Job summary
Want to be part of a team that helps save lives every day? In this role, you'll be out on the road, collecting and delivering blood, equipment, and people to hospitals and donation centres around the country. Sometimes that means making urgent, blue-light deliveries during emergencies.
We're a 24/7 service, so youll work a mix of shiftsincluding nights, weekends, and bank holidays. If you're calm under pressure, good with people, and up for working on the go, this could be a great fit.
Well make sure youre fully trained, kitted out with a uniform, and supported with development opportunities to help you grow in the role.
Main duties of the job
In this role, youll drive our vehicles to collect and deliver blood, equipment, and supplies. Youll be responsible for keeping your vehicle in good shape and making sure everything gets to the right place safely and on time.
Heres what youll be doing:
Driving different types of vehicles (up to 7.5 tonnes), or up to 3.5 tonnes in some areas (Tooting, Basildon, Lancaster, and Southampton) Using handheld digital devices and keeping accurate electronic and paper records Loading, unloading, setting up and taking down equipment. Sometimes lifting items up to 20kg, with or without lifting aids.
Occasionally making emergency Blue Light deliveries (well train you for this)
Giving great service to everyone you meet, whether thats colleagues, donors, hospital staff or members of the public.
This is a 24/7 role with rotating shifts, including days, evenings, nights, weekends and bank holidays.
About us
It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need.
Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do.
By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever.
You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
**This vacancy is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship. Please do not apply unless you have another means of establishing a right to work, or you are already employed by the NHS and would transfer to the pay point above the base of Band 3**.
What we offer:
- Flexible working opportunities where the role will allow.
- 27 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time) plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years’ service and to 33 days after 10 years.
- NHS pension scheme. The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns) Further details and outline of benefits can be found at: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pensions
- We’ve fostered a culture of continuous learning where colleagues are well-led, engaged, and encouraged to grow. We support you in reaching your full potential, both in your current role and future career. Our Thrive program embodies our commitment to learning and development, offering a wide range of activities to support your personal and professional growth. It’s open to everyone at NHSBT, ensuring you have the resources to succeed and shine in your role.
- You earn more working shifts during evenings, weekends or early mornings
Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification for the full personal attributes we require for the role. You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
**This vacancy is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship. Please do not apply unless you have another means of establishing a right to work, or you are already employed by the NHS and would transfer to the pay point above the base of Band 3**.
What we offer:
- Flexible working opportunities where the role will allow.
- 27 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time) plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years’ service and to 33 days after 10 years.
- NHS pension scheme. The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns) Further details and outline of benefits can be found at: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pensions
- We’ve fostered a culture of continuous learning where colleagues are well-led, engaged, and encouraged to grow. We support you in reaching your full potential, both in your current role and future career. Our Thrive program embodies our commitment to learning and development, offering a wide range of activities to support your personal and professional growth. It’s open to everyone at NHSBT, ensuring you have the resources to succeed and shine in your role.
- You earn more working shifts during evenings, weekends or early mornings
Please view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification for the full personal attributes we require for the role. You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- You must have a full UK driving licence with no more than 6 points (this will be checked with the DVLA)
- You need a category B licence as a minimum, however if you have a C1 licence thats a bonus.
- Youll need to meet our NHSBT driving standards (this will be assessed as part of the interview process)
Experience
Essential
- Youll have experience of driving for work or ability to youre a confident and capable driver previous vocational driving experience or evidence of driving proficiency
- Youre comfortable using digital hand held devices and basic computer programmes like Microsoft Office
- You have good knowledge of the area and know your way around the local roads
- You know how to carry out basic checks to keep a vehicle in good condition
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- You must have a full UK driving licence with no more than 6 points (this will be checked with the DVLA)
- You need a category B licence as a minimum, however if you have a C1 licence thats a bonus.
- Youll need to meet our NHSBT driving standards (this will be assessed as part of the interview process)
Experience
Essential
- Youll have experience of driving for work or ability to youre a confident and capable driver previous vocational driving experience or evidence of driving proficiency
- Youre comfortable using digital hand held devices and basic computer programmes like Microsoft Office
- You have good knowledge of the area and know your way around the local roads
- You know how to carry out basic checks to keep a vehicle in good condition
