Transport Manager | University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Transport Manager is responsible for the strategic and operational management of the trust’s transport services across all LUHFT sites. The postholder will ensure the safe, efficient, and compliant delivery of a wide range of transport functions including shuttle services, courier operations, specimen and medication transport, and the movement of linen, stores, and equipment.

The role provides leadership to supervisors and staff, ensures full fleet and regulatory compliance, manages key contracts, and drives continuous improvement in line with trust objectives, NHS standards, and legal requirements.

This post is central to maintaining seamless operational flow, supporting clinical services, and ensuring that transport operations underpin high-quality patient care, sustainability ambitions, and organisational efficiency.

The post is available from April 2026.

• Lead and manage all day-to-day trust transport operations, ensuring timely, safe, and effective service delivery across all transport functions.
• Oversee staff deployment, rotas, absence management, and workload planning for transport teams.
• Ensure full fleet compliance including MOT, servicing, insurance, licensing, driver checks, and adherence to Trust Policy.
• Manage and monitor transport systems including telematics, vehicle tracking, route optimisation, and digital booking platforms.
• Lead on risk assessments, incident investigations, and corrective actions for all transport-related issues.
• Develop, implement, and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and ensure staff adherence.
• Oversee accurate record-keeping including vehicle checks, maintenance logs, fuel usage, and compliance data.
• Manage budgets, authorise invoices, monitor usage and expenditure, and support cost improvement plans.
• Deliver staff training, performance management, and support HR processes including recruitment and appraisals.
• Drive continuous improvement, digital transformation, and sustainability initiatives including fleet electrification and emissions reduction.
• Provide performance reports, data analysis, and recommendations to senior leadership.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.

Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.

Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit theircareers page.

• Lead the Trust’s transport operations across all LUHFT sites, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient delivery of shuttle, courier, specimen, medication, linen, stores, and equipment transport.
• Oversee daily workload allocation, route planning, driver deployment, and service coordination to meet operational and clinical needs.
• Ensure contingency arrangements and business continuity plans are maintained for transport services.

• Maintain full compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements including MOT, insurance,…