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Fleet Vehicle Technician
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Working a rota where team covers 7 days a week 0700-1700)
Job ref
335-A-1802
Employer
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
DEPENDENT ON CANDIDATE
Town
DEPENDENT ON CANDIDATE
Salary
£29,970 - £36,483 SSALARY RANGE PLUS RECRUITMENT & RETENTION PAY & SHIFT ALLOWANCE
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/06/2025 23:59

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East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust logo

Fleet Vehicle Technician - Lincolnshire

NHS AfC: Band 5

We are East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS), an organisation focused on delivering a high standard of emergency and urgent care to our patients across the region.

The East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EMAS) provides Emergency, Urgent and Non-Emergency pre-hospital care and transport across six counties (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire & Rutland and Northamptonshire).


 

Job overview

An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen for a qualified motor vehicle technician to join our  mobile team in Lincolnshire providing mechanical repairs and routine maintenance to our fleet of front line A+E vehicles as well as support vehicles including all specialist ancillary  and patient handling equipment.      

Providing a high level of service you will ensure there are enough A+E vehicles available  to respond to the needs of our patients both in Lincolnshire and the wider East Midlands Region.

No two days are the same whether that be the repairs you are completing or the area you are working in ensuring  a varied and interesting workload with a high level of responsibility and job satisfaction.


You should have an appropriate Level 3 qualification in Motor Vehicle Engineering or equivalent experience, with  one years post training experience of working on vehicles of all types but in particular LCVs up to 7.5 tonnes would be advantageous.

The applicant will need a C1 Driving Licence or be prepared to attain this within the 9 month probation period.

The hours of work are 07:00 - 17:00 on a shift rota including weekends and Bank Holidays.

Main duties of the job

Provide mechanical repairs and routine maintenance to our fleet of front line A+E vehicles as well as support vehicles including all specialist ancillary  and patient handling equipment.      

Providing a high level of service you will ensure there are enough A+E vehicles available  to respond to the needs of our patients both in Lincolnshire and the wider East Midlands Region.

 

Working for our organisation

EMAS has five values which underpins everything we do; how we deliver our services and how we work with each other. Our values were updated to reflect our commitment to encouraging innovation, team and partnership working, and looking outwards as well as inwards. 

By living these values and supporting others to do the same, we will help to make sure that EMAS is an organisation we can all be proud of. There are many qualities you will need to make a success of being a member of the EMAS team. Some you will learn as your career develops; others are personal skills:   

  • A willingness to work as a member of a team
  • Good communication skills
  • Good levels of fitness and manual-handling skills (for some roles)
  • Excellent driving skills (for some roles)
  • Initiative
  • Decision-making skills
  • A calm manner even in the most challenging situations
  • A willingness to learn and further develop your skills

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post will entail the servicing and mechanical repairs of Ambulances and Fast Response vehicles.  It is an exciting opportunity to broaden your mechanical experience to work on the specialised equipment on emergency service vehicles.


You should have an appropriate Level 3 qualification in Motor Vehicle Engineering or equivalent, with  one years post training experience of working on vehicles of all types but in particular LCVs up to 7.5 tonnes would be advantageous.

 The applicant will need a C1 Driving Licence or be prepared to attain this within the 9 month probation period.

The hours of work are 07:00 - 17:00 on a shift rota including weekends and Bank Holidays.

For more details please see Job Description

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria
  • Level 3 in Motor Vehicles or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • C1 driving licence

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingDyslexia Award Logo

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Richard Needham
Job title
Head of Operational Support
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01773522650
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