Job summary
- Main area
- Drving
- Grade
- A4C 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 13 hours per week (Route 6 - Monday 1 x 3 hours 08:00 hrs to 11:00 hrs, Route 2 - Monday & Tuesday 2 x 5 hours (12:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs))
- Job ref
- 357-PR-212-25-QIA349and352
- Employer
- United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Pilgrim Hospital
- Town
- Boston
- Salary
- £23,615 per annum, £11,335 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Part Time Driver - Band 2 (INTERNAL) Route 2 & Route 6
A4C 2
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values guide everything we do. They are:
- Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
- Safety – Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
- Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
- Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
- Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
So, what is in it for you?
- Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.
Types of flexibility could include:
- Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
- Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
- Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
- Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
- Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
- NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
- Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
- Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.
In addition, there is more.
- Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
- Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
- Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
- Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
- Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.
Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.
Job overview
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trusts’ Fleet & Logistics team provides a wide range of non-patient transport services in collaboration with a number of other NHS organisations across the whole of the county. Items transported include, internal courier mail, health records, patient food, pharmacy, stores, diagnostic specimens and medical instruments.
Main duties of the job
This part time driving post based at Pilgrim Hospital Boston will involve the movement of time critical items to support the delivery of clinical services. The post holder will be required to manually secure the load, be able to load/unload the vehicle and must be capable and have experience of driving various vehicle types including passengers cars and light commercial vehicles up to 3500kg Gross Vehicle Weight.
Working for our organisation
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. your NHS needs you!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full and valid United Kingdom driving licence with no more than 3 penalty endorsement points for a minor motoring offence
- Able to demonstrate literacy and numeracy skills sufficient to complete paperwork relating to delivery and collections and comprehension skills sufficient to be able to read and understand written instructions
Desirable criteria
- Category C1 driving entitlement for driving vehicles up to 7500kg Maximum Authorised Mass (MAM)
- Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (DCPC)
- Health & Safety qualifications and/or training
- NVQ Level 2, or above, in Customer Care
- First Aider training
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate previous experience in a customer based organisation
- Minimum of 3 years driving experience in the United Kingdom
- Vocational driving experience in a previous job role
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with vehicles, drivers or in a transport environment
- Previous experience of working for the NHS
- Able to demonstrate previous experience in a customer based organisation
Knowledge, Skills & Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate a flexible approach to changes in workload, duties, and priorities
- Able to demonstrate good knowledge and a keen interest or aptitude for driving and vehicle related issues
- The ability to react quickly and sensitively to a wide range of differing needs
- Able to demonstrate the ability to use initiative to resolve problems
- Able to demonstrate the ability to work with minimum supervision
- Able to demonstrate a high standard of interpersonal skills
- Able to demonstrated a positive approach to team working
Desirable criteria
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of moving and handling techniques
Specific Requirements
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate good driving skills and a satisfactory driving safety record
- Able to demonstrate a commitment to customer care.
- Able to demonstrate a flexible approach to changes in workload/duties/priorities
- Able to demonstrate the ability to react quickly and sensitively to a wide range of differing needs
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate a basic understanding and awareness of road transport regulations and legislation i.e. construction and use regulations, corporate manslaughter act, carriage of dangerous goods, health & safety law etc.
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- David Everitt
- Job title
- Fleet & Logistics Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01205 446772
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