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Pharmacy Delivery Driver

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Gorleston-on-sea, NR31 6LAView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£25,272

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

28 October 2026

8 days left

Job description

We are looking for a reliable and motivated Pharmacy Delivery Driver to join our busy Hospital Pharmacy team. The successful candidate will play a vit...

1. To provide a fully scheduled comprehensive courier service for the pharmacy department to patients and healthcare services in the local area.

2. To ensure timely and accurate deliveries, following pharmacy standard operating procedures

3. To collect and deliver general and medicine supplies throughout the Trust and other designated sites (including internal medicines deliveries).

4. Communicate with pharmacy staff regarding delivery schedules and any other issues

5. Be a named driver and therefore hold a UK full clean driving licence.

6. To load and unload the vehicles as required, ensuring fridge lines and controlled drugs are stored and secured in keeping with standard operating procedures

7. To carry out daily maintenance checks of the vehicle

8. To complete vehicle log sheets and daily delivery logs.

9. To maintain and keep the vehicle clean and tidy, inside and out.

10. To ensure that at all times the vehicle is being driven within the requirements of the Road Traffic Act

Speed limits

Roadworthy

Weight/passengers carried

Tax, insurance and permits

Appropriate driving licence

MOT/plating

Rest periods and driving hours maximum as applicable

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To assist in the provision of a Trust-wide pharmacy home delivery service for medicines and other healthcare products. Safely operate a delivery vehicle to transport pharmacy products to various locations, maintaining product integrity and required audit trails. Manage multi-drop routes efficiently to optimize delivery schedules.

We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.

Essential/Desirable

Essential: - clean driving licence

Desirable: - Previous experience of working in a transport environment

Essensal

Essential: - oCustomer service skills

Desirable: - Previous work within the NHS

Essensal

Essential: - oGood communication and organisational skills

Desirable: - oExperience delivering medicine to patients' homes

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

14 October 2026

Last checked

16 October 2026

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About the employer

JPU
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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