Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Driver
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Job Description
For questions about this job, contact:
- Name: Simon Gallagher
- Position: Assistant Facilities Manager
- Email: simon.gallagher@nhs.net
- Phone number: 0113 2060777
- Shortlisting Date: 17/08/2026
- Interview Date: 01/09/2026
Job Summary
In this role, you will be a key member of our Transport Team, delivering a friendly, prompt, and professional service on behalf of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
You will support our patients, staff, and services in a variety of important ways. This may include transporting urgent medical samples for testing, taking patients home following their hospital stay, assisting staff travel between hospital sites, or transporting waste to help maintain a safe and clean hospital environment. This is a varied and essential role that directly supports patient care and the smooth running of our hospitals.
Applicants Must Have
- Clean driver licence
- CPC Card
- 7.5-Ton licence
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong geographical knowledge of Leeds and surrounding areas, with some nationwide travel
- The ability to work effectively in a service-focused environment
Please note, this role includes a significant manual handling element, including the collection and transportation of bulk items.
The demands on the Transport Team are dynamic and fast-paced, so a flexible and adaptable approach to work is essential.
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If you feel you have the skills, experience, and commitment to succeed in a vital, service-focused role within the NHS, we look forward to hearing from you.
Why You Should Join Our Team
Joining our NHS Transport Team means playing a vital role in supporting patient care and keeping essential services running smoothly every day.
Our transport team is critical to the patient journey. Whether moving patients, equipment, or supporting clinical services, your work directly helps deliver safe, timely care.
We work in line with NHS values—compassion, respect, and commitment. You’ll be part of an organisation that serves the community and makes a genuine impact on people’s lives.
We provide ongoing training, support, and opportunities to develop your skills and progress within the organisation. Your growth matters to us.
What You Will Bring To The Role
- A full, clean driving licence
- An understanding that this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
- Relevant formal qualifications, such as a Transport NVQ, GCSEs, or equivalent
- Substantial professional driving experience, ideally in a fast-paced or service-led environment
- Experience of working in a customer-focused role, delivering a high standard of service
- The ability to communicate clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing, using radio, telephone, and IT systems
- A working knowledge and understanding of service users’ needs and requirements, with a compassionate and respectful approach
- The ability to remain flexible and adaptable, responding effectively to changing demands that may impact patient care
- Previous experience working within the NHS or healthcare setting (desirable)
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About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Our Trust Values
The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.
We are...
- Responsible
- Open and Honest
- One Team
- Kind
Our Trust Priorities
Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time.
Our Priorities
- People
- Improvement and Innovation
- Partnerships
- Outcomes
Sponsorship Eligibility
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
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