South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
As a Team Leader, you will guide and support a multi-disciplinary function enabling the safe and effective utilisation of our fleet and equipment across the South West. Out patients expect the highest standards of care and your role will be essential in ensuring this continues.
Main duties of the job
The Service Centre Team Leader is responsible for the day-to-day leadership of friendly, professional teams ensuring that vehicle and equipment maintenance is carried out to the highest standards.
As a Team Leader, you will ensure that we meet the maintenance and service plans against agreed departmental KPIs and job cycle times.
The successful candidates will manage the implementation and delivery of a continuous improvement and workplace methodology for fleet maintenance activities.
You will demonstrate compassionate and collaborative leadership, supporting a diverse team, whilst having a keen eye for detail and a desire to help grow and improve the Fleet and Equipment service across a geographically large area.
About us
Working for us is an experience like no other. We provide emergency and urgent care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, operating across the largest ambulance region in England of 10,000 square miles and responding to an average of 2,650 incidents every day.
We remain committed to ensuring that we provide the best possible care for all our patients, which is reflected in our new five-year strategy that has continually improving patient care at its very core.
At the heart of our beautiful and diverse region, we employ over 6000 people and are supported by over 575 volunteers.
If you embody our values of one team, compassionate and innovative and are looking to make a real difference to people's lives, then we would love to hear from you.
In return, we will equip you with the skills, resources, and development you need to thrive in your role.
You will have opportunities to progress to roles at a higher pay grade and enjoy continuous professional development.
* A standard working week of 37.5 hours
* Holiday entitlements of 27 days per year, plus general and public holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
* Pay enhancements for out of hours, shift, and overtime working
* Career and salary progression
* Car leasing scheme
* Free parking across Trust sites
* Cycle-to-work and other salary sacrifice schemes
* Staff networks
* Access to a wide range of discounts from various organisations across the UK
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:
* Managing the day-to-day operations of the service center
* Ensuring compliance with maintenance and service plans
* Implementing continuous improvement methodologies
* Leading and supporting the team effectively
* Maintaining high standards of equipment maintenance
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications, Experience and Skills
* Professional knowledge acquired through a good standard of general education to HNC/HND level qualification or equivalent specialist accredited technical training courses related to specialist medical devices and equipment.
* Full UK driving licence
* Significant experience of fault finding/diagnosis within an electronic/mechanical/clinical engineering field.
* Proficient experience of using diagnostic equipment to fault find within a medical device and equipment capacity.
* Knowledge and experience of the use and operation of a quality management system such as ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 13485:2012.
* A high level of operational leadership communications (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills.
* Good influencing skills and the ability to lead, motivate and inspire others.
* BEng in electronics or Degree equivalent.
* Certificate in the Principles of the Prevention and Control of Infection in Health Care Settings.
* Hold or are working towards a Managerial qualification.
* Significant experience of servicing, repairing and calibration of medical equipment.
* Previous experience of diagnosing and repairing medical devices in a supervisory/management capacity.
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.
Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 a year plus shift premium and overtime.
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