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Driver
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
37.5 hours per week (One post Full time 37.5 hours over 5 days.)
Job ref
193-5260847NCG2DR-2
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Reading Depot
Town
Reading
Salary
£22,383 per annum (pro-rata if part time)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/05/2024 23:59

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Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Driver

Band 2

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.  The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.  This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust.  Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us.  We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.  

 

 

Job overview

Band 2 - Driver

Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Transport Services are looking for enthusiastic and reliable drivers to join our busy team within the Transport department.

You will be based at the Reading depot, covering runs from Royal Berkshire Hospital and operating throughout the Reading and West Berkshire areas. At times you may also be required to work at other sites in the network. We drive a variety of vehicles and work from depots at Guildford, Reading, Bracknell, Ashford and St Peters, and Cody depot, Farnborough. The department provides services to customers between 06:30 and 23:00, Monday to Friday with the possibility of working additional weekends. Hours will vary to meet the urgent demands of our users.  

The responsibilities of the successful applicant will include carrying out efficient and safe transportation of staff, mail, laboratory samples, pharmacy, medical records and stores between hospital sites and other NHS organisations within the region.

You should be reliable, have a responsible and flexible attitude with good organisational skills, and be resourceful, honest, with the commitment and ability to work on your own or as part of a team.

You must have a full clean driving licence.

Main duties of the job

You will be based at the Reading depot, covering runs from Royal Berkshire Hospital and operating throughout the Reading and West Berkshire areas. At times you may also be required to work at other sites in the network. 

This merged department provides a service for Royal Berkshire Hospital, Frimley Health which includes Heatherwood & Wexham Park Hospitals, Royal Surrey County Hospital and Ashford & St Peter’s Hospitals, together with other external organisations.

As part of the Transport team, to carry out all the duties associated with the provision of a comprehensive delivery service, especially to drive delivery vehicles and carry out delivery schedules and complete all relevant paperwork. Also, ensuring that the vehicles are kept clean, roadworthy, tidy and properly maintained.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading’s biggest employer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the job role, please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached.

 

Person specification

Qualifications/Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Excellent local knowledge and ability to read maps/use Sat Nav
  • Knowledge of routine vehicle checks
  • Full clean driving licence
Desirable criteria
  • LGV Licence
  • Understanding of Confidentiality
  • Health & Safety issues
  • Basic First Aid knowledge

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Self motivated and able to work without supervision
  • Excellent communication skills
Desirable criteria
  • 12 months experience of commercial driving

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in frontline customer services
  • Experience of completing journey logs
Desirable criteria
  • Working knowledge of NHS
  • Multi drop delivery experience

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work as part of a team or on your own

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Care quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Stonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.National Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Michael Yates
Job title
Transport Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0791 939 3776
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