Bus Driver

We have a fantastic opportunity for a PCV Driver to join our new Community Care Team based in Surrey

Due to expansion here at EMED Group, we are looking for experienced drivers who hold a D Licence, PCV/PSV Licence to join our team to provide excellent service.

As a Driver with EMED you will work as part of a team to transport members of our local communities in a wheelchair accessible vehicle.

Location: Redhill, Surrey

Contract: Permanent - Full or Part Time

Hours - Mon - Fri

**Some of the benefits can you expect**:

- Paid holiday entitlement
- **£15.00** per hour
- 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)._

**Main Duties**:

- Responsible for a high standard and safe transportation of clients
- As a Driver with EMED you will work as part of a team to transport members of our local communities
- Drive our vehicles within areas and in accordance with the standards required in the company’s environmental policy
- Check the vehicle prior to use in accordance with the daily vehicle checks list reporting any accident damage, defects, or deficiencies immediately and replenishing stock, as necessary
- To report any safeguarding concerns/incidents or accidents to your line manager
- Undertake all training that is required for the role. (Driving, PDA training etc)
- A full UK manual driving licence (no more than 6 penalty points)
- Will hold a Category D Licence, PCV/PSV Licence
- Ideally have a driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) qualification (not essential), we can support you to obtain this
- Be an effective and confident communicator
- Strong customer service and people skills
- Naturally demonstrate team collaboration
- Committed to delivering an exceptional, reliable, service.
- An effective communicator and experience of communicating with others in what can often be emotional circumstances.
- To have a natural flair for team working and collaboration
- Pass an Enhanced DBS check (company funded)
- Familiar with the local and surrounding area

**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.

**About Us**

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.

EMED Group are committed to providing equal opportunities and we endeavour to provide an inclusive and safe working culture for all.

Pay: £15.00 per hour

Expected hours: 45 per week

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Redhill, Surrey: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Licence/Certification:

- D Licence, PCV/PSV Licence ? (required)
- licence with no more than 6 penalty points? (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: CM/CTA/RED