Job summary
- Main area
- Courier
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 184-SSL6194266
- Employer
- Simply Serve Limited
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Musgrove
- Town
- Taunton
- Salary
- £22,383 £11.45 per hour
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Bank On Call Courier Driver
Band 2
This vacancy within Simply Serve Limited is advertised and appears under the authority of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.
Job overview
A vacancy has arisen within our Courier department for a Bank On call Driver based at Musgrove. We are looking for an enthusiastic and conscientious individual to join our team
The Courier service will be running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Main duties of the job
The courier service delivers pharmaceutical drugs, medicines and other consumables and supplies to Healthcare establishments throughout Somerset and Dorset. The on call driver will be responsible to transporting staff and/or patients either to or from Yeovil District Hospital
The courier/driver will play a key role in ensuring that patients receive vital drugs and supplies in a timely manner, and transporting staff and/or patients to support discharge
A standby payment will be paid for the total hours you are oncall and then an hourly rate will be paid for the duration you are called out.
If you have any questions, or want more information please contact the Operational Courier Manager [email protected]
Working for our organisation
As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression, and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts. The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London. There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of accuracy and attention to detail when record-keeping and monitoring vehicle maintenance
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of driving in either a commercial or NHS setting
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full, clean driving licence
- GCSE (grade B or above) in English and Maths or equivalent
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gary Starrs
- Job title
- Facilities Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01935 383459
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