Transport Driver Team

Hampshire Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Basingstoke is seeking skilled Transport Drivers to support their team. The role involves delivering and collecting medical supplies, transporting staff, and providing excellent service. Candidates must hold a full UK Driving Licence and be committed to safety and care. This position offers flexible hours and the chance to contribute to vital healthcare operations.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Enhanced weekend pay

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years holding a full UK Driver Licence with B category entitlement.
• Vaccination against COVID-19 is recommended.
• Fluency in English to an appropriate standard.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and collect pharmaceuticals and laboratory specimens.
• Provide NHS staff shuttle transfers between locations.
• Support a high level of care to patients and staff.

Skills

Driving skills

Customer service

Familiarity with delivery routes

Education

Full UK Driver Licence (Category B)

D1 minibus category (desirable)

Job description

Job Overview

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust employs a dedicated team of B and D1 category drivers providing light goods delivery and staff passenger transport services using a modern fleet of vans and minibuses between major Hampshire hospitals and the wider healthcare community. A full UK Driver Licence with B category entitlement is essential, held for a minimum 2 years. D1 minibus category is also desirable.

Key Responsibilities

The Transport Driver team support the Trust to provide a high level of care to our patients and staff. In this role, transport drivers deliver and collect pharmaceuticals, laboratory specimens, letter post and parcel post within Winchester, Basingstoke, Andover and the surrounding areas between hospitals, local surgeries and medical practitioners. Drivers can also expect to deliver a varied assortment of miscellaneous items such as medical supplies and essential equipment.

Members of the Transport Driver Team also provide NHS staff shuttle transfers between Basingstoke and Winchester using a 16-passenger seat minibus.

Supported by a small team, drivers will receive work instruction and guidance from the Transport Coordinator and work alone using their own initiative, whilst providing a friendly and efficient level of service. Over time, drivers will need to become familiar with numerous collection/delivery routes that extend across Hampshire.

Working Hours & Flexibility

We are looking for Bank staff that can commit to a varied work pattern based on 37.5 hours per week including occasional weekend working (for which an enhanced rate is payable). Happy to Talk Flexible Working – all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Paperwork & Requirements

• HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first – therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email – please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
• All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
• In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.

About Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.