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Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
7 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Experience of driving commercial vehicles
- Experience
Experience of delivery duties using commercial vehicles
- Other Factors
Full clean manual driving licence. Licences issued after 1.1.97 will need the following categories in addition to standard licence: B+E, categories C1 and D1
- Qualifications
Educated to GCSE grade D/3 or above including English and Maths or equivalent qualifications/experience
- Special Skills/Aptitudes
Ability to use initiative.
- Special Skills/Aptitudes
Professional approach at all times when dealing with a variety of people and situations.
- Special Skills/Aptitudes
Good communication and literacy skills
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of reversing large trailers
- Experience
Working within a team
- Qualifications
Customer Care Training
- Further Training
Moving and Handling, Health and Safety, Customer Care.
- Further Training
Willing to undertake further training.
Job overview
We require a dedicated individual to work within a team and to carry out a variety of driving duties.
The duties comprise of site collections of waste Including waste compound management , laundry, supplies and specimen collections from local GPs/ hospitals and support COVID to patients in South Yorkshire, North Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We are looking for individuals who are a good communicators, with the ability to use their own initiative to support exceptional levels of customer service. Any applicants should have relevant experience of driving commercial vehicles and carrying out delivery duties.
Applicants should be educated to GCSE grade 3/D or above (or equivalent qualification/experience) and have a full clean driving licence. Licences issues after 01/01/1997 will require the following categories in addition to the standard licence – B+E, C1 and D1.
Main duties of the job
The collection of waste carts from collection points on the northern general site and transport to a central compound area. To empty the carts using the equipment provided, collection of carts for washing, distribution of clean carts to appropriate areas.
The collection of sacks of dirty linen from Trust buildings /areas to Laundry.
Delivery of sacks of clean linen to appropriate Trust buildings /areas.
Delivery/ collection, of stores and supplies to all areas of the hospital sites.
Collection and delivery of samples and drugs including isotopes, and delivery / collection of mail /supplies to / from doctor’s surgeries and various clinics in Sheffield and surrounding areas.
To drive the hospital courtesy bus when required, transporting staff, patients and visitors.
Delivery and collection of equipment and small items of furniture on and off site.
Delivery and collection of medical notes.
Collection of cages and transport to recognised collection points.
Please note this advertisement can be appointed as either a full time or part time opportunity.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Driver/Porter with Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Sheffield, England. It is listed as a Band 2 Estates and facilities role. The advertised salary is £25,272 pa/pro rata for part time staff. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 20 Sep 2026.
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