Driver; Berkshire and Pathology Transport Services

Driver (Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Transport Services) 15 hrs p/w

Driver (Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Transport Services) - Part Time 15 hours per week (Mondays and Fridays)

Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Transport Services are looking for enthusiastic and reliable driver to (working Mondays and Fridays) 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 othersites 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.

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 othersites 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 outdelivery schedules and complete all relevant paperwork. Also, ensuring that thevehicles are kept clean, roadworthy, tidy and properly maintained.

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.

Please refer to the attached Job description and Person specification for further details of the role.

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

• Self motivated and able to work without supervision
• Experience of commercial driving

• Experience in frontline customer services
• Experience of completing journey logs
• Working knowledge of NHS

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

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.