Transport Driver
The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
Wakefield, WF1 4DG
Salary
£25,272
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
11 September 2026
6 days left
Job description
We are looking for a reliable and motivated Driver to join our busy Transport Department. The role is primarily based at Pinderfields Hospital, with r...
As a Driver within our Transport Department, you will play a vital role in supporting patient care and the smooth running of hospital services by providing a safe, reliable and responsive transport service across the Trust.
Your duties will include
- Safely driving a range of Trust vehicles, including cars, vans and light goods vehicles, in accordance with road traffic legislation and Trust policies.
- Transporting patients, staff, medical equipment, supplies, case notes and other essential hospital items across Trust sites and throughout the Yorkshire region.
- Collecting and delivering pathology specimens, blood products, pharmacy items (including controlled drugs), legal specimens and internal/external mail, ensuring all handling and documentation procedures are followed.
- Undertaking scheduled transport runs between Trust sites, GP surgeries and neighbouring hospitals, together with responding to urgent and ad hoc transport requests.
- Providing cover for the Mail Driver when required.
- Supporting specialist transport requests, including the transfer of organs, tissue samples, biopsies and occasional mortuary services, maintaining the highest standards of professionalism and sensitivity.
- Loading, unloading and moving heavy or bulky equipment using safe manual handling techniques (training will be provided).
- Carrying out routine vehicle checks and ensuring vehicles are maintained in a safe, clean and roadworthy condition.
- Maintaining communication with the Transport Office
- Full clean driving licence
- Previous driving experience.
- Experience of driving a variety of vehicles in a workplace environment.
Knowledge and Awareness
- Awareness of customer care in a workplace environment.
- Good local area knowledge.
- Health & Safety awareness.
- Able to follow written and oral instructions.
- Ability to meet Trust insurance requirements
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).
We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Qualifications
Essential
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How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
2 September 2026
Last checked
4 September 2026
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