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A number of opportunities have arisen for full-time Transport Drivers to join our busy Transport Department within the Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy on a permanent basis working 37.5 hours per week.
The hours will be worked in accordance with the needs of the service, however you will predominantly be required to work between 8am & 5pm, on Laboratories and Pharmacy routes collecting and delivering vaccines and pharmacy items, various Lab specimens and mail from Hospitals, GP and Health Centre premises across Fife. Working Monday to Friday, however there may also be a requirement to work weekends to meet service requirements.
Although the posts will predominantly be undertaking the collection and Delivery of Laboratories and Vaccine/Pharmacy driving roles, you will also be trained and included in other driving duties such as Stores, Patient Transport and Clinical Waste collections.
Drivers can be lone workers, driving throughout Fife (and surrounding area i.e.Edinburgh & Dundee) on a daily basis, routes can also be repetitive. Vehicles range from cars, vans, minibuses and 3.5 tonne Luton and electric vehicles.
You will be based within the service yard on the Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy however there may be a requirement to work within any other Hospital site.
Physical and manual handing element to post due to transporting items, cages, clinical waste bins, and Labs & Pharmacy boxes.
You will have good communication skills, and ability to follow route mapping and timed schedules.
You must hold a clean full UK driving licence to enable you to drive NHS Fife’s vehicles.
Full training, and one to one coaching supplied, including attendance at mandatory training courses.
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
For informal enquiries please contact Emma Rodger, Support Services Manager on 01592 648181.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.