Patient Supplies Driver

Role description

Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this.

The single corporate service is delivered across both organisations. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.

NHS Band 2 Salary: £25,272 per annum

Hours Per Week: Full time, 37.5 hours

Contract Type: Permanent

Location Base: Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY

The Transport Department is based at Queen Alexandra Hospital and as a driver for Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU), you will be assisting in providing a cost effective and efficient non-patient transportation service for the service users of the Department driving one of the Trust’s small fleet of various vehicles, from a small van to a 7.5 tonne lorry.

Job summary

Make scheduled collections and deliveries of clinical notes, post, pharmacy, clinical specimens, instrumentation, consumables etc. to/from PHT at off-site locations, GP surgeries, medical units, and health centres etc across the local community and across the south coast region.

Cover ad hoc collections and deliveries as and when necessary (medical equipment, furniture etc.)

Specific Core Functions

Carry out tasks, deliveries, and collections as per schedules, or as directed by the Transport Manager or Responsible Person, on Trust vehicles, and liaise with all colleagues to ensure an efficient service is provided.

Drivers will be expected to be multi-skilled, to carry out multiple deliveries and collections and be able to cover all the various Transport schedules, as necessary for the benefit of the Trust.

Must operate within the current legislation, Road Traffic Acts and Laws.

Must maintain paperwork to meet legislation and Trust requirements (i.e., signing out /in vehicle Keys and fuel cards, daily entries of Domestic Logbooks, Tachographs, accident reporting, defect reporting, timesheets etc.)

Must report all accidents, and any damage however minor, and complete accident report forms.

Must carry out daily vehicle safety checks before using the vehicle and report all vehicle defects.

Must ensure no unauthorised passengers are carried in any trust vehicle.

Must keep assigned vehicle clean, inside, and out, at all times.

To wear the uniform provided and clearly display identity/security badge, and wear issued protective clothing when required whilst carrying out duties.

Be physically fit and able to assist in the movement of some heavy items, furniture, and equipment.

To respect Trust and Patient confidentiality.

To transport clinical notes, post, pharmacy, clinical specimens, and consumables in a safe and correct manner as and when required.

Be prepared to turn out, when available for driving duties, in the event of a Major Incident, or Major Incident exercise.

To ensure adherence to Transport Department and Trust policies and procedures

Must complete regular staff training and awareness programmes.

The post holder to take positive action to gain an understanding of sustainability and climate change and how the Trust is responding and lead on demonstrating a commitment to reducing the carbon and energy footprint for soft FM services.

To undertake any other reasonable duties as requested, this may include responsibilities not normally covered on a day-to-day basis.

For full job details, please refer to enclosed job description .

Essential

Good standard of education (educated to GCSE Level C and above or equivalent).

Clean, valid driving licence

Licence must include full entitlement categories C1 (HGV 3 up to 7.5 tonnes)

Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC)

Computer literate

Desirable

Dangerous goods awareness

Experience

Essential

Vocational driving experience

Previous experience in scheduled deliveries

Experience in moving and handling inanimate loads

Experience of using manual handling equipment.

Experience in prioritising work schedules according to task and risk.

Desirable

Experience of working in a healthcare environment

Experience in managing and moving dangerous goods.

Experience in using tachographs.

Skills & Knowledge

Numerate and literate with the ability to complete paperwork to meet all legislation and Trust requirements (signing out /in vehicle Keys and fuel cards, daily entries of Domestic Logbooks, accident reporting, defect reporting, timesheets etc.)

Able to work independently whilst recognising the importance of teamwork

Able to prioritise and plan workload

Able to liaise with staff at all levels

Strong customer service skills

Ability to achieve high levels of accuracy ensuring deadlines are met

Confidentiality and discretion must always be maintained

Ability to juggle multiple schedule priorities whilst remaining calm

Must be self-motivated

A willingness to be flexible and adaptable as part of a team

Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills

Must always demonstrate discretion and trustworthiness

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

For more information, please see our People and OD Strategy 2026