# Transport Lead > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/transport-lead/76604a9c-171c-48e7-b243-cdc0e42f0bab - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/transport-lead/76604a9c-171c-48e7-b243-cdc0e42f0bab.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust - **Town:** Maidstone - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-25T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-11T16:40:51.089Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Maidstone/Kent_Medway_Mental_Health_NHS_Trust/Transport_Team/Transport_Team-v7947178 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7947178?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Provide professional leadership, advice and information for non-emergency patient transport, supplying advice and support on complex transport matters, enhancing external links for professional issues. To enable excellent service provision, leading the delivery and execution of a reliable, quality driven patient transport services, designed to ensure that the System can continue to develop in line with changes to the external environment, maximising durability in supporting other Trust/ICS leaders. Responsible for and lead on the day-to-day management and service delivery for the Trust in respect to non-emergency patient transport services. Resolve highly complex and conflicting subject matters in relation to the planning and scheduling of patient transport services in a day-to-day working environment. Provide advice and guidance to non-NHS providers on services/system improvement for patient transport. Review and develop all patient transport service practices, policies and procedures being undertaken. ### Main duties of the job Ensure that providers are producing the required contract monitoring reports, validating these to ensure they include delivery of outcomes for patients, activity levels and efficiencies, ensuring that they are of high and consistent quality that is measurable. Work with the internal procurement team in securing non-contractual collaborative arrangements with external transport providers whenever possible, ensuring each provider is fit for purpose, meets core service standards and supports service delivery. Work closely with the Management Team including Patient Flow Matrons, Bed Managers and Discharge Co-Ordinator’s aligned to the booking of transport ensuring that any transport issues are identified, reported and resolved which may impact on service delivery. Implement and lead training and awareness sessions for NEPT services to clinical and non-clinical areas ensuring processes and practices are adhered to. Includes Trust Induction days. Establish a necessary programme to minimise aborted journeys and cancellations, working closely with the provider and clinical areas to formulate a plan of corrective/preventative action. Write, compile and deliver performance and assurance reports to various committees as required, ensuring the highest level of accuracy. Effective management of risks and issues including clearly defined escalation routes. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role. ## Job Details Provide professional leadership, advice and information for non-emergency patient transport, supplying advice and support on complex transport matters, enhancing external links for professional issues. To enable excellent service provision, leading the delivery and execution of a reliable, quality driven patient transport services, designed to ensure that the System can continue to develop in line with changes to the external environment, maximising durability in supporting other Trust/ICS leaders. Responsible for and lead on the day-to-day management and service delivery for the Trust in respect to non-emergency patient transport services. Resolve highly complex and conflicting subject matters in relation to the planning and scheduling of patient transport services in a day-to-day working environment. Provide advice and guidance to non-NHS providers on services/system improvement for patient transport. Review and develop all patient transport service practices, policies and procedures being undertaken. ## Job Description Ensure that providers are producing the required contract monitoring reports, validating these to ensure they include delivery of outcomes for patients, activity levels and efficiencies, ensuring that they are of high and consistent quality that is measurable. Work with the internal procurement team in securing non-contractual collaborative arrangements with external transport providers whenever possible, ensuring each provider is fit for purpose, meets core service standards and supports service delivery. Work closely with the Management Team including Patient Flow Matrons, Bed Managers and Discharge Co-Ordinator’s aligned to the booking of transport ensuring that any transport issues are identified, reported and resolved which may impact on service delivery. Implement and lead training and awareness sessions for NEPT services to clinical and non-clinical areas ensuring processes and practices are adhered to. Includes Trust Induction days. Establish a necessary programme to minimise aborted journeys and cancellations, working closely with the provider and clinical areas to formulate a plan of corrective/preventative action. Write, compile and deliver performance and assurance reports to various committees as required, ensuring the highest level of accuracy. Effective management of risks and issues including clearly defined escalation routes. ## Responsibilities Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role. ## Person Specification ### Transport/Management Experience **Essential** - Experience of Management of Team - Transport Experience **Desirable** - Previous qualifications - Communication skills ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 623.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2394) - [transport leads (pdf, 416.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10227079) - [trust name change (pdf, 813.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2991) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.