Motor Vehicle Technician
Fleet Vehicle Workshops – Lancashire
37.5 Hours per week
27+ Days annual leave plus bank holidays
Salary - Band 5 £32,073 - £39,043 per annum plus 12.5 % Shift allowance.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Motor Vehicle Technician to join our Fleet workshop teams, working as part of Fleet Operations at Northwest Ambulance Service.
The current vacancy is at our Lancashire Workshop in Broughton, Preston.
This diverse and satisfying technical role offers significant job satisfaction, working along side 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 throughput and reduce workshop delays and supply chain frustrations.
With over 1200 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 work.
Operational requirements for the workshops cover 365 days of the year, with opening times being 07.00am to 19:00pm Monday to Friday and 07:00 –18:00 Saturday and Sunday
The successful applicant will be joining our dedicated team, enjoying a professional working environment with excellent job satisfaction, and the ability to continually grow your professional portfolio as your career develops within Northwest 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, childcare vouchers and much more.
If all of this is of interest, and you wish to learn more via an informal conversation then simply follow our link to the application process.
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.
Visa sponsorship is not possible for this role for either candidates or existing employees. This role does not meet the eligibility criteria for Skilled Worker/ Health and Care Worker visas as set out at gov.uk. Graduate visa holders should have no expectation of long-term employment through sponsorship. Additionally, your visa conditions and validity period must allow you to work in the role question and for a suitable period to allow training and execution without requiring sponsorship.
Please ensure that you have read and understood the job description and person specification before applying.
