Motorcycle Courier, Couriers - Croxley Park, Watford
Croxley Park, Watford
Up to £34,132.80 per annum DOE
Job Title: Motorcycle Courier
Department: Couriers
Location: Croxley Park, Watford, WD18 8FW
Contract /Hours: Permanent, Full-time (40 hours per week)
Salary range: Up to £34,132.80 per annum DOE
About us:
Sonic Healthcare is an internationally renowned healthcare provider with a demonstrable track record of medical services across the world. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Sonic is an ASX Top 50 company that has grown to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers, specialising in pathology, radiology and primary care medical centres. We have operations in Australia, the USA, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand.
Sonic Healthcare UK encompasses the two main entities in the UK, The Doctors Laboratory (TDL) and Health Services Laboratories (HSL). HSL is a partnership between The Doctors Laboratory (TDL), Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH). HSL was formed to provide pathology services to the NHS Trusts and has expanded further to provide services to other NHS Trusts. Over 3,500 staff work at Sonic Healthcare UK, primarily under the TDL or HSL banner.
Our purpose is to deliver medically-led diagnostics, innovation, value and long-term investment to healthcare. With our core laboratory based at The Halo Building in London WC1H 9AX, we also have an expanding site in Manchester as well as smaller hospital-based laboratories across the country. We maintain rigorously high standards of quality, whilst also delivering efficiencies to healthcare through careful workforce planning, pioneering technology and significant investment in infrastructure and IT.
Due to the nature of work that Sonic Healthcare UK undertakes, our clients require that Employees filling certain roles, need, as part of their on-boarding to complete a DBS Check. This role falls in to the category of requiring a DBS check (standard).
About the role:
An opportunity has arisen for a Motorbike Courier to join the Courier team at our site near Watford. Although the role is based near our satellite Lab, the successful applicant will be expected to travel to various locations within the UK when required.
The role involves collecting samples from clients and their safe and efficient delivery to the company premises, as well as the delivery of reports, supplies and other goods to clients. The position will also involve carrying out duties in line with the 'Courier Procedures Manual’ and to ensure that communication procedures are operational during duties.
The successful candidate will have experience of working within the courier or healthcare field and at least 5 years driving experience. You will also be required to have excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team. Please be aware that this role will involve dealing with Blood Transfusion and Major Haemorrhage situations.
Please note, driving will take up a large part of your working day.
* Must own 500cc plus motorbike
* Have full clean driving licence
* Must have own Courier Insurance
* 40 hours per week, 8 hour shift plus 60 Minute lunch
At HSL we offer a variety of excellent staff benefits including:
• Training and development opportunities – supporting professional development
• Annual salary review - No banding restrictions: As we are a private company we are not restricted by salary bandings and so are able to negotiate appropriate salaries based on experience. This also means that annual salary reviews do not hit a band ceiling.
• Discounted gym membership – we have a corporate gym membership scheme with Better Gyms
• Cash healthcare plan – cash back on a variety of healthcare costs including dentist and opticians
• Sick Pay Entitlement – 5 paid days in the first year of employment, 20 days thereafter
• Permanent Health Insurance and Death in Service Cover
• Life Assurance – providing salary continuation for long term illness (six months qualifying period)
• Employee Assistance Programme – supporting staff wellbeing
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme – interest free loan for the cost of annual travel ticket
• Perkbox – Access to additional staff perks and benefits such as high street discounts
• Company Pension Scheme – company and staff contributions which increase with service
• Competitive annual leave allowance – 23 days
• Flexible working hours – we support and offer flexibility around shift patterns and working schedule