Courier Driver (Bank)

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Courier Driver to join our team based in Speke, Liverpool on a bank (0 hour) contract. The main purpose of the courier driver role is to contribute to the safe and timely movement and transportation of goods and equipment. The role may involve heavy lifting/manual handling of equipment and goods, using a tail lift and loading/unloading and moving of roll cages. The role will require excellent communication skills with customers, colleagues, and other stakeholders to maintain the highest standards. The role may involve driving vehicles from small vans up to 3.5 tonne Luton vans, driven on the category B part of the UK Manual driving licence.

Benefits:

• £12.71 per hour
• The flexibility of a bank (0 hour) position - work when suits you to support the needs of the business
• Company funded Enhanced DBS certificate
• Full training provided

Responsibilities:

• 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 always kept safe and secure.
• To always comply 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 always act in a polite and courteous manner to customers and road users.

To Be Considered For This Opportunity, You Will Need:

• The ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a Team.
• Must be able to plan routes effectively.
• Must be a good communicator.
• Customer focused.
• Able to remain calm under pressure.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Good literacy and numeracy skills.
• Good attention to detail.
• Must be able to use a PDA (training will be provided).
• Good/Clear handwriting.
• Familiar with the local and surrounding areas.

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

About Us and Our Values:

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 EMED Group:

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 circa 4,000 colleagues across 60 depots. Our ambition is to continue developing patient care transport services that improve 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 is committed to providing equal opportunities and we endeavour to provide an inclusive and safe working culture for all, promoting equality and diversity and treating all employees with dignity and respect.