Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bank Pathology Driver

The closing date is 17 July 2025

Job summary

Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Transport Services are looking for an enthusiastic and reliable bank drivers to join our busy team within the Transport department to cover as required.

You will be based at the Ashford and St Peter's Hospital depot, covering runs from Ashford and St Peter's hospitals, but at times may be required to work at othersites in the network. We drive a variety of vehicles and also work from depots at Farnborough, Heatherwood and Wexham, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Royal Berkshire and Cody depot, Farnborough. The department provides services to customers between 06:30 and 20:00, Monday to Friday with the possibility of working additional weekends. Hours will vary to meet the urgent demands of our users, but you must be willing to work some evenings if required.

The responsibilities of the successful applicant will include carrying out efficient and safe transportation of mail, laboratory samples, pharmacy, medical records and stores between hospital sites and other NHS organisations within the region.

You should be reliable, have a responsible and flexible attitude with good organisational skills, and be resourceful, honest, with the commitment and ability to work on your own or as part of a team.

You must have a full clean driving licence.

Main duties of the job

As part of the Transport team, to carry out all the duties associated with the provision of a comprehensive delivery service, especially to drive delivery vehicles and carry out delivery schedules and complete all relevant paperwork. Also, ensuring that the vehicles are kept clean, roadworthy, tidy and properly maintained.

This merged department provides a service for Royal Berkshire Hospital, Frimley Health which includes Heatherwood & Wexham Park Hospitals, Royal Surrey County Hospital and Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals, together with other external organisations.

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

This is an exciting time to join our Trust, as we work on the expansion of our theatres at Ashford Hospital and move towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures; with care delivered by dedicated, specialist teams in a modern and well-equipped environment.

We hope to use this centre to create an environment of learning and to facilitate training of the next generation of our skilled NHS workforce. Our plans are ambitious - why not, come and be a part of our journey.

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

Date posted

03 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

Depending on experience per annum inc. HCAS

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

323-ACS2853-SS

Job locations

Ashford Transport Depot

London Road

Stanwell

TW15 3AA

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

To ensure that daily routine vehicle checks are undertaken and recorded including oil, water, tyres etc, any faults reported so they can be rectified and adhering to relevant transport regulations;
To complete the vehicle log sheet after each use.

Be responsible for the security and safety of loads carried.

Be responsible for the cleanliness of the vehicle, including the clean up of any spillages.

To undertake all daily deliveries and collections of pathology specimens, mail, consumables etc within the departmental working hours (currently 06:30 - 23:30).

To ensure all equipment is secured using the appropriate equipment.

To ensure the safe delivery of any pharmacy, Chemotherapy and controlled drugs to authorised personnel and that a signature is obtained.

To report any incidents or accidents using the correct reporting procedure.
To ensure delivery of X-rays, Medical Records etc to various locations.
To undertake delivery of any other relevant items as requested by Management
To deal politely with queries from users when delivering and report back any issues that may occur.
To sort mail from various locations, ensuring deadlines are met for next runs.
To carry out all tasks in a prompt, safe and efficient manner.
To demonstrate professionalism, honesty and integrity in all matters of a confidential nature.
To be smart of appearance and dress in the uniform provided.
To attend mandatory training and continuing education courses as required.
To attend in-house training, including Transport Induction, basic Health and Safety and COSHH awareness sessions.
To ensure that all statutory requirements, including those for Health and Safety are met and to advise senior staff on areas of concern.

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

To ensure that daily routine vehicle checks are undertaken and recorded including oil, water, tyres etc, any faults reported so they can be rectified and adhering to relevant transport regulations;
To complete the vehicle log sheet after each use.

Be responsible for the security and safety of loads carried.

Be responsible for the cleanliness of the vehicle, including the clean up of any spillages.

To undertake all daily deliveries and collections of pathology specimens, mail, consumables etc within the departmental working hours (currently 06:30 - 23:30).

To ensure all equipment is secured using the appropriate equipment.

To ensure the safe delivery of any pharmacy, Chemotherapy and controlled drugs to authorised personnel and that a signature is obtained.

To report any incidents or accidents using the correct reporting procedure.
To ensure delivery of X-rays, Medical Records etc to various locations.
To undertake delivery of any other relevant items as requested by Management
To deal politely with queries from users when delivering and report back any issues that may occur.
To sort mail from various locations, ensuring deadlines are met for next runs.
To carry out all tasks in a prompt, safe and efficient manner.
To demonstrate professionalism, honesty and integrity in all matters of a confidential nature.
To be smart of appearance and dress in the uniform provided.
To attend mandatory training and continuing education courses as required.
To attend in-house training, including Transport Induction, basic Health and Safety and COSHH awareness sessions.
To ensure that all statutory requirements, including those for Health and Safety are met and to advise senior staff on areas of concern.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

Excellent local knowledge/map reading

Desirable

Knowledge of routine vehicle checks

Qualifications

Essential

Clean Driving Licence

Desirable

Health and Safety

Skills

Essential

communication

Desirable

12 months commercial driving

Skills

Essential

customer service

Desirable

Completion of journey logs

Experience

Essential

Team working

Person Specification

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

Excellent local knowledge/map reading

Desirable

Knowledge of routine vehicle checks

Qualifications

Essential

Clean Driving Licence

Desirable

Health and Safety

Skills

Essential

communication

Desirable

12 months commercial driving

Skills

Essential

customer service

Desirable

Completion of journey logs

Experience

Essential

Team working

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ashford Transport Depot

London Road

Stanwell

TW15 3AA

Employer's website

https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ashford Transport Depot

London Road

Stanwell

TW15 3AA

Employer's website

https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)