Job summary
Fleet Driver / Workshop assistant - Fleet Operations
Location -Cumbria
37.5 Hours per week average
Shift allowance applicable (approximately 12.5% USH uplift on top of basic salary)
Basic Salary: £24937 to £26598 per annum (AFC Band 3)
An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Fleet Driver / workshop assistant to join the team at our Wallasey workshop facility.
The role of NWAS Fleet Driver / workshop assistant is to provide a logistical solution for NWAS vehicles movement around the Trust to meet workshop requirements. Effective personal time management and planning are a key element of the role. On site support at Fleet workshops also sees daily operational requirements including general workshop assistant duties encompassing but not limited to vehicle decommissioning decal removal, general workshop assistance, and associated cleaning duties.
The successful applicant must hold a full UK driving license with full category C1 entitlement.
Main duties of the job
Working in a modern workshop environment, our Fleet Driver / workshop assistant role benefits from significant levels of training, job satisfaction, and an opportunity to progress their current skill sets and CPD whilst being supported by a dedicated management team structure, ensuring our teams have everything available to maximize vehicle throughput, reduced workshop delays and minimal supply chain frustrations.
With over 1185 vehicles across the entire NWAS Fleet, each day offers variety.
About us
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Operational requirements for the workshops cover 365 days per year via a rotating shift pattern which attracts an additional salary uplift of approximately 12.5% on top of the basic salary banding.
Further benefits include enrolment into the NHS pension scheme, access to discounted NHS 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, then simply follow our link to the application process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Operational requirements for the workshops cover 365 days per year via a rotating shift pattern which attracts an additional salary uplift of approximately 12.5% on top of the basic salary banding.
Further benefits include enrolment into the NHS pension scheme, access to discounted NHS 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, then simply follow our link to the application process.
Person Specification
Skills / Competencies
Essential
- Understanding of confidentiality
- Able to communicate across wide demographic boundaries in an appropriate manner
- Good Communication and relationship skill
- Effective team member
- Ability to work with minimum supervision. Able to organise and prioritise own workload and use own initiative to prioritise a busy workload, effectively switch between a range of activities
- Ability to work to strict deadlines
- Flexible and highly motivated
- Project a professional image
- Committed to continuing professional development
- Experience of general upkeep duties and housekeeping
Qualification
Essential
- GCSE grade 4-9 in English literature or Language or equivalent qualifications
- GCSE grade 4-9 in Mathematics or equivalent qualifications
- Full Driving licence including manual vehicles and category C1
- Drivers CPC Qualification
- Good Geographical knowledge.
- Working knowledge of driving legislation
- Knowledge of equipment SOP's relevant to role
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in the transport, logistics, fleet or motor industry.
- Experience of working with Microsoft packages - Microsoft 365
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Working together - demonstrate collaborative and inclusive working and challenge behaviour that is not inclusive or acceptable
Person Specification
Skills / Competencies
Essential
- Understanding of confidentiality
- Able to communicate across wide demographic boundaries in an appropriate manner
- Good Communication and relationship skill
- Effective team member
- Ability to work with minimum supervision. Able to organise and prioritise own workload and use own initiative to prioritise a busy workload, effectively switch between a range of activities
- Ability to work to strict deadlines
- Flexible and highly motivated
- Project a professional image
- Committed to continuing professional development
- Experience of general upkeep duties and housekeeping
Qualification
Essential
- GCSE grade 4-9 in English literature or Language or equivalent qualifications
- GCSE grade 4-9 in Mathematics or equivalent qualifications
- Full Driving licence including manual vehicles and category C1
- Drivers CPC Qualification
- Good Geographical knowledge.
- Working knowledge of driving legislation
- Knowledge of equipment SOP's relevant to role
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in the transport, logistics, fleet or motor industry.
- Experience of working with Microsoft packages - Microsoft 365
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Working together - demonstrate collaborative and inclusive working and challenge behaviour that is not inclusive or acceptable
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.
