Driver – Circle Decontamination – Aylesford
37.5 hours per week, permanent. Salary up to £25,515.37 per year depending on experience, training and qualification.
Circle Health Group Decontamination provides sterile equipment and instrumentation for surgical and interventional procedures in hospitals across England and Glasgow. The unit operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with rotating shifts covering days and nights as required.
Overview
This full‑time role requires covering a flexible shift pattern, including 24/7 coverage for new routes, with collections scheduled twice daily.
Duties of this role include
- Collect contaminated trolleys from hospitals and clinics and deliver them to the CHG decontamination facility.
- Return clean trolleys containing reprocessed scopes and instruments to clinical departments in a safe, timely, and courteous manner.
- Operate company vehicles (up to 3.5 t) fitted with tail lifts in accordance with all applicable road safety regulations.
- Maintain daily delivery schedules, keeping to time‑sensitive routes while ensuring excellent customer service.
Applicants should meet the following criteria
- A full, clean UK driving licence (Category B), valid for operation of vehicles up to and including 3.5 t.
- Proven experience driving vans with tail lifts, ideally in a commercial or healthcare setting.
- Comfortable driving in urban and rural environments, in all weather conditions, and under time pressure.
- Ability to carry out manual handling and lifting duties safely, with appropriate training.
- A good standard of general education, with the ability to complete delivery logs and read route instructions.
- Willingness to work flexible hours, including early mornings, late evenings, weekends or public holidays if required.
- A commitment to maintaining vehicle hygiene and safety standards.
Salary & Benefits
- 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service.
- Private Pension Scheme.
- Private Healthcare Scheme covering pre‑existing medical conditions.
- Friends & Family Hospital Discounts.
- Family‑Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay.
- Non‑contributory life insurance.
- Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits.
- Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing.
- Employee recognition programmes.
- Industry‑leading training and development opportunities.
Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles…
We’re passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.
To find out more about the Circle Health Group Philosophy: https://careers.circlehealthgroup.co.uk/why-circle/our-philosophy
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