Job overview
Join Our Hospital Transport Team
Are you a reliable, confident driver ready to make a difference in the daily operations of local healthcare? Mid and South Essex Hospital Trust is seeking a dedicated Transport Driver to support our essential services.
This is a part-time position, three days per week, Wednesday to Friday offering flexible working hours, covering the following shifts:
07:00 - 15:00
08:00 - 16:00
09:00 - 17:00
15:00 - 23:00
You will operate a Luton van equipped with a tail lift, managing both planned and ad-hoc routes across the Essex area. Your vital work involves the safe and timely delivery of goods, requiring competency in secure manual handling and lifting procedures.
You will need to be flexible to start your shifts from any of the following locations:
- Broomfield Hospital
- St Peters Hospital in Maldon
- Braintree Community Hospital
- Basildon Hospital
Main duties of the job
- Collect and deliver various medical items on scheduled routes and adhoc routes in the Essex area. This includes but is not exclusive to Specimens, Medication, Patient Records, Post and machinery
- Collect and deliver sterile services equipment, both clean and dirty
- Responsible for refuelling vehicles and carrying out basic vehicle mechanical checks, at least once per week, covering oil, fuel, brake fluid, water, tyres, lighting, windscreen wipers/washers, batteries, changing tyres, maintain vehicle in a clean state inside and out and reporting accident damage
- Drive safely to national legal requirement
- To deliver training to new starters within the Transport department
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached Job Description. We look forward to your application!
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a high number of applications be received.
Unfortunately, there is no Visa Sponsorship available for this role.
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This advert is for Transport Driver with Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust in Westcliff On Sea, East of England, England. It is listed as a Band 2 Estates and facilities role. The advertised salary is £25,272 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time). The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (from start date). The application deadline is 25 Jun 2026.
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