Pharmacy Driver

NHS; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A UK NHS trust is seeking a Pharmacy Driver for a part-time role (7 hours/week) to support the pharmacy team through delivering pharmaceuticals in the Tees Valley area. Ideal candidates will have a driving license, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to promoting positive mental health. This is a great opportunity to work in a supportive environment with a focus on development. Note: UK Right to Work is essential, and the role does not qualify for sponsorship.

Qualifications

• Excellent team player with good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Right to Work in the UK required.
• Experience driving delivery vehicles not greater than 3.5 tonne.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for delivering and collecting pharmaceuticals.
• Promote a positive image of mental health conditions.
• Contribute to a supportive team environment.

Skills

Follow instructions

Communication skills

Stock control knowledge

Health & Safety knowledge

Dangerous Goods Safety awareness

Education

Good General Education

Numeracy and Literacy to level 2

Driving Licence

Advanced Driving Qualification

Tools

Basic IT and keyboard skills

Job description

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Pharmacy Driver

TEWV Pharmacy team are recruiting a Pharmacy Driver for Part Time (7 hours) per working week effectief rotational weekends. Additional hours will be worked to cover Driver duties during periods of Annual leave and sickness. Employment will join our pharmacy team working at sites in Middlesbrough, Darlington and York. The successful candidate will be an exceptional team player with good communication and interpersonal skills, who is enthusiastic and committed to joining our team. This is an exciting time to join a supportive team with development opportunities in a growing NHS pharmacy team.

Working hours are between 8:30am and 16:30pm.

You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Please note, this role does not meet the required eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa and therefore the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular role.

The closing date is 19 January 2026

Main duties of the job

• The post holder is a member of a team responsible for providing delivery and collection of pharmaceuticals and related items to premises within the three trust Localities.
• To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental health conditions and learning disabilities.
• To promote at all times a positive image of the Pharmacy Department and the wider Trust.

About us

• The Pharmacy Team in TEWV has over 100 team members including drivers, pharmacy assistants, administration, nurses, pharmacy technicians and pharmacists. Individual team members are spread across multiple sites, with a dispensary in each of our 3 localities олб. The locality teams work independently, but come together to agree standards and best practice, learning from each other and striving to improve.
• We developed a 5-year Medicines Optimisation and Pharmacy Framework, created with the teams to produce a shared set of themes and priorities. This is ‘Our Journey kuinka.’
• Our values are Respect, Compassion and Responsibility. If you are a kind, supportive, honest, ambitious team member who thrives on being inclusive and working in partnership, our organisation may be a fit for you.

Person Specification

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Skills & Knowledge

• Able to follow instructions and understand written and verbal communication
• Knowledge lop stock control
• Knowledge of Health & Safety and COSHH
• Dangerous Goods Safety Awareness

Qualifications

• Driving Licence
Basic IT and keyboard skills
• Good General Education
• Numeracy and Literacy to level 2
• Advanced Driving Qualification

Experience

• Driving delivery vehicles not greater than 3.5 tonne (i.e. transit van size)
• Driving experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust