Courier Driver; FTC

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Courier Driver to join our team based in the Oldham area.

This is a take-home vehicle position working full time (47.5 paid hours per week, Monday to Friday 08:00-18:00). Please note, this is a 6 month fixed term 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 requires excellent communication skills with customers, colleagues and stakeholders to maintain the highest standards. You will use electronic and paper-based forms to record tasks and items delivered and collected, ensuring all courier tasks are carried out correctly and on schedule. The role may involve heavy lifting/manual handling of equipment and goods, using a tail lift and loading/unloading and moving of roll cages.

You will be driving vehicles ranging from small vans up to 3.5 tonne Luton vans, which can be operated with the category B part of the UK driving licence. You must have held a Full UK Manual Driving Licence for at least 12 months and have no more than 6 penalty points.

• £12.21 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.
• Access to mental health consultations.
• Access to 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).

• 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.

• 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.

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.

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