Volunteer Car Driver – Oxford
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Volunteer Car Driver to join our team based in Oxford. Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in your community? Join us as a Patient Transport Volunteer Driver 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.
Main duties
- Drive patients to non‑emergency appointments
- Coordinate with our dispatch teams for seamless operations
- Foster positive relationships within the community
- Enjoy the autonomy of volunteering independently while knowing you have the backing of a supportive team
What we’re looking for
- 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 (e.g. use of smartphone)
Benefits
- 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
About us
The exciting merger of ERS Medical and E‑Zec Medical has enabled us to rebrand, and 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 3,000 colleagues across 60 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.
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.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
EMED Group are committed to providing services for our patients, service users, clients and the 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, eliminating unlawful discrimination and ensuring each employee feels respected, valued and is able to give their best.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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