Stores Operative/ HGV Driver inNewport inNewport PUBLISHED 29 OCT 2024

Band 2  FIXED TERM 

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership provides Clinical Logistics Transport Service across all Health Boards in Wales via its
Health Courier Service
, and is seeking a HGV Driver/Storekeeper to join this service based in the Newport area, serving South East Wales.

On average, the service sorts (via its own mail sorting hubs), delivers and collects over 120,000 items of mail/medical notes per week, and transports in excess of 5 million movements of samples of Blood Products and Pathology in accordance with Accord Dangereux Routier, Good Manufacturing Practice & legislative requirements per year.


This role requires HGV Cat C License and CPC.

As a Health Courier Service Driver/Storekeeper you will be responsible for stock items in stores centres and also for the safe and secure transport, distribution and replenishment of NHS Pathology, Blood/Blood Products, Secure and Non-Secure Stationery, Laundry, Mail/Records and Stock items such as medical consumables (e.g. needles/syringes/containers) that are distributed to primary health care sites (Hospitals, GP practices, pharmacies, opticians, dental surgeries) across NHS Wales.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

This post is fixed term/secondment until 31.03.2025 due to funding. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

About us

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership provides Clinical Logistics Transport Service across all Health Boards in Wales via its
Health Courier Service
, and is seeking a HGV Driver/Storekeeper to join this service based in the Newport area, serving South East Wales.

On average, the service sorts (via its own mail sorting hubs), delivers and collects over 120,000 items of mail/medical notes per week, and transports in excess of 5 million movements of samples of Blood Products and Pathology in accordance with Accord Dangereux Routier, Good Manufacturing Practice & legislative requirements per year.


This role requires HGV Cat C License and CPC.

As a Health Courier Service Driver/Storekeeper you will be responsible for stock items in stores centres and also for the safe and secure transport, distribution and replenishment of NHS Pathology, Blood/Blood Products, Secure and Non-Secure Stationery, Laundry, Mail/Records and Stock items such as medical consumables (e.g. needles/syringes/containers) that are distributed to primary health care sites (Hospitals, GP practices, pharmacies, opticians, dental surgeries) across NHS Wales.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

This post is fixed term/secondment until 31.03.2025 due to funding. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

About us

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac



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