Full job descriptionOperational Travel and Transport ManagerNHS AfC: Band 7Main area

Travel and Transport
Grade

NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract

Permanent
Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref

321-CORP-8094473-B7
Site

John Radcliffe Hospital
Town

Oxford
Salary

£49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata
Salary period

Yearly
Closing

20/08/2026 23:59
Interview date

01/09/2026
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital , Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit
Job overviewThis is an exciting opportunity to Join the Travel and Transport Team at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) as the Operational Travel and Transport Manager. This is an important role to manage the operational running of Travel and Transport functions as well as supporting the wider Sustainability team on new projects and strategic work to improve travel and transport across the trust.
This is a full time post primarily based at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford with the requirement for regular visits to the other OUH sites in Oxford and Banbury.
Main duties of the jobEF15QP
*Lead the operational delivery and ongoing development of Travel & Transport services across all OUH sites, ensuring effective day-to-day management and project implementation.
*Develop and deliver initiatives aligned to the Trust’s Travel & Transport strategy, supporting sustainability and greener travel outcomes.
*Oversee staff travel operations, including permit processes, eligibility criteria, and contractual arrangements for transport services.
*Act as the key point of contact for travel and transport queries and complaints, maintaining a high standard of customer service and representing the Trust professionally.
*Engage and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to support service improvement, consultations, and project delivery.
*Manage external contractors, ensuring effective delivery of services, value for money, and appropriate use of resources.
*Line manage the Travel & Transport administrative team, including workload allocation, performance management, appraisals, and absence management.
*Work in partnership with the Senior Green Travel & Transport Manager to deliver strategic projects beyond operational activities.
Working for our organisationOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesFor a detailed list of the main responsibilities and duties please see the Job Description attached.
Person specificationEducated to degree level or equivalent experiencEssential criteria*Grades Achieved / Years of service
Desirable criteria*Project Management qualification
ExperienceEssential criteria*Experience of working in a technical role in an estates environment.
*Experience of working within the field of travel and transport, with a working knowledge of transport, carparking and related systems and services
*Experience with data retrieval, analysis and presentation
*Experience demonstrating advance ICT skills, including spreadsheets, databases and MS Office applications.
Desirable criteria*Knowledge of NHS organisations, data standards and information systems.
Skills, Knowledge and AbilitiesEssential criteria*Good planning and organisational skills to meet tight deadlines with limited supervision.
*Ability to provide and receive highly complex information and to communicate complex ideas at varying levels of the organisation.
*Able to recognise and implement opportunities for improvement with a minimum of supervision.
*Strong negotiation skills when working with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
Desirable criteria*Experience of successful change management, in particular around emotive or sensitive subjects.
CommunicationEssential criteria*Verbally confident and articulate with a friendly and professional demeanour. Good written and oral communication skills with ability to deal with emotive subjects
*Confidently able to negotiate with others in the workplace and sensitive and professional when dealing with public, patients and stakeholders.
OtherEssential criteria*Ability to work flexibly.
*Ability to travel between sites and off-site....