Job summary
Band 2: £21,203 - pro rata
Part time hours: 32.5 per week
Permanent contract
Base: St Marys Hospital, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG
Main duties of the job
This is more than just a driving job - its a vital role in ensuring essential medical supplies, clinical specimens, and equipment reach the right place at the right time, helping frontline NHS teams deliver outstanding care.
We are looking for avalid UK driving licence with C1 entitlement (up to 7.5 tonnes), with experience in a service industry or logistics environment. You should have strong communication and organisational skills while being a team player with a can do attitude.
About us
Our vision for Single Corporate ServicesIsle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT) and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) have a shared vision of a single corporate service across our two organisations, supported by a single set of identical systems and processes, under joint leadership, to drive significant efficiencies, improve employee experience, and return time to patient care.
Why are we changing the way we deliver Corporate Services?Working as a partnership, both IWT and PHU have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this. The creation of a single corporate service is essential for us to support our clinical and operational services, and our wider transformation programme.
The single corporate service is delivered across both organisation. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Drive a range of Trust vehicles for scheduled and ad hoc deliveries and collections.
- Transport clinical specimens, medical gases, and specialist items safely and securely.
- Maintain accurate records and comply with road traffic legislation and Trust policies.
- Be a visible and professional representative of the Trust, delivering excellent customer service.
- Support major incident response when required.
Desirable extras:
- Experience in warehouse or retail environments.
- Training in manual handling and hazardous goods awareness.
This role supports both Trusts, so occasional travel between sites is required. Travel arrangements will be discussed individually and supported by our staff mobility agreement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Drive a range of Trust vehicles for scheduled and ad hoc deliveries and collections.
- Transport clinical specimens, medical gases, and specialist items safely and securely.
- Maintain accurate records and comply with road traffic legislation and Trust policies.
- Be a visible and professional representative of the Trust, delivering excellent customer service.
- Support major incident response when required.
Desirable extras:
- Experience in warehouse or retail environments.
- Training in manual handling and hazardous goods awareness.
This role supports both Trusts, so occasional travel between sites is required. Travel arrangements will be discussed individually and supported by our staff mobility agreement.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a service industry.
Knowledge
Essential
- Numerate and literate.
- Ability to achieve high levels of accuracy ensuring deadlines are met.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skill.
- Able to liaise with staff at all levels.
- Able to prioritise and plan workload.
- Confidentiality and discretion.
- Able to work independently and recognise the importance of teamwork.
- Strong customer service skills Full understanding of Commitment to Customers and Customer Care and be confident to demonstrate these good practices, during the course of their duties.
- Ability to demonstrate confidentiality and trustworthiness.
- A willingness to be flexible and part of a team.
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of education
- Clean valid driving license and driving experience.
- License must include full entitlement categories C1 (HGV 3 up to 7.5 tonnes)
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a service industry.
Knowledge
Essential
- Numerate and literate.
- Ability to achieve high levels of accuracy ensuring deadlines are met.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skill.
- Able to liaise with staff at all levels.
- Able to prioritise and plan workload.
- Confidentiality and discretion.
- Able to work independently and recognise the importance of teamwork.
- Strong customer service skills Full understanding of Commitment to Customers and Customer Care and be confident to demonstrate these good practices, during the course of their duties.
- Ability to demonstrate confidentiality and trustworthiness.
- A willingness to be flexible and part of a team.
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of education
- Clean valid driving license and driving experience.
- License must include full entitlement categories C1 (HGV 3 up to 7.5 tonnes)
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.
