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Job summary

Main area
Facilities
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
269-SFT9419
Employer
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Salisbury
Salary
£24,465 pro rata if part time
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/01/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust logo

Courier Driver

Band 2

 


Job overview

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a full time Courier Driver to join an existing Team. You will be working for the Trust Courier Service transporting post, samples, specimens and healthcare equipment from Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust to GP surgeries, Health Centre's and other NHS Hospitals in the surrounding area.

The Courier Driver will require a flexible attitude and the ability to act as part of a team are an advantage and essential to this role. 

The ideal candidate will have some driving experience and hold a group B driving license, experience of working in a multi drop delivery and collection service would be advantageous but full on the job training will be given covering routes, cargo handling etc.

Main duties of the job

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service.  We think working here is pretty rewarding.  You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme. 

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything.  With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible.  Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

 

Person specification

Skill

Essential criteria
  • Driving licence essential

Driving experience

Essential criteria
  • Has previous undertaking driving as a job

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyDisability confident leaderImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingWe Work FlexiblyPeople PromiseNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Justine Baker
Job title
Transport, Accommodation & HQ Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01722336262
Additional information

For more information, please contact Justine Baker, HQ & Accommodation Manager on 01722 336262 ext 5608 or Emma Hunt, Facilities HQ Admin Co-ordinator  01722 336262 ext 3989

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