Courier Driver

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A national healthcare provider in Salisbury is seeking a full-time Courier Driver to support the Trust's delivery needs. The successful candidate will be responsible for transporting post, samples, and healthcare equipment across various NHS locations. A valid group B driving license is required, and previous driving experience in multi-drop delivery is an advantage. The role offers flexible working conditions and numerous employee benefits, including paid holiday and NHS discounts.

Benefits

NHS discounts

Minimum 35 days paid holiday

Generous pension scheme

On-site car parking

Leisure centre access

Day nursery services

Holiday play scheme

Qualifications

• Must hold a group B driving license.
• Driving experience in multi-drop delivery services is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Transport post, samples, and healthcare equipment for the Trust.
• Work as part of the Courier Service team.

Skills

Driving licence

Teamwork

Flexible attitude

Job description

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a full time Courier Driver to join an existing Team. You will be working for the Trust Courier Service transporting post, samples, specimens and healthcare equipment from Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust to GP surgeries, Health Centre's and other NHS Hospitals in the surrounding area.

The Courier Driver will require a flexible attitude and the ability to act as part of a team are an advantage and essential to this role.

The ideal candidate will have some driving experience and hold a group B driving license, experience of working in a multi drop delivery and collection service would be advantageous but full on the job training will be given covering routes, cargo handling etc.

Main duties of the job

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Skill

• Driving licence essential

Driving experience

• Has previous undertaking driving as a job

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.