Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the position of Fleet Compliance Office within Fleet Operations.

The successful applicant will play a key role in supporting Fleet Operations across the entirety of NWAS, focusing on daily operational workshop compliance, Statutory Regulations and Codes of Practice aligned with Health and Safety in our busy Fleet departments. Risk assessment, maintaining standards in line with Trust policies and guidelines together with accurate reporting is required during the critical maintenance of the Trust’s fleet of ambulances and the wellbeing of our workforce. Staff training, workplace reviews and maintenance of the training matrix together with coaching are a daily part of the role requirements.

Financial awareness when working with third party service providers is yet another element aligned with this key position.

Main duties of the job

The role offers wide and varied challenges relative to the requirements of the Trust and daily Fleet operational demands, providing support for the regional management and teams that make up a large, dedicated workforce, split across a 7-day shift pattern, ensuring our workshops continue to safely operate 365 days of the year.

The role of Fleet Compliance Officer reports to the Fleet Engineer Operations, and an elevated level of communication, business awareness and report writing skill sets will see daily interactions with Fleet Operations, NWAS Management and staff, Trade Union leads, Dealer networks, Vehicle Manufacturers, Third Party suppliers and other key stakeholders.

There will be a requirement to travel across the Trust, visiting associated workshops, consulting with each of the Area Service Managers and their associated workshop teams.

This is a pivotal role within NWAS Fleet Operations, and the successful applicant will need to successfully support a focused team in delivering the daily needs and exacting requirements in one of the UKs largest ambulance Trusts.

Working for our organisation

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides 24 hour, 365 days a year accident and emergency services to those in need of emergency medical treatment and transport.

Our highly skilled staff provide life-saving care to patients in the community and take people to hospital or a place of care if needed.
We also provide non-emergency patient transport services for those patients who require non-emergency transport to and from hospital and who are unable to travel unaided because of their medical condition or clinical need.

Alongside the other emergency services, we also work to ensure the safety of the public and treatment of patients in the event of a major incident.

We also deliver the NHS 111 service in the North West. NHS 111 replaced NHS Direct in 2013. This service was introduced to make it easier for people to access local NHS healthcare services in England. It provides non-emergency medical help fast, and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Any offer of employment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information, provide false or misleading information.

Should you be successful at interview stage successful candidates will receive a conditional offer of employment, this will be subject to the NHS Employment Checks Standards.

Right to work - You will be required to provide a valid right to work in the UK document. North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust are currently able to provide sponsorship for roles that identified under the Health and Care visa, further information on this can be found here Health and Care Worker visa: Your job - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Reference checks - This will cover a minimum of a three year period and will include a request for the number of days and occasions of sickness absence covering a minimum two year period. In line with equality legislation, the earliest point at which we will ask health related questions is when an offer of employment has been made. Absences related to disability may be excluded from these considerations; consideration would be given as to what would be a reasonable attendance level, based on the information available. Absences related to pregnancy, maternity and/or gender reassignment will be excluded from these considerations. Detailed information on the NHS Employment Checks Standards is available on the NHS Employers website; search ‘employment checks’.

DBS Checks - If the post is subject to DBS disclosure, a charge will be made for this disclosure.

Occupational Health - You will require satisfactory medical clearance.

Whilst not a condition of employment, all staff are encouraged to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as this remains the best lined of defence against COVID-19.

From 1^st September 2018, Section 2 of the Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions will automatically apply to the calculation of unsocial hours  for all appointments that commence in post from this date (except secondments).

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