Vehicle Technician
- Recruiter
- South Western Ambulance Service
- Location
- Redruth, Exeter. East Devon, Derriford, Taunton, Ferndown, Bristol, Gloucester, Chippenham
- Salary
- Salary is up to £31,534 plus shift premium and overtime
- Posted
- 23 May 2022
- Closes
- 19 Jun 2022
- Ref
- 226222966
- Sectors
- Automotive & Driving, Engineering, Mechanical, Public Sector
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Vehicle Technician
Base:
- Redruth
- Exeter
- East Devon
- Derriford
- Taunton
- Ferndown
- Bristol
- Gloucester
- Chippenham
Please select your preferred location when applying
Contract Type: Permanent
Are you a highly motivated and enthusiastic Vehicle Technician able to carry out maintenance and repairs across a range of vehicles and equipment?
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as part of an evolving team, maintaining and repairing vehicles critical to ensuring our front line crews are ready and able to treat our patients when they most need us. We are seeking to grow and further develop our services and are therefore looking for individuals to work across our sites within the South West providing a 7 x day Fleet & equipment maintenance service keeping our vehicles in an excellent condition and on the road.
The role of the Vehicle Technician for South Western Ambulance Service provides an opportunity to work as part of friendly professional team working in a workshop based environment ensuring that vehicle and equipment maintenance is carried out to very high standards. It also provides opportunities to develop your career with us either within the Fleet and Equipment team or within the wider Trust in both patientfacing and a variety of support roles.
The successful candidate must have served a recognised Motor Vehicle Indentured apprenticeship or completed an equivalent training scheme and obtained City and Guilds Motor Vehicle Craft studies parts 1, 2 & 3 or Full Motor Vehicle Technicians qualification or BTEC/NVQ equivalents. We will provide additional specific vehicle and equipment on-going training as required.
The role requires post holders to have a full driving licence including the C1 category.
Full time (37.5) hours and part time (18.5 hours) are available working a variety of shifts across a 7-day period.
Salary is up to £31,534 plus shift premium and overtime.
Working for us provides a number of benefits including access to the NHS pension scheme, up to 33 days paid holiday per year (plus bank holidays), options to work flexibly within a rota pattern, as well as opportunities to develop your career with us along with generous benefits such as sickness pay, maternity and paternity leave and access to NHS employee discounts.
Recruiting Manager: Kevin Bartholomew