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Supply Chain Courier Driver

Barts Health NHS TrustEssex, East of England

Salary
£26,618
Contract
Permanent
Location
Essex
Closes
3 November 2026

Overview

This is a NHS role (permanent) with Barts Health NHS Trust based in Essex. The advertised salary is £26,618. Applications close on 3 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.

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Job description

Operating from the NELFT Supply Chain Distribution Centre in Brentwood, Essex, you will be assisting with the delivery, collection, and transportation...

o To provide comprehensive and confidential support to the Supply Chain BusinessPartner, to ensure the smooth running of the Supply Chain Distribution Centreservices.o To be responsible for the delivery, collection, and transportation of goods, productsand equipment around the Trust and local area.o To consistently deliver a client-focussed service which promotes good customerservice and effective working relationships.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Essential: - NVQ level 2 or equivalent of literacy and numeracy.; - Valid driving licence qualification to reflect B entitlement and ability to drive manual cars, vans, and large 3.5 tonne vans in the UK.

Essential: - Minimum 2 years driving experience; - Experience of safe driving in varied weather, road, restricted spaces, and traffic conditions.; - Able to drive a manual van up to 3.5 tonne in adverse weather conditions.; - Able to handle confidential and sensitive items securely.

Desirable: - Working in an NHS environment; - Previous experience in a warehouse, distribution, or logistics environment.; - Previous experience driving in a multi-drop role.

Essential: - An awareness of NHS priorities; - Knowledge of local roads, able to plan routes, and read maps.; - Basic understanding of vehicle safety checks and maintenance; - Understand how to maintain confidentiality/data protection.; - Understand the needs of clients and able to deal tactfully and sensitively with concerns.

Desirable: - Understanding of health and safety requirements when working in a warehouse environment.; - Able to maintain efficient administrative systes and processes.

Essential: - Basic awareness of IT and IT skills.; - Establish and maintain good working relationships.; - Excellent interpersonal skills in a customer focussed environment.; - Team player.; - Able to use own initiative and work independently; - Willing to learn new skills.

Desirable: - Able to secure and protect loads; - Able to store and maintain manual and electronic records.

Essential: - Able to travel effectively throughout the Trust; - Clean driving licence; - Physically able to undertake manual handling tasks (lifting parcels, bags of specimens, equipment etc.), standing or walking for long periods.; - Willingness to work variable shifts.

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How this role compares

We hold 893 NHS vacancies in East of England that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £39,959. This role pays less than about 78% of them.

There are 13,012 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,295 of them in East of England.

You have 13 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 46 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.

Barts Health NHS Trust has 64 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.

These figures are calculated from the vacancies GovJobs currently holds, not from official pay statistics. They are a guide to the market, not a valuation of this post.

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