Job Description

268454BR

Care Home Services Driver

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Fort William, Tweedale
Fixed Term
Part-time

Joining us as a Care Home Services driver is a great opportunity. You'll be an ambassador for the Boots brand, delivering first class care to the community who might otherwise never come into a Boots shop. You'll get real satisfaction from knowing that you are part of a unique service, and you'll love doing a role that offers so much more than other driving jobs.

About the role

Your role will be to provide efficient and prompt deliveries of medicines to patients and Care Homes, and to collect prescriptions from surgeries.



You'll be busy and always on the move between our stores, customers and Care Homes. You'll be provided with a vehicle that is maintained by Boots with all the training and kit you need to work safely and effectively. This includes a handheld device that provides pre-planned routing and sat nav.



You will also:Unpack and replenish Load and dispatch goods

What you'll need to have:

These are the essential skills or experience needed to succeed in this role. Full training is provided for this role, and we are looking for people who:Have a keen attention to detail. Enjoy following process and working at pace. Enjoy working with people and providing a high level of service to our Care Home Members and staff Are comfortable in a physically and manually demanding role with heavy lifting. Are comfortable learning about and using new technology. Can work around challenges such as traffic jams and flat tyres. Hold a full UK manual driving licence (as opposed to automatic) with 3 or less penalty points. No at-fault driving accidents in the past two years. Can work early start times and weekends and are available to work two or more additional 'on call' shifts per week.

It would be great if you also have:

These are desirable skills or experience and are not essential, so we would welcome applications from candidates that don't match this additional criterion.Basic numeracy skills Experience in a driving role Experience in a customer facing role Knowledge of medication handling

Our benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan Discretionary annual bonus Generous employee discounts Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child. Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more. Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.


We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, it's with you, we change for the better.

What's next?

If your application is successful, you will be invited to attend an in-person interview within the next 14 days.



Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process.



If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.



This role requires the successful candidate to complete a

Pre-employment check

after receiving an offer and you will be asked to submit a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service).



Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

Hours per week

16

Latitude,longitude 1

56.819332456,-5.109152810

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Weekdays

Airport

No

Hours per week

8 to 16 hours per week

Company

UK Stores

Division

16 - United Kingdom

Should this vacancy be excluded from being posted onto the Boots.jobs career site?

No

Region

1 - Scotland

Area

100 - Highlands

Store

6046 - FORT WILLIAM

County

Highland Inverness & Moray Coast

Country

UK

Address 1

Unit 2 Tweedale

Address 2

High Street

Address 3

Fort William

Post Code

PH33 6EU

Source

Boots