Collection & Delivery Driver
St Catherine’s Hospice
Pease Pottage, RH11 9SLView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£10,575 to £11,008
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
30 October 2026
10 days leftJob description
PLEASE APPLY FOR THIS ROLE DIRECTLY ON OUR WEBSITE BY PASTING THE LINK BELOW: https://stcatherineshospice.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=d...
We are seeking a reliable, motivated driver to support the collection and distribution of donated goods across the Surrey and West Sussex area.
This key role supports our retail operation to run smoothly, ensuring efficient movement of goods between the shops and warehouses and representing the hospice in a positive manner.
If you have driving experience, effective customer service skills and enjoy working independently and as part of a friendly team, then we would love to hear from you.
- Experience of driving a variety of vehicles
- Ability to safely handle large and/or heavy items
- Stamina for hands-on work
- Working independently and as part of a team, working closely with the Superstore Manager to prioritise collections and deliveries
- Professional manner, with the ability to represent the hospice positively at all times
St Catherines Hospice is a respected local charity providing specialist hospice care alongside statutory service partners (GPs, District nursing etc) across West Sussex and East Surrey.
We provide care in communities across Surrey and Sussex which are richly diverse and we want to reflect that in everything we do. We celebrate and support difference and welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you believe in the importance of what we do, share our values and want to be a part of an outstanding team building something important, wed love to hear from you.
Employees at St Catherines Hospice can enjoy a variety of benefits including:
- Generous annual leave starting at 25 days, rising to 30 days with length of service, plus Bank Holidays, and an opportunity to buy / sell annual leave days. Plus we offer a day off for volunteering & moving house.
- Generous Pension scheme with up to 9% employer contributions or honour of NHS pension.
- Life Assurance Scheme, Counselling Offering, and a range of discounts.
- Enhanced maternity and adoption pay.
Qualifications
Essential: - General proficient level of literacy and numeracy; - Full, clean, current driving
Desirable: - Customer service-related qualification or experience Advanced driving; - qualification or training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of driving a variety of vehicles
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively and diplomatically with public, staff and volunteers
- Basic maintenance knowledge of transport vehicles
- Personal organisational skills
- Excellent customer service skills and experience
- Ability to safely manage heavy loads and follow Manual Handling techniques
Desirable
- Experience of goods deliveries
- Vehicle maintenance knowledge/experience
- Experience of route planning and organisation
- Some knowledge of St Catherine's Hospice work in the community, including its charity shops
- Awareness of statutory regulations including H&S legislation, trading
- standards, hygiene etc
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
9 October 2026
Last checked
13 October 2026
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About the employer
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