Courier Driver Transport

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

The closing date is 31 March 2025

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, self- motivated individual to join the Transport team at the Worcestershire Acute NHS Foundation Trust, as a driver for our busy transport department.

The role will involve driving the many trust vehicles in our transport fleet to provide the service to our hospitals & other NHS organisations throughout Worcestershire & Birmingham. Our fleet consists of 13 vehicles which include one 3.5 ton box van. A full detailed training programme will be assigned to the post holder. A link has been provided within supporting documents to show the benefits of working for Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will form part of a team within the transport department driving competently and safely one of our fleet of vehicles. Responsible for daily safety checks on vehicles and that the vehicle is kept in a clean and tidy condition. Accountable to portering Co-ordinator & transport supervisor for allocation of jobs. Be required to complete daily vehicle log sheets, journey forms, defect reports. Required to work across our 3 hospital site in exceptional circumstances.

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

Best services for local people
Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
Best use of resources
Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Date posted

17 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9365-25-0246

Job locations

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

Kidderminster General Hospital

Bewdley Road

Kidderminster

Worcestershire

DY11 6RJ

The Alexandra Hospital

Woodrow Drive

Redditch

Worcestershire

B98 7UB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main responsibilities of the role is to deliver & collect items from our hospitals within the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust & other NHS organisations in the Worcestershire & Birmingham areas. To transport patient sensitive data (Notes). Specimens whilst adhering to legislation. Internal & external post. Movement of expensive hospital equipment. Delivery & collection of time critical pharmacy products. Transporting theatre instruments between our hospital sites.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Requires a professional and sympathetic approach to people. Have the ability to remain calm in stressful situations. Is able to accept criticism and learn from it. To work within and be part of the team & carry out tasks independently. To have excellent Verbal, thinking & reasoning skills. Have a good understanding of Health & Safety. Have basic computer knowledge to complete online Learning.
To have held a full UK driving licence with 5yrs experience.

Desirable

Confident in driving commercial vehicles up to 3.5T

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Requires a professional and sympathetic approach to people. Have the ability to remain calm in stressful situations. Is able to accept criticism and learn from it. To work within and be part of the team & carry out tasks independently. To have excellent Verbal, thinking & reasoning skills. Have a good understanding of Health & Safety. Have basic computer knowledge to complete online Learning.
To have held a full UK driving licence with 5yrs experience.

Desirable

Confident in driving commercial vehicles up to 3.5T

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.