Courier Driver

Job summary

We are pleased to offer a job within the NHS Courier Service, a role that will take you across the length and breadth of Cornwall to numerous sites delivering and collecting a wide range of items, including but not restricted to Pathology samples, Pharmacy and patient notes.

It is a job that is pivotal within the NHS structure with time specific requirements. We run a 7 day service with 13 routes to cover all service users.

Interviews will be held on 30th October

Main duties of the job

To provide and maintain a professional, efficient, effective and timely Courier Service with the collection and delivery of Medical Records, Pharmacy, Specimens, Blood, Sterile Services, Post, Parcels, Furniture, General Equipment and other Confidential and Sensitive items to Healthcare establishments throughout Cornwall

To contribute towards the development of best practice within the service to help and achieve high quality patient care

To organise and sort items into route order prior to delivery and during the route, to ensure that they arrive at their delivery point in the same condition in which they left their dispatch point

To maintain total confidentiality in the handling, sorting and distribution of sensitive patient material. Responsibility to ensure that all items for distribution are routinely cleared from the Post Room and Courier Store and delivered to the appropriate address by the end of the day

To drive in a safe and considerate manner in accordance with Road Traffic Legislation. To undertake appropriate, additional driver training as necessary

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Just over 532,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.