Driver - Transport & Logistics

Job overview

We are recruiting a full-time driver on a 37.5 hour contract, Monday to Sunday. These roles are to cover shifts for linen delivery, specimen delivery and pharmacy deliveries and patient transfers, plus other adhoc work.  Join our dedicated transport team to make a difference.  As an NHS driver, you will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of our healthcare services by transporting patients, medical supplies, medication, specimens, and other transport-related activities.

Requirements:

• Full clean UK driving licence.
• 3.5 tonne tail lift vehicle experience.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Experience in dealing professionally with staff and members of the public.
• Willingness to work additional hours to cover holidays and sickness.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other transport colleagues on ad-hoc assignments.
• Physically fit to move patients in wheelchairs in and out of a wheelchair assisted vehicles and move heavy hospital equipment.

What We Offer:

• A friendly working environment where teamwork is highly valued.
• Generous annual leave entitlement.
• Excellent pension scheme.
• Full uniform and training

Main duties of the job

NHS drivers have a variety of responsibilities that are essential for the smooth operation of healthcare services. Their main duties typically include:

• Delivering Medical Supplies: Ensuring timely and secure delivery of medical supplies, equipment, and medications to various NHS sites, including hospitals, clinics, and patient homes where required.
• Vehicle Maintenance: Performing daily checks, including checking oil, fuel, tyre pressure, and ensuring the vehicle is clean and well-stocked.
• Adhering to Safety Protocols: Following strict health and safety guidelines, including infection control procedures.
• Record Keeping: Maintaining accurate records of deliveries, pick-ups, mileage, and any incidents or issues encountered during their duties.
• Assisting Patients: Providing assistance to patients with mobility issues, helping them get in and out of the vehicle safely, and ensuring they are comfortable during transport.
• Communication: Communicating effectively with healthcare staff, patients, and sometimes patients' families to ensure clear information exchange and coordination.

These duties require NHS drivers to be highly responsible, reliable, and empathetic, with good driving skills and a thorough understanding of health and safety regulations.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To keep accurate personal records i.e. timesheets

To manage workload to maximise efficiency of deliveries and collections

The post will require some problem solving to address on site customer enquiries

To achieve and maintain the standard of service as agreed, keeping within timed schedules, and working unsupervised

Planning of own day to day work tasks

To supply a delivery and collection service as laid down by current schedules

Deliveries and collections will include such items as casenotes and internal post as per scheduled or non -scheduled journeys to provide an efficient service

To keep documented reports associated with each journey- i.e. vehicle log sheets, mileage, to comply with Transport Regulations.

To check the vehicle each day, prior to use, of fuel, oil, water, tyres, lights and keep documented records, i.e. defect reports etc. as required plus any other associated forms, in order to maintain the safety of the driver, vehicle and other road users. Taking the vehicle to hirer for repairs, servicing and MOT's

To keep the vehicle, clean inside and out, to prevent dirt and cross contamination

To be responsible for the safe loading and unloading of goods, observing associated Health and Safety guidelines, to prevent injury to self and other persons

The moving of case notes between sites as necessary, e.g. distribution and/or emergency movement ensuring that customer daily requirements are met.

To maintain patient safety through rigorous and consistent compliance with Trust Policies, for the prevention and control of infection, including hand hygiene. To undertake appropriate mandatory training and updates in infection prevention and control.

There will be a need to communicate with other staff at various levels within the Trust.

To establish good working relationships with all customers to maintain the agreed level of service.

The ability to plan and prioritise your day to day work load as appropriate

To keep all relevant parties informed of any changes that may occur outside your agreed schedule