Driver

NHS; Tiverton; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare charity is seeking a full-time Driver to join their Tiverton HSSU team. You'll be responsible for collecting and delivering sterile surgical equipment, maintaining delivery vehicles, and ensuring accurate records. Ideal candidates will have a C1 driving license and qualifications in manual handling, as well as knowledge of driver legislation. A full Driver Qualification card (CPC) is advantageous but training is provided. Enjoy a competitive salary with benefits such as free gym membership and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Free gym membership

Discounted family memberships

Paid holiday entitlement

Free onsite parking

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Full driving license with C1 entitlement.
• Comfortable moving transport trolleys weighing 250kg.
• Basic knowledge of driver hour legislation.

Responsibilities

• Collect and make deliveries to customers.
• Keep delivery vehicles in good working order.
• Maintain accurate tachograph records.

Skills

Manual handling

Driving C1 vehicles

Driver legislation knowledge

Education

Driver Qualification card (CPC)

Job description

Job description

DriverTiverton HSSU Hub | Sterile Services Unit | Permanent | Full time | Including Weekends£24,043.50 per annum37.5 hours per weekHours over 7pm are paid at 30% extra, and weekends 20% extra. Over time rate is paid at 1.5x | Varied Shift PatternsOur 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 (Certificate of Professional Competence) is advantageous but full training is available.As a Driver on our Tiverton HSSU 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.

About us

Helping you feel good. 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.Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

Responsibilities

• Collect and make deliveries to our customers.
• Keep equipment & delivery vehicles in good working order and report any faults / defects.
• 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 4am and 9pm, Monday to Friday with varying times on Saturdays).

Qualifications

• A full Driver Qualification card (CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence) is advantageous but full training is available.

Experience

• As a Driver on our Tiverton HSSU 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.

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.