Courier Driver

We are looking for a Courier Driver to work in the Oldham area, working on our Oldham NHS Property Services contract.

This a permanent part time position 08:30-19:30 including 30-minute unpaid break

Thursday - Friday and 3 hours on a Saturday Total of 24 hours per week.

The main purpose of this courier driver role will be to contribute to the safe and timely movement and transportation of goods and equipment.

The role will require excellent communication skills with customers, colleagues and other stakeholders to maintain the highest standards. Using electronic and paper based forms of recording jobs and items delivered and collected, making sure that all courier jobs are carried out correctly and on time., To carry out courier journeys to various locations and to agreed routes and timings.
To complete digital and manual documentation required by both legislation and organisational procedures
To maintain regular contact with the operations office using a range of communication systems
To ensure all items are kept safe and secure at all times
To comply at all times with the Road Traffic Act while driving and other relevant legislation connected to the vehicle
To act as customer contact at delivery points of service, and relay relevant information to the operations office
To complete vehicle checks prior to use, and to notify any defects to the Operations Office verbally and by recording on appropriate documentation
To act in a polite and courteous manner to customers and road users at all times

You MUST have held a Full UK Manual Driving Licence for a minimum of 12 months and have no more than 6 penalty points

The ability to work on own initiative
Must be able to plan routes effectively
Must be a good communicator
Customer focused

Skills and Abilities

Able to remain calm under pressure
Good problem solving skills
Good communicator
Good literacy and numeracy skills
Attention to detail
Must be able to use a PDA,(however training will be given)
Good/Clear handwriting

Please note that this role will be subject to several regulatory pre-employment checks, and you will be asked to provide details of your full employment history should you be invited to an interview. Your HMRC record, available to download from the Government Gateway may help you in preparing this information when required.

Our Values

Collaborative - we work as one team with a shared purpose to meet the needs of our patients, passengers, colleagues, customers, communities, and the planet.

Agile - We listen, learn and adapt to improve the business, each other, and ourselves.

Reliable - We do what we say we will do, we take responsibility and we behave with integrity.

Empowered - We are confident and committed to taking responsibility to deliver the highest quality service.

The exciting merger of ERS Medical and E-Zec Medical has enabled us to rebrand, therefore as a combined business we are now known as EMED Group. We are the largest Patient Transport and Care Partner to the NHS with more than 2,500 colleagues across 50 depots. Our ambition is to continue developing transport services that improve the health and wellbeing for people across our local communities by providing transport that supports patient care, community support, secure mental health and medical courier services.

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Life Assurance - providing colleagues and their family financial peace of mind and protection to the value of £5,000.
24/7 online/telephone GP Consultation and access to prescriptions.
2nd opinion medical support following diagnosis or where a colleague is on a treatment pathway.
Cash-plan benefits, providing colleagues the option of protecting themselves in case of illness and recuperation, including dental, optical, chiropody.
Unlimited mental health consultations.
Unlimited physiotherapy consultations.
Access to legal advice on domestic issues e.g. motoring offences, wills and probate, and personal injury.
Financial guidance re retirement planning, tax savings and state benefits.
Long Service Recognition Scheme - recognising colleagues for their continued service after 5 years and at 5-year intervals with an increase in annual leave.
Values-based Internal Recognition Scheme with financial reward, which will lead to an annual recognition event.
Refer a Friend recruitment incentive scheme with financial rewards.
The EMED foundation, to provide support to colleagues and our local communities.
Paid holiday entitlement.
Pension Scheme.
Blue Light Card.
Uniform provided.
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) to support a range of health and wellbeing requirements.
Flu vaccination (through an internal campaign in Autumn/Winter).