Courier Driver TransportNHS

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, self- motivated individual to join the Transport team at the Worcestershire Acute NHS Foundation Trust, as a driver for our busy transport department. This is a full time position 37.5 hours Mon-Fri. Working patterns comprise of. 6am-2pm / 2pm-8pm / 8am-4pm / 9am-5pm / 930-1730/. Dependant on shift allocated, Weekend working may be needed.

The role will involve driving the many trust vehicles in our transport fleet to provide the service to our hospitals & other NHS organisations throughout Worcestershire & Birmingham. Our fleet consists of 13 vehicles which include one 3.5 ton box van. A full detailed training programme will be assigned to the post holder. A link has been provided within supporting documents to show the benefits of working for Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust.

Please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

The post holder will form part of a team within the transport department driving competently and safely one of our fleet of vehicles. Responsible for daily safety checks on vehicles and that the vehicle is kept in a clean and tidy condition. Accountable to portering Co-ordinator & transport supervisor for allocation of jobs. Be required to complete daily vehicle log sheets, journey forms, defect reports. Required to work across our 3 hospital site in exceptional circumstances.

Job description

The main responsibilities of the role include the delivery and collection of items across hospitals within the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, as well as other NHS organisations in the Worcestershire and Birmingham areas. This includes the secure transport of patient-sensitive data (medical notes), clinical specimens in accordance with relevant legislation, internal and external mail, and high-value hospital equipment. The role also involves the delivery and collection of time-critical pharmacy products and the transportation of theatre instruments between hospital sites.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.