Driver / Stores - Bank

NWSSP Legal & Risk Services; Aber-Arad; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, NWSSP Health Courier Service, is seeking reliable staff to join the bank across Wales. You will handle stock in stores and transport NHS pathology items, blood products, and medical consumables to hospitals, GP practices and clinics.

Core hours are 8am–6pm, with night shift opportunities. Welsh language skills are desirable and sponsorship may be available for eligible candidates.

Qualifications

• Essential: Full Driving License.
• Desirable: moving and handling knowledge.
• Demonstrated ability to drive vans/LCVs and manage safety.

Responsibilities

• Manage stock in stores and ensure safe transport of NHS items.
• Deliver, collect and replenish pathology, blood products and consumables.
• Liaise with NHS contacts and comply with safety and data handling.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Customer service

Flexibility

Welsh language (desirable)

Education

Full Driving License

Job description

• South Wales Area – Cardiff, Bridgend, Newport

If you are looking to join NWSSP, please see the additional information below that may be of interest to you: -

Our “Benefits” video has been created to highlight and showcase some of the benefits of working for the NHS and NWSSP: https://youtu.be/zX3x046SDhg

The Tops Tips – Be Yourself video has been designed to support candidates applying for roles with NWSSP. We have outlined 8 key steps to help candidates articulate their capabilities and experience when completing applications with NWSSP. https://youtu.be/qe3ibY8b6m4

Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

Job Overview

Do you have a flexible approach to work?

Can you commit yourself at short notice?

Please note this is a Bank position and is not a permanent position.

There are no guaranteed hours with Bank but the benefit of bank is it gives you experience, flexibility and a variety of different roles and positions available.

Due to our current demands, we are looking for reliable, hardworking and flexible workers who are interested in helping us during this time.

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Provides Clinical Logistics Transport Services Across All Health Boards In Wales Via Its Health Courier Service, And Is Seeking Driver/Storekeeper Staff To Join This Service Based In The Following Areas

• North Wales Area – Wrexham, Denbigh


• Mid Wales Area – Powys, Machynlleth


• South Wales Area – Cardiff, Bridgend, Newport


• West Wales Area – Swansea, Carmarthen

On average, the service sorts (via its own mail sorting hubs), delivers and collects over 120,000 items of mail/medical notes per week, and transports in excess of 5 million movements of samples of Blood Products and Pathology in accordance with Accord Dangereux Routier, Good Manufacturing Practice & legislative requirements per year.

Our core services operates between 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday.

We do operate a small range of services 24 hours a day and are looking for Drivers who can cover night shifts

Main duties of the job

As a Health Courier Service Driver/Storekeeper you will be responsible for stock items in stores centres and also for the safe and secure transport, distribution and replenishment of NHS Pathology, Blood/Blood Products, Secure and Non-Secure Stationery, Laundry, Mail/Records and Stock items such as medical consumables (e.g. needles/syringes/containers) that are distributed to primary health care sites; (Hospitals, GP practices, pharmacies, opticians, dental surgeries) across NHS Wales.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating.

Our organisation encourages an agile working approach and we pride ourselves on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focussing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people.

Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers.

Offering a comprehensive benefits package, there is something for everyone. To find out more about working for us, the benefits we offer and guidance on the application process please visit https://nwssp.nhs.wales/working-for-us/

NWSSP work in an agile way where possible, all posts will have a contractual base but as part of agile ways of working that may mean working from home and other locations. We also look at how we balance flexibility with community, and how to manage opportunities to learn from each other.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Full Driving License


• Moving and Handling techniques, and general awareness of risk, health and safety issues and responsibilities.

Desirable criteria

• Good interpersonal skills, able to establish productive working relationships with colleagues, external contacts and, where necessary, with patients and members of the public

Experience

Essential criteria

• Driving a range of vans/ light commercial vehicles


• Dealing with customers and liaison with internal and external NHS contacts, patients and public

Desirable criteria

• Ability to work alone with minimum supervision or as a member of a team

We are committed to flexible working and equal opportunities.

If you are short listed for interview you will be contacted by email using the email address with which you registered. Please ensure that you check your email account regularly.

Prior consideration for this vacancy will be given to staff awaiting redeployment. We therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.

When applying for this post it is essential that you read the Job Description and Person Specification (where available) and demonstrate how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the person specification. Only candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

• JD & PS English (PDF, 432.6KB)


• JD & PS Welsh (PDF, 424.6KB)


• Occupational Health Form (PDF, 640.5KB)


• NWSSP Recruitment Services Privacy Notice (PDF, 404.2KB)


• NWSSP - About Us (PDF, 6.6MB)


• NWSSP - Our Benefits (PDF, 490.4KB)


• NWSSP - Buddion (PDF, 458.9KB)


• PCGC -Amdanom (PDF, 6.7MB)


• Guidance Notes for Applicants (PDF, 322.5KB)


• Integrated Medium Term Plan 2025-2028 (PDF, 15.1MB)


• Integrated Medium Term Plan 2025-2028 - Cymraeg (PDF, 18.0MB)

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Samantha Kinson Job title People Services Officer - Bank & JE Email address [e-mail]