Motor Vehicle Technician | North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 21 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,407 - £34,581 Per Annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 June 2024 |
| Location: | Workington, CA14 4PW |
| Company: | North West Ambulance Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6329302/242-4306 |
Summary
Fleet Vehicle Workshops – Workington Workshop
• 37.5 Hours per week
• 27+ Days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Salary - Band 5 with an On Target Earnings between £28,407 - £34,581 subject to experience.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced Motor Vehicle Technicians to join our ever-expanding Fleet workshop teams, working as part of Fleet Operations at North West Ambulance Service.
The current vacancy is at our Workington Workshop.
This diverse and satisfying technical role offers significant job satisfaction, balanced with modern working conditions and a focus on work / life balance underpinned by a commitment to ensure our teams have suitable training and support to complete any task presented to them.
NWAS Fleet Operations sits within the wider NHS umbrella and provides the vital support service to our significantly sized ambulance fleet.
Our technicians are supported by a dedicated management team structure, ensuring our team has everything available to maximize vehicle through put and reduce workshop delays and supply chain frustrations.
With over 1150 vehicles across the entire Fleet, each day offers variety, and the opportunity for our technicians to enjoy their working environment with likeminded people.
Enhanced payment is applicable for any weekend working.
Operational requirements for the workshops cover 365 days of the year, with opening times being 08.00am to 16:00pm Monday to Friday
The successful applicant will be joining our dedicated team, enjoying a professional working environment with great job satisfaction, and the ability to continually grow your professional portfolio as your career develops within North West Ambulance Service.
Further benefits include enrolment into the NHS pension scheme, access to NHS discounted car hire schemes, secure on-site parking facilities, cycle to work scheme, child care vouchers and much more.
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.
Please ensure that you have fully read the job description and person specification before applying for this role.
This advert closes on Tuesday 4 Jun 2024