Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
11 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Previous commercial driving experience
- Experience
Previous experience of dealing with the transportation of patients
- Knowledge & Skills:
Driving license which includes driving category D1 and CPC training
- Knowledge & Skills:
Numerate, able to manage time
- Knowledge & Skills:
Organisational skills
- Knowledge & Skills:
Ability to work under pressure with a calm disposition
- Knowledge & Skills:
Ability to manage own time
- Knowledge & Skills:
Willingness to develop skills
- Knowledge & Skills:
Ability to work as a team player
- Knowledge & Skills:
Flexible approach, Calm disposition.
- Knowledge & Skills:
Good interpersonal skills
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Some knowledge of Healthcare environment
Job overview
CHS are recruiting for a number of Transport Services driver's to complement the current team.
Working to agreed competencies and protocols, the post holder will contribute to providing a high quality transport service to Acute and Community Services and clients throughout the Calderdale and Kirklees area. The post holder will be working under the supervision (not always direct) of the operation's manager. This will involve taking responsibility for an identified and delegated workload.
Work will be carried out both from an Acute setting to a variety of community based settings, e.g. HRI/CRH, Health Centres, Dentists, Opticians, the service users home, residential care or other community venues.
Please note whilst this role is predominantly based within the equipment service, there may be a requirement in the future to work across all Facility services, which include Portering/Linen, Domestics, Catering, Transport/Equipment and other support services .
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will join the Equipment Loan store team to include all aspects of transport , deliveries and collections.
Duties include but are not limited to:- first user vehicle checks, transportation of equipment, samples and any other requests deemed suitable as well as completion of relevant tracking forms, general upkeep of the vehicles including cleaning and day to day maintenance of vehicles (oil, water, DEF etc,)
Successful applicants will need to undertake a drivers assessment and have no more than 6 points on their licence.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To provide transport to and from both hospital sites.
- Deliver mail throughout the Calderdale area, including Path Lab results/specimens & mail.
- To deliver medical and non-medical supplies.
- Deliver & collect equipment to & from service users homes, clinics and other sites.
- Delivery of various daily living aids and equipmennt
- Sample transportation
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.
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This advert is for Driver (Facilities) with Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd in Elland. It is listed as a Driver role. The advertised salary is £24,129 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 17 Sep 2026.
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