# Pharmacy Delivery Driver

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pharmacy-delivery-driver/85077b59-35d4-4082-83c9-4ce321e88465
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pharmacy-delivery-driver/85077b59-35d4-4082-83c9-4ce321e88465.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** James Paget University Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Driver
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25272.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Job share, Flexible working, 7 day a week service 9 to 5:30
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-28T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-14T15:50:23.019Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8351376
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8351376?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.jpaget.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are looking for a reliable and motivated Pharmacy Delivery Driver to join our busy Hospital Pharmacy team. The successful candidate will play a vital role in ensuring the safe and timely delivery of medicines, medical supplies, and pharmacy stock across Patients homes, hospital sites, community clinics, and other healthcare locations.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working independently, takes pride in providing excellent customer service, and understands the importance of accuracy and professionalism within a healthcare environment.

### Main duties of the job

- To provide a fully scheduled comprehensive courier service for the pharmacy department to patients and healthcare services in the local area.
- To ensure timely and accurate deliveries, following pharmacy standard operating procedures
- To collect and deliver general and medicine supplies throughout the Trust and other designated sites (including internal medicines deliveries).
- Communicate with pharmacy staff regarding delivery schedules and any other issues
- Be a named driver and therefore hold a UK full clean driving licence.
- To load and unload the vehicles as required, ensuring fridge lines and controlled drugs are stored and secured in keeping with standard operating procedures
- To carry out daily maintenance checks of the vehicle
- To complete vehicle log sheets and daily delivery logs.
- To maintain and keep the vehicle clean and tidy, inside and out.
- To ensure that at all times the vehicle is being driven within the requirements of the Road Traffic Act
- Speed limits
- Roadworthy
- Weight/passengers carried
- Tax, insurance and permits
- Appropriate driving licence
- MOT/plating
- Rest periods and driving hours maximum as applicable
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### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To assist in the provision of a Trust-wide pharmacy home delivery service for medicines and other healthcare products. Safely operate a delivery vehicle to transport pharmacy products to various locations, maintaining product integrity and required audit trails. Manage multi-drop routes efficiently to optimize delivery schedules.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### essensal

**Essential**

- - Customer service skills
- - Good communication and organisational skills

**Desirable**

- Previous work within the NHS
- - Experience delivering medicine to patients’ homes

### Essential/Desirable

**Essential**

- clean driving licence

**Desirable**

- Previous experience of working in a transport environment

## Documents

- [apollo project (pdf, 12.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2896)
- [recruitment 2025 (pdf, 4.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2736)
- [hospital site map (pdf, 2.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1745)
- [apollo care start (pdf, 12.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2895)
- [princes trust support (jpg, 422.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2740)
- [recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 90.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1988)
- [pharmacy delivery driver jd (pdf, 806.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10676822)

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