Health Courier Driver/Store Keeper

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare service provider in Wrexham is seeking a Driver/Storekeeper to manage stock and ensure safe transportation of medical supplies. Candidates must hold a full driving licence and have sound geographical knowledge of the area. This role involves working collaboratively with health service locations across North Wales and may require flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Agile working approach

Commitment to inclusivity and wellbeing

Qualifications

• Must possess a full driving licence.
• Experience in driving a range of vans and dealing with customers.
• Knowledge of health and safety practices essential.

Responsibilities

• Transport and distribute medical and stationery items across NHS Wales.
• Ensure safe and secure handling of items.
• Adapt to agile working environments including occasional home work.

Skills

Good verbal and written skills

Logical approach to problem solving

Welsh speaker

Education

Full Driving Licence

Basic knowledge of Vehicle Maintenance

Basic First Aid

Job description

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 Wrexham Area, serving the North Wales Area (Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board) .

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. However, we do operate a small range of services 24 hours a day.

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.

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full Driving Licence
• Moving and Handling and Awareness of Health and Safety
• Basic knowledge of Vehicle Maintenance
• Basic First Aid

Experience

• Driving a range of vans
• Dealing with customers
• Sound geographical knowledge of area served
• Use of Mobile Technology

Skills

• Good verbal and written skills
• Logical approach to problem solving
• Welsh speaker

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.