Job overview
Please note that this post is Part of One LSC – a corporate collaboration hosted by East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust and providing Estates and Facilities Services to Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
To deliver re-usable medical devices. to deliver soft packs to wards and other users. To partake in a rota to complete delivery/ collection schedule for instruments between Trust sites.
Main duties of the job
To Participate in the Departments logistics schedule to undertake collections and deliveries of instruments between Trust sites and manage vehicle in line with Trusts’ Transport Handbook
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To deliver and collect instrumentation between Chorley and Preston hospital.
To ensure that all daily checks are done on the van every day and report any defects immediately to manager.
Involves long hours of driving, lifting and pushing of medical transport trolleys of medical equipment
Person specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good Interpersonal skills
- Experience of working as a team
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Willing to be flexible and adaptable in working practices
- Aware of own training needs and willing to undertake any appropriate training
- Good Manual Dexterity
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent Manual Handling skills
- Ability to stand for long periods
- Have knowledge of roads in local areas
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Awareness of Health and Safety Issues
- Have a basic knowledge of computer skills
- Numeracy and literacy skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Team Player
- Hold a current UK driving licence
Desirable
- Knowledge of work carried out by Sterile Services
- Previous experience of working in a health care or related setting
- Awareness of Quality Management Systems
- Recent experience of trays and supplimentary instrumentation used in the wards, departments and theatres of LTH
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent
- Ability to Drive
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This advert is for Sterile Services Driver with East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust in Blackburn, North West, England. It is listed as a Estates and facilities role. The advertised salary is £25,272 Per Annum, Pro Rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 20 Jul 2026.
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