Driver Opportunities - Wythenshawe Hospital

Job Introduction

As we find ourselves in these challenging times, you may be in a situation where you are looking for a new role or some temporary work. As a key partner to the NHS, Sodexo plays a big part in supporting the NHS through these unprecedented times, by providing a number of services within the hospitals. 

We currently have a number of opportunities available to join our Sodexo Healthcare team at Wythenshawe Hospital as a Driver. 

This is a great opportunity for a someone who has a clean driving licence and enjoys communicating with people to join a world leading food and facilities management company

You may feel uncertain around coming to work in a hospital environment at this time, but please be assured that the health and safety of our employees, clients, suppliers and the people we serve every day is our top priority. Each site is introducing the appropriate measures to ensure everyone's safety and monitoring this daily.

Join our team today, and do your part in supporting the NHS during this difficult time!

Role Responsibility

• The movement of patients by wheelchair, trolley or bed. 
• Transportation handling of pathology specimens, washing and cleaning of trolleys, transportation handling of furniture, driving a company van to community sites with specimens.

You must hold a clean driving licence. 

The Ideal Candidate

• Ability to communicate at all levels
• Physically able to push trolley’s and beds at all times
• Ability to deal with clinical waste, smells, bodily excretions & fluids
• Ability to comply with service requirements in line with client policies at all times.
• Observance of Health and Safety legislation at all times
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their race, colour, sex, gender identity  disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age, social class, educational background, employment status, working pattern, are welcome to and included within our organisation. 

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.