HSDU Driver

Transformation Unit; Walsall; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Staff accommodation (where available)

Job summary

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an HSDU Driver (NHS AfC Band 3) for a part-time role in Walsall. The post involves daily vehicle checks, deliveries to wards and clinics, and maintaining vehicle logs. Shifts span 8am-4pm, 1pm-9pm, and weekends where required.

You will need a clean UK driving licence (no more than 3 points) and experience in a hospital setting; patient safety and reliability are essential. NHS pension and staff accommodation where available are included.

Qualifications

• Clean driving licence with no more than 3 points.
• Able to work any shift, including evenings and weekends.
• Experience in a hospital environment and sterile services preferred.
• GCSE Maths and English (Grade C or higher) required.

Responsibilities

• To communicate throughout the day to wards, clinics and public.
• Maintain the vehicle by carrying out daily checks and logging them.
• Log information related to the vehicle kept in the office.
• Ensure the vehicle is clean and fueled.

Skills

UK Driving Licence

Flexible shifts

Experience in hospital environment

Experience in sterile services

Education

GCSE Maths and English (Grade C or Above)

Job description

Main area HSDU Driver Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent: monday-friday between 8am-4pm monday-friday between 1pm-9pm and Saturday and Sunday between 9am-5pm Hours Part time - 20 hours per week (monday-friday between 8am-4pm monday-friday between 1pm-9pm and Saturday and Sunday between 9am-5pm) Job ref 407-SURGERY-8351042

Employer Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site HSDU Pleck Road Town Walsall Salary £25,760 - £27,476 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 20/11/2026 08:00 Interview date 07/12/2026

HSDU Driver

NHS AfC: Band 3

Walsall Manor Hospital is a busy district general hospital offering compete range of acute services. The Trust primarily serves the immediate population of Walsall with some patients requiring more specialised treatment at other, neighbouring Trusts. The Trust continues to invest in its facilities and services, supporting high-quality care for the communities it serves.

This role offers the opportunity to work within our integrated care model, contributing to high-quality services that help people remain independent in their own homes and communities.

We are committed to investing in our workforce and creating an environment where colleagues can learn, contribute and develop. Our new Urgent Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, demonstrates our ongoing investment in facilities and services.

As an employee, you’ll benefit from an attractive salary and comprehensive benefits package (detailed in Employer Description above), plus access to NHS pension arrangements and staff accommodation where available.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant, currently holding the Bronze Award, underlining our commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community.

RESPECT – COMPASSION – TEAMWORK – PROFESSIONALISM

Job overview

1. To communication throughout the day to wards, clinics and public.

2. Must have a clean drivers licence that allows driver 3.5 ton vehicle

3. To maintain the vehicle by carrying out daily checks that has to be logged, reporting those to the supervisor/deputy manager.

4. Log information in relation to the vehicle that is kept in the office

5. Make sure the vehicle is clean and is filled with fuel.

Main duties of the job

1. To communication throughout the day to wards, clinics and public.

2. Must have a clean drivers licence that allows driver 3.5 ton vehicle

3. To maintain the vehicle by carrying out daily checks that has to be logged, reporting those to the supervisor/deputy manager.

4. Log information in relation to the vehicle that is kept in the office

5. Make sure the vehicle is clean and is filled with fuel.

Working for our organisation

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. To communication throughout the day to wards, clinics and public.

2. Must have a clean drivers licence that allows driver 3.5 ton vehicle

3. To maintain the vehicle by carrying out daily checks that has to be logged, reporting those to the supervisor/deputy manager.

4. Log information in relation to the vehicle that is kept in the office

5. Make sure the vehicle is clean and is filled with fuel.

6. Carrying out daily checks on tug truck.

7. Driver will have to have external training before use of tug truck

8. Will be expected to use their own judgement when carrying out the role as lone worker. This could include changing times of deliveries to clinics on and off site, Theatres, which could mean cancelling a delivery slot.

9. Plan the events of each day due to adhoc requirements from users

10. Trained on how to use spillage kit when out in the vehicle.

11. Will need to be able to push and pull heavy loads on an off the vehicle

12. Will be trained in cleaning, packing and sterilisation of instruments

13. Preparation for washing contaminated medical devices which include dismantling of complex instrumentation in accordance of manufacturer’s instructions and HTM guidelines.

14. Inspection of medical devices and other associated equipment for cleanliness, functionability, completeness, assembly and identification against tray specification lists.

15. Wrapping of instrumentation sets and other surgical equipment in accordance with HTM guidelines and HSDU policies and procedures.

Person specification

Driving Experiance

• UK Driving license
• No more than 3 points on license.
• Must be flexible and willing to work any shift.
• GCSE Maths and English
• Grade C or Above

Experiance

• Worked in a hospital environment
• Experience in sterile services

Please note your application will be transferred from the NHS Jobs system to the internal Walsall Healthcare Trac System. All correspondence will be sent via Trac.

Sponsorship and Visas

We welcome applications from all candidates with the right to work in the UK, including those on Health and Care Visas, Graduate Visas, or other valid permissions. All candidates will be considered on equal terms.

This Trust currently recruits successfully from the domestic labour market and has a sufficient pool of suitably qualified candidates for Band 3 roles. Visa sponsorship is therefore not available for this role currently. Candidates who already hold the right to work in the UK, including those on an existing Health and Care Visa, Graduate Visa, or any other valid permission are welcome to apply and will be considered on equal terms. This position is reviewed regularly in line with Home Office guidance. Right to work will be verified at each stage of the recruitment and monitored throughout employment. All candidates who are offered a position will be required to provide evidence of their right to work in the UK as part of the pre-employment checks process. Where a candidates' right to work is derived from another person’s immigration permission, the Trust will discuss the implications of this with the candidate before a permanent post is confirmed, to ensure that both parties understand the terms on which employment can be sustained.

Recruitment and Selection Approach

In line with best practice and regulatory guidance, our selection process is fair, consistent and based on your ability to perform the role, contribute to the organisation and your potential for development.

What to expect:

Application screening: Your application will be reviewed against the person specification

Interview: Typically, a panel interview with competency-based and values-based questions

Assessment: Role-dependent assessments may include practical tasks or presentations

Timeline: We aim to complete the process within 47 days of the closing date. Recruitment Journey is attached to all live vacancies.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled candidates at any stage. Please contact us to discuss your needs.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Application numbers

Please note this vacancy may close early due to high volume of applications