About this role
Job summary
Join Our Hospital Transport Team
Are you a reliable, confident driver ready to make a difference in the daily operations of local healthcare? Mid and South Essex Hospital Trust is seeking a dedicated Transport Driver to support our essential services.
This is a part-time position, three days per week, Wednesday to Friday offering flexible working hours, covering the following shifts:
07:00 - 15:00
08:00 - 16:00
09:00 - 17:00
15:00 - 23:00
You will operate a Luton van equipped with a tail lift, managing both planned and ad-hoc routes across the Essex area. Your vital work involves the safe and timely delivery of goods, requiring competency in secure manual handling and lifting procedures.
You will need to be flexible to start your shifts from any of the following locations:
Broomfield Hospital St Peters Hospital in Maldon Braintree Community Hospital Basildon Hospital
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
About us
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well-being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Job description Job responsibilities
For more information on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached Job Description.We look forward to your application!
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a high number of applications be received.
Unfortunately, there is no Visa Sponsorship available for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Significant qualified driving experience Good level of education Full clean driving licence
Knowledge Essential
Past experience as an employed courier driver Able to identify and correct basic mechanical faults
Communication Essential
Good level of literacy - demonstrated through minimal mistakes on application form
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 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address Broomfield
Court Road
Chelmsford
CM1 7ET
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)