Job overview
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust employs a dedicated team of B and D1 category drivers providing light goods delivery and staff passenger transport services using a modern fleet of vans and minibuses between major Hampshire hospitals and the wider healthcare community.
Main duties of the job
A full UK Driver Licence with B category entitlement is essential, held for a minimum 2 years. D1 minibus category is also desirable.
The Transport Driver team support the Trust to provide a high level of care to our patients and staff. In this role, transport drivers deliver and collect pharmaceuticals, laboratory specimens, letter post and parcel post within Winchester, Basingstoke, Andover and the surrounding areas between hospitals, local surgeries and medical practitioners. Drivers can also expect to deliver a varied assortment of miscellaneous items such as medical supplies and essential equipment.
Members of the Transport Driver Team also provide NHS staff shuttle transfers between Basingstoke and Winchester using a 16-passenger seat minibus.
Supported by a small team, drivers will receive work instruction and guidance from the Transport Coordinator and work alone using their own initiative, whilst providing a friendly and efficient level of service. Over time, drivers will need to become familiar with numerous collection/delivery routes that extend across Hampshire.
We are looking for staff that can commit to a varied work pattern based on 37.5 hours per week including occasional weekend working (for which an enhanced rate is payable).
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the detailed Job Description attached for more information and advice about this vacancy.
This role is only open to applicants that currently work within an NHS Trust within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System (HIOW ICS).
Person specification
Driver Licence
Essential criteria
1. B category UK Driver Licence for minimum 2 years.
Desirable criteria
2. D1 category UK Driver Licence
Courier driving experience
Essential criteria
3. Courier or similar, van driving experience
Desirable criteria
4. Professional driver in higher category.
Working with the public.
Essential criteria
5. Working with the public.
Desirable criteria
6. Working in healthcare environment.