Main area MSE Transport Driver Grade Band 2 Contract 12 months (Fixed Term) Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday) Job ref 390-EFM-BR-0808
Employer Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Broomfield Town Chelmsford Salary £24,169 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 16/04/2025 23:59
Transport Driver
Band 2
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend.
We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation determined to provide the best health care services for our local population and working in the best interests of the people we serve.
Job overview
Are you a confident driver who wants to make a difference?
Mid and South Essex Hospital Trust are looking to recruit a part time driver to work within the Transport Department, located at Broomfield Hospital. You may on occasion be asked to start from Basildon Hospital, Braintree Community Hospital or St Peters Hospital.
This role is on a fixed term basis, for three days per week working flexibly on the below shifts:
1. 07:00 - 15:00
2. 08:00 - 16:00
3. 09:00 - 17:00
4. 15:00 - 23:00
You will be able to drive a Luton van, with a tail lift around the Essex area on both planned and adhoc routes. This role requires safe manual handling and lifting of items.
So, if this sounds like the right role for you, please apply today.
Main duties of the job
* Collect and deliver various medical items on scheduled routes and adhoc routes in the Essex area. This includes but is not exclusive to Specimens, Medication, Patient Records, Post and machinery
* Collect and deliver sterile services equipment, both clean and dirty
* Responsible for refuelling vehicles and carrying out basic vehicle mechanical checks, at least once per week, covering oil, fuel, brake fluid, water, tyres, lighting, windscreen wipers/washers, batteries, changing tyres, maintain vehicle in a clean state inside and out and reporting accident damage
* Drive safely to national legal requirement
* To deliver training to new starters within the Transport department
Working for our organisation
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking, and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for further details on this post and the person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Good level of general education
* Full clean driving licence
Experience
* Past experience as an employed courier driver
* Previous work experience involving identifying and correcting basic mechanical faults
Skills
* Good level of literacy - demonstrated through minimal mistakes on application form
Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.
Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.
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