Job summary
- Main area
- Driver
- Grade
- 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week (Various)
- Job ref
- 201-25-545
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- RCHT Treliske
- Town
- Truro
- Salary
- £24,169 Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 11/08/2025
Employer heading
Courier Driver
2
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Strategic Themes
Great Care
- Care based on what matters to people.
- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Organisation
- Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
- Technology enabled care.
- Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
- A place people love to work and feel valued.
- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Job overview
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Main duties of the job
To organise and sort items into route order prior to delivery and during the route, to ensure that they arrive at their delivery point in the same condition in which they left their dispatch point
To maintain total confidentiality in the handling, sorting and distribution of sensitive patient material
Responsibility to ensure that all items for distribution are routinely cleared from the Post Room and Courier Store and delivered to the appropriate address by the end of the day
To drive in a safe and considerate manner in accordance with Road Traffic Legislation
To undertake appropriate, additional driver training as necessary
Working for our organisation
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you’ll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people’s homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
Education/qualifications and relevant experience
Essential criteria
- Hold a Full UK Driving Licence (Manual)
- Numerate and literate
Desirable criteria
- Manual Handling, Health and Safety, Customer Care, First Aid Certificate
- Courses relevant to job performance and duties.
Skills and Aptitude
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills
- Adaptable and able to use own initiative
- Ability to stay calm in a stressful situation and tact required. Polite and patient at all times
Desirable criteria
- Flexible
Knowledge and abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to drive a variety of vehicles, including 3.5t Luton with taillift when required
Desirable criteria
- Previous courier/driver experience, NHS experience
- Experience of working in a large organisation
- ADR training for carriage of dangerous goods
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ross Halliday
- Job title
- Courier manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01872 252985
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