Job summary Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Services BSPS are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable, and highly flexible individual to fill a part time job share as Head of Transport based at our Cody Depot at Farnborough. Keyboard and driving skills are both vital elements of the job Main duties of the job To support the Head of Transport in running the BSPS transport service. To include playing a full role in the strategic corporate leadership of the BSPS transport service. To cover the duties of the Head of Transport in their absence. Day to day leadership of the BSPS Transport team. To be responsible for setting standards of work within the pathology transport service and ensuring these are promulgated and adhered to. Responsible for the recruitment and training of staff across a complex multi-site, multi-Trust business. Excellent communication skills to enable the job holder to deal with complex communication issues across a wide range of work areas, dealing with staff at all levels as well as demanding customer interactions. About us Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area. We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough. Our three core values, and the behaviors that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future. We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical, and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties Date posted 11 April 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £55,877 to £62,626 a year per annum incl HCAS (pro rata) Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time Reference number 151-SL0459 Job locations X98 Building Cody Business Park Ively Road Farnborough Farnborough GU14 0LX Job description Job responsibilities For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy. Job description Job responsibilities For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Post degree level qualification or equivalent work experience. specialist knowledge of transport related issues including health and safety, COSHH. Desirable Basic computer qualification Experience Essential Managing a multi-site Transport and warehouse operation. Management of change; Management of Health and Safety and manual handling issue Team leadership and management experience Desirable Experience of COSHH Skills & Knowledge Essential Dealing with complex facts surrounding the provision of the transport service Ability to deal effectively with challenging situations involving either staff or customers Excellent organisational skills Desirable Basic First Aid knowledge; Person Specification Qualifications Essential Post degree level qualification or equivalent work experience. specialist knowledge of transport related issues including health and safety, COSHH. Desirable Basic computer qualification Experience Essential Managing a multi-site Transport and warehouse operation. Management of change; Management of Health and Safety and manual handling issue Team leadership and management experience Desirable Experience of COSHH Skills & Knowledge Essential Dealing with complex facts surrounding the provision of the transport service Ability to deal effectively with challenging situations involving either staff or customers Excellent organisational skills Desirable Basic First Aid knowledge; 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 Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust Address X98 Building Cody Business Park Ively Road Farnborough Farnborough GU14 0LX Employer's website https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)