Van Courier
1 Mabledon Place, Central London
From £33,000 DOE
Job Title: Van Driver
Location: 1 Mabledon Place, WC1H 9AX
About us:
Sonic Healthcare is an internationally renowned healthcare provider with a demonstrable track record of medical across the world. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Sonic is an ASX Top 50 company that has grown to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers, specialising in pathology, radiology and primary care medical centres. We have operations in Australia, the USA, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand.
Sonic Healthcare UK encompasses the two main entities in the UK, The Doctors Laboratory (TDL) and Health Services Laboratories (HSL). HSL is a partnership between The Doctors Laboratory (TDL), Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH). HSL was formed to provide pathology services to the NHS Trusts and has expanded further to provide services to other NHS Trusts. Over 2,500 staff work at Sonic Healthcare UK, primarily under the TDL or HSL banner.
Our purpose is to deliver medically-led diagnostics, innovation, value and long-term investment to healthcare. With our core laboratory based at The Halo Building in London WC1H 9AX, we also have an expanding site in Manchester as well as smaller hospital-based laboratories across the country. We maintain rigorously high standards of quality, whilst also delivering efficiencies to healthcare through careful workforce planning, pioneering technology and significant investment in infrastructure and IT.
About the role:
An opportunity has arisen for a Night Shift Van Courier to join the Courier team for a fixed term based at our Central London location.
Although the role is based in our main laboratory at 1 Mabledon Place, the successful applicant will be expected to travel to various locations within the UK along with providing Courier Controller Cover when required.
The role involves collecting samples from clients and their safe and efficient delivery to the company premises, as well as the delivery of reports, supplies and other goods to clients. The position will also involve carrying out duties in line with the 'Courier Procedures Manual’ and to ensure that communication procedures are operational during duties. The successful candidate will have experience of working within the courier or healthcare field and at least 5 years driving experience.
You will also be required to have excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team.
Please be aware that this role involves dealing with Blood Transfusion and Major Haemorrhage situations.
Please note, driving will take up a large part of your working day and as it is a 4 on 4 off shift, you will be expected to work weekends/Bank Holidays.
*Must Have full clean driving licence
*Company Vehicle available
*4 on 4 off Night shifts
*Basic salary plus mileage rates
At TDL we offer a variety of excellent staff benefits including:
• Training and development opportunities – supporting professional development
• Annual performance related salary review
**• No banding restrictions: **As we are a private company we are not restricted by salary bandings and so are able to negotiate appropriate salaries based on experience. This also means that annual salary reviews do not hit a band ceiling
• Discounted gym membership – we have a corporate gym membership scheme with Better Gyms
• Cash healthcare plan – cash back on a variety of healthcare costs including dentist and opticians
• Sick Pay Entitlement – 5 paid days in the first year of employment, 20 days thereafter
• Permanent Health Insurance and Death in Service Cover
• Life Assurance – providing salary continuation for long term illness (six months qualifying period)
• Employee Assistance Programme – supporting staff wellbeing
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme – interest free loan for the cost of annual travel ticket
• Perkbox – Access to additional staff perks and benefits such as high street discounts
• Company Pension Scheme – company and staff contributions which increase with service
• Competitive annual leave allowance - 23 days annual leave rising to 28 days after 5 years service
• Flexible working hours – 40 hours standard working week