledge of NEPTS systems Cleric, as it applies to fleet planning, controlling and allocation Financial management and analysis skills Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership. Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy. As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. Flexible working We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process. Your e-mail address is important to us - We communicate to all job applicants via the e-mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e-mail on a regular basis. Please apply for this post by clicking "Apply Online Now." Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Further details / informal visits contact Name Daniel Crossey Job title General Manager NEPTS Email address [email protected]