Volunteer Driver

EMED Group; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join EMED Group as a Volunteer Driver in Cambridge to play a vital role in patient transport services. You will provide reliable transportation for vulnerable patients to ensure they attend medical appointments, while enjoying a flexible commitment based on your availability. No prior experience is necessary, just bring your caring attitude and a valid driving license.

Benefits

50p per mile reimbursement

Comprehensive induction and ongoing support

Opportunities to connect with new people

Qualifications

• Valid driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points.
• Friendly and empathetic demeanour.
• Access to a minimum 4-door car.
• Basic IT skills, including smartphone usage.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe transportation for patients to appointments.
• Coordinate with dispatch teams for operational queries.
• Build positive relationships within the community.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Reliability

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Join us as a Volunteer Driver in Cambridge and become a vital part of our Patient Transport Service in your local area. Your commitment will ensure that vulnerable patients can access essential medical appointments on time with ease and comfort.

As a volunteer, you'll be the friendly face that patients rely on during their journey to appointments. Your role is simple yet profoundly impactful: providing safe and reliable transportation, while offering reassurance and support during a challenging time in their lives.

No prior experience is necessary - just bring your caring attitude. There are no set shifts or required hours, you simply let us know your availability, and we’ll schedule pick-ups accordingly. It’s fully flexible and based on when you're free.

What benefits can you expect?

• 50p per mile with reimbursement for approved expenses
• The chance to make a tangible difference in your local community
• Be a part of our excellent EMED Volunteer Team
• Comprehensive induction, training, and ongoing support
• Opportunities to connect with new people

Other duties include:

• Drive patients to non-emergency appointments
• Coordinate with our dispatch teams for seamless operations
• Foster positive relationships within the community
  

Am I the right person for this?

You will need to have:

• A valid driving licence with (no more than 6 penalty points)
• A friendly and empathetic demeanour
• Access to a 4 door (minimum) car
• Alignment with our organisation's values
• Basic IT skills (like the use of smartphone)

What happens after you apply for this opportunity

After you apply, a member of our team will contact you to go through a simple screening process to learn more about your background, discuss the role in more detail and give you an opportunity to ask questions about the role.

If it’s a good fit, we’ll invite you to a face-to-face meeting where we’ll check your car, review your documents and explain the next steps. From there, we’ll arrange your training, help you complete a DBS check and make sure you’re confident and ready to begin.

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 circa 4,000 colleagues across 60 depots. Our ambition is to continue developing patient care 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 services for our patients, service users, clients, and community and is supported by employees with an increasing variety of backgrounds. To do this effectively it is essential that we promote equality and embrace diversity and inclusion and treat all of our employees, patients, service users and clients with dignity and respect.

EMED Group is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination, with our aim being to be truly representative of all sections of society and our clients, and for each employee to feel respected, valued and able to give their best.

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