Driver

Nuffield Health; St. Ives; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare charity based in St. Ives is looking for a full-time Driver for their Sterile Services Unit. This role involves transporting medical equipment and requires a full driving license with C1 entitlement. Benefits include free gym membership, paid wellness days, and opportunities for career progression. The ideal candidate will be comfortable with manual handling and managing driver records.

Benefits

Free gym membership

Paid holiday entitlement

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Must hold a digital tachograph card.
• CPC qualification card is advantageous but training is provided.

Responsibilities

• Collect and make deliveries by 7.5T vehicles.
• Receive and check deliveries of medical devices.
• Maintain accurate tachograph records.

Skills

Full driving license with C1 entitlement

Basic knowledge of driver hour legislation

Comfortable with manual handling

Job description

Overview

Nuffield Health Cambridge HSSU Hub | Sterile Services Unit | Permanent | Full time

Up to £25,598.23 per annum

37.5 hours per week - plus 1 to 2 Saturday per month in a split shift as overtime

Role

Our Hospital Sterile Services Unit (HSSU) transports sterile and disinfected surgical equipment to our local hospital network. If you have a full driving license with a C1 entitlement which allows you to drive rigid vehicles up to 7.5 tons Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) and hold a digital tachograph card, you could enjoy the benefits of joining the UK's largest Healthcare Charity.

A full Driver Qualification card (CPC) is advantageous but full training is available.

As a Driver on our Cambridge HSSU Hub team, you're comfortable with manual handling and happy to move transport trolleys weighing upwards of 250kg. As well as a basic knowledge of current driver hour legislation, you ideally hold a driver digital tachograph card. You'll be a great ambassador for our unit and our customers' first point of contact.

Responsibilities

• Collect and make deliveries by van or car to customers, driving 7.5T vehicles
• Receive and check deliveries of medical devices from customers
• Help keep equipment in good working order and report any faults
• Keep a clean, tidy work environment and identify stock issues as they arise
• Maintain accurate tachograph records and documentation
• Be flexible with your working hours (shifts operate between 3am and 9pm, Monday to Friday with varying times on Saturdays)

Benefits

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. These include:

• Free gym membership & discounted family memberships, full uniform and PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
• Paid holiday entitlement with additional paid wellness days
• Enhanced pay rates, nighttime rates between 7pm & 7am and overtime rates after 37.5hrs
• Free onsite parking, CPC required top up hours provided, no multi drop work (max 5 customers with 7.5-ton vehicle) and driving new Mercedes Benz trucks with tail lifts
• There are no requirements for nights away from home
• Opportunities for career progression and annual salary reviews

Next steps

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