We have a fantastic opportunity for a Controller to join our team based in Burgess Hill, Sussex.
We are looking for enthusiastic, care-focused individuals, who are organised and have a passion for excellent customer service.
Some of the benefits you can expect:
* £12.48 per hour
* Shift rotation any 5 from 7 days per week
* 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 regarding 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 of 28 days inclusive of bank holidays.
* 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:
* Check and plan daily and future bookings within the Cleric controlling system, ensuring resourcing is correct and all sub-contractors, taxis, and volunteers are informed where applicable.
* The main focus of the role will be the dispatch and management of the operational crews to ensure timely and efficient collection and delivery of patients between destinations and achieving contractual targets.
* To receive in an accurate, effective and polite manner, requests for patient transport and queries regarding ambulance journeys, ensuring compliance with relevant service procedures and standing orders.
* Undertake general clerical duties including but not exclusive to checking booking lists, data input, completing ad-hoc forms/invoices as necessary.
* Maintaining and enhancing the performance and quality of service offered to patients and customers.
* Deal promptly, professionally, and efficiently with all telephone calls received taking appropriate action on own initiative where required. Liaison with other agencies such as GPs, Nursing Homes, Hospital Clinics, and Wards.
* Maintain patient flow across all control areas through effective liaison with colleagues and hospital staff and prompt resolution of urgent problems and appropriate responses to unplanned events.
Successful candidates will have:
* Effective communication and interpersonal skills gained from experience of dealing with customers or members of the public.
* The ability to work on your own initiative and problem solve.
* Good organisational skills.
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 3000 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 is committed to providing equal opportunities and we endeavour to provide an inclusive and safe working culture for all.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £12.48 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 37.5 per week
Schedule:
* Day shift
Work Location: In person
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