Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Fleet Helpdesk Administrator

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Job summary

An exciting position has arisen to join the Yorkshire Ambulance Service as a Helpdesk Administrator. This position is a full time permanent contract on an 11:00 -19:00 shift with the Fleet Department.

As a Helpdesk Administrator, you will be workingas part of the Fleet, Estates and Facilities Team.

This is an integral support role which providesfirst point of contact for service users. The Helpdesk team is a small passionate team that looks after the day-to-day logging of all defects / breakdowns and queries concerned with Yorkshire Ambulance Services'Vehicles,Medical Devices, and Estate.

This Helpdesk role is for an 11:00 -19:00 shiftMonday - Friday to aid resilience and provided extended cover.

Main duties of the job

  • Be responsible for the distribution of jobs / work orders to relevant internal and external contractors to ensure vehicle downtime is kept to a minimum.
  • Call taking, so you will need to be productive, efficient and accurate with call to answer duties, call prioritisation and be able to follow pre-designed responses by incoming call type.
  • All day-to-day front office administration and processing tasks related to the Helpdesk operation
  • Creation of job cards, work allocations, order numbers and invoices.
  • You will routinely chase updates and resolutions from YAS workshops / engineers and contractors to ensure all department records are accurate, and information can be provided live for reporting and management purposes.
  • You will support the department by assisting as and when required to coordinate scheduled and unscheduled work.
  • You will ensure that any documentation / information that is required for legal or statutory purposes is received, is reflective of the original request, and is filed in accordance with internal policies / procedures or legislation.
  • Ensure that the departments systems are accurate and up to date at all times, with the ability to use several systems at once.
  • To support the overall performance of the department and directorate by ensuring there are sufficient operationally ready vehicles to meet the daily stated requirement. And the estate and its facilities are safe, well maintained, and legal for Trust employees.

About us

Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities.

We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live.

We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service.

Our values:Compassion, One Team, Integrity, Innovation, Empowerment, Resilienceare at the heart of all we do.

Details

Date posted

06 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

174-FHA-011223

Job locations

Fleet Centre, Unit M

Brunel Road, 41 Business Park

Wakefield

WF2 0XG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Working as part of a team you will provide high quality comprehensive assistance to the team within the limits of the role your knowledge and qualifications, and will adhere with the Trusts policies, procedures and protocols and current legislation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working as part of a team you will provide high quality comprehensive assistance to the team within the limits of the role your knowledge and qualifications, and will adhere with the Trusts policies, procedures and protocols and current legislation.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working in a busy administration office
  • Experience of working as part of a team
  • Call handling experience
  • Experience and understanding of Fleet and/or Estates systems

Qualifications & Knowledge

Essential

  • NVQ level 2 in business administration and willing to work towards NVQ level 3 or diploma
  • GCSE grade C or above in English and Maths or equivalent
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Skills

Essential

  • Computer literate with significant knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
  • Customer skills and strong organisational and administration skills
  • Able to use initiative and prioritise workload
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working in a busy administration office
  • Experience of working as part of a team
  • Call handling experience
  • Experience and understanding of Fleet and/or Estates systems

Qualifications & Knowledge

Essential

  • NVQ level 2 in business administration and willing to work towards NVQ level 3 or diploma
  • GCSE grade C or above in English and Maths or equivalent
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Skills

Essential

  • Computer literate with significant knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
  • Customer skills and strong organisational and administration skills
  • Able to use initiative and prioritise workload

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Address

Fleet Centre, Unit M

Brunel Road, 41 Business Park

Wakefield

WF2 0XG


Employer's website

https://www.yas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Address

Fleet Centre, Unit M

Brunel Road, 41 Business Park

Wakefield

WF2 0XG


Employer's website

https://www.yas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Fleet Administration Manager

Vicky Audsley

vicky.audsley@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

06 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

174-FHA-011223

Job locations

Fleet Centre, Unit M

Brunel Road, 41 Business Park

Wakefield

WF2 0XG


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