# Transport Driver > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/transport-driver/1bada89b-3a59-4a13-b34f-7d1abad2ed20 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/transport-driver/1bada89b-3a59-4a13-b34f-7d1abad2ed20.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Westcliff On Sea - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (from start date) - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Three days per week, Wednesday to Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-25T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-12T12:00:46.600Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Chelmsford/Mid_South_Essex_NHS_Foundation_Trust/MSE_Transport_Driver/MSE_Transport_Driver-v7952995 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7952995?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.southend.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Job Details 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 ## Job Description 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 ## 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. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Past experience as an employed courier driver - Able to identify and correct basic mechanical faults ### Communication **Essential** - Good level of literacy - demonstrated through minimal mistakes on application form ### Qualifications **Essential** - Significant qualified driving experience - Good level of education - Full clean driving licence ## Documents - [privacy policy (pdf, 441.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2077) - [afc pay poster 26/27 (pdf, 44.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2504) - [behaviours framework (jpg, 298.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2880) - [trust 10 year strategy (pdf, 2.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2947) - [general statements afc - v5.2 (pdf, 592.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2979) - [transport driver - efm - br - b2 (docx, 394.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10369910) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.