Vehicle Maintenance Technician - Chertsey
Band 5
Main area Fleet Maintenance Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 278-VMTC-1224-CC
Site Chertsey workshop, Ottershaw. Town Chertsey Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 16/02/2025 23:59
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has a vision to ‘support our staff to provide a caring, high quality and efficient urgent and emergency care service to our communities’. We are rated ‘Good’ for care by the Care Quality Commission and aim to continually improve across all areas of the Trust.
Job overview
* Contract- Permanent Full time 37.5 hours/week
* Band 5 - £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
* Location- Chertsey
We have an exciting opportunity for a Vehicle Maintenance Technician at our Chertsey workshop. You will be a part of a friendly team working on a rota basis supporting operations. The ideal candidates will need to be flexible and able to work on weekends and bank holidays. There will be an additional unsocial payment for unsocial hours worked. Our workshops are open 7 days a week from 6am – 8pm. This post has a cost of living allowance.
Main duties of the job
In this role you will:
* Service, repair and maintain a diverse fleet of vehicles and specialist ambulance equipment to emergency use standards, using the requisite skills and expertise in line with current Health and Safety legislation.
* Work on a large fleet of Mercedes Sprinter & Vito, Fiat Ducato, Skoda, DAF and Iveco vehicles used by the Ambulance Trust, carrying out all types of work on our ambulances and service vehicles. If successful, you will be given main dealer training.
* Examine, inspect and report thoroughly on the condition, roadworthiness or safety of any vehicle or equipment, including testing and use of diagnostic techniques.
* Regularly communicate technical information with line managers, colleagues, and other SECAmb staff by phone and e-mail to arrange appointments and prepare vehicles for Ministry Testing at Class IV and VII as per the Ministry of Transport testers manual.
* Recover any broken down or immobilised vehicle or equipment in a safe manner without a risk to staff and public or additional damage to SECAmb property in accordance with accepted legislation.
Person specification
* NVQ level 2 experience.
* Motor trade experience necessary.
Driving licence
* Full UK
* C1 Driving licence
Job history
* Currently in motor trade.
* History if out of motor trade for a period.
Please note that the salary range noted on the vacancy is in line with agenda for change (AFC) pay scales. All successful applicants would be placed automatically at the bottom of the banding, unless proven, relevant NHS or equivalent experience can be demonstrated.
Please note, all positions come with a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check relevant to the post. This will either be a basic, standard, or enhanced check depending on the role.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to declare any unspent/unfiltered convictions.
The Trust is passionately committed to being an inclusive employer - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. As an employer we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and support for staff from different backgrounds.
We actively support equality of opportunity for all our staff and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief.
When completing the application please use your name as it appears on your passport and ensure you include email addresses and contact numbers for your referees to avoid delay in the recruitment process.
Please note that under our Trust policies, we're unable to employ anyone under the age of 18 years old.
The majority of our roles will include some travel between sites for business purposes. If the vacancy you’re applying for includes work related travel, you will be required to ensure that you hold and have covered the cost of suitable car insurance to support this.
Should you require an application form in an alternative format including large print or braille, please contact recruitment@secamb.nhs.uk stating the vacancy reference number and we will be happy to provide this.
Please be aware that the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received. For this reason we recommend completing your application as early as possible.
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