Job summary
- Main area
- HGV Driver
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Bank: Ad hoc - work not guaranteed
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Other
- Job ref
- 043-EA002-1025-Bank
- Employer
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- South Wales
- Town
- South Wales
- Closing
- 30/11/2026 08:00
Employer heading
HGV Driver - BANK
NHS AfC: Band 2
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Job overview
Main duties of the job
*THIS ROLE REQUIRES HGV CAT C LICENCE AND CPC*
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership provides Clinical Logistics Transport Service across all Health Boards in Wales via its Health Courier Service, and is seeking a HGV Driver to join this service based in the South Wales area, serving all Wales.
On average, the service sorts (via its own mail sorting hubs), delivers and collects over 120,000 items of mail/medical notes per week, and transports in excess of 5 million movements of samples of Blood Products and Pathology in accordance with Accord Dangereux Routier, Good Manufacturing Practice & legislative requirements per year.
Working for our organisation
At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating.
Our organisation encourages an agile working approach and we pride ourselves on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement.
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focussing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people.
Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers.
Offering a comprehensive benefits package, there is something for everyone. To find out more about working for us, the benefits we offer and guidance on the application process please visit https://nwssp.nhs.wales/working-for-us/
NWSSP work in an agile way where possible, all posts will have a contractual base but as part of agile ways of working that may mean working from home and other locations. We also look at how we balance flexibility with community, and how to manage opportunities to learn from each other.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full Driving License - HGV Cat C/HGV CPC
- Moving and Handling techniques, and general awareness of risk, health and safety issues and responsibilities.
Desirable criteria
- Good interpersonal skills, able to establish productive working relationships with colleagues, external contacts and, where necessary, with patients and members of the public
Experience
Essential criteria
- Driving a range of vans/ light commercial vehicles
- Dealing with customers and liaison with internal and external NHS contacts, patients and public
Desirable criteria
- Ability to work alone with minimum supervision or as a member of a team
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Samantha Kinson
- Job title
- People Services Officer - Bank & JE
- Email address
- [email protected]
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