Make Ready Driver (Ambulance Driver/Cleaner)- Bury St Edmunds

East of England Ambulance Service

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Job summary

MAKE READY DRIVER /CLEANER - BURY ST EDMUNDS

Have you ever wondered how YOU can make a difference contributing to saving lives every day?

The operational Support directorate at the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust are a dedicated and vital support network which assists our front-line clinicians in providing excellent care to people living in the East of England, 365 days a year, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day covering six counties - Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk.

This role will involve shift working including nights and weekends

Your role will involve moving and cleaning ambulances for operational duty cleaning to agreed Infection Prevention and Control quality standard.

The Trust has embarked on a transformation plan to ensure we can meet the challenges of the future by taking delivery of purpose-built ambulances and vehicles, and we have also commissioned the building and upgrading of a large number our Hubs across all six counties that we cover - Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk.

Main duties of the job

To deliver and collect Ambulances between Trust sites and/or external sites/agents
Confirm with Make Ready Staff that the vehicles they are due to move have the correct levels of stock and equipment
To undertake Vehicle Checks on each vehicle driven
Report any defects
Undertake extended road tests of vehicles

There is a requirement to work shifts that include nights and weekends and be flexible in line with service needs. Good communication skills and a basic understanding of IT is essential along with the ability to work to tight deadlines.

As your role will involve moving ambulances and vehicles holding a UK manual driving licence with a C1 category is mandatory.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a high attention to detail, working to a high standard, be able to follow step by step instructions and be able to work as part of a team.

About us

In addition to working within a fantastic team environment, we provide a comprehensive employment and training package with opportunities for career progression, a competitive salary, an excellent pension plan, professional support, and NHS benefits for you and your family.

Pay enhancements are made for unsocial hours worked, i.e. weekends, nights & Bank Holidays.

We will also provide comprehensive training for the new electronic equipment, the tools to carry out the job and a Trust uniform.

Date posted

14 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year will attract unsocial payments

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

247-OSE-MRD-Bury-1223

Job locations

Bury St Edmunds Ambulance Station

Brooklands Close

Bury St Edmunds

IP33 3JX

Job description

Job responsibilities

Along with developing a full understanding of how vitally important this role is. Your duties will include driving and cleaning vehicles (to IPC standards) using systemic processes and specialist equipment and chemicals within an emergency vehicle. These activities are both essential and critical - making you a vital part and a critical link between the technicians and paramedics and the excellent patient care we deliver.

Other responsibilities will require you to move ambulances around the site for refuelling, cleaning, parking, vehicle testing and maintenance

You will be liaising with vehicle technicians with regards to vehicle maintenance requirements and will be required to communicate accurately and effectively within the team.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Other responsibilities will require you to move ambulances around the site for refuelling, cleaning, parking, vehicle testing and maintenance

You will be liaising with vehicle technicians with regards to vehicle maintenance requirements and will be required to communicate accurately and effectively within the team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Intermediate Numeracy and Literacy

Skills & Experience

Essential

Has Reasonable IT Skills (i.e. Microsoft Office)
Experience of working to tight deadlines and managing/prioritising tasks

Desirable

Experience of working within a cleaning environment using chemicals
Good understanding of vehicle maintenance

Driving

Essential

Full manual UK driving licence including C1 (up to 3 penalty points)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Intermediate Numeracy and Literacy

Skills & Experience

Essential

Has Reasonable IT Skills (i.e. Microsoft Office)
Experience of working to tight deadlines and managing/prioritising tasks

Desirable

Experience of working within a cleaning environment using chemicals
Good understanding of vehicle maintenance

Driving

Essential

Full manual UK driving licence including C1 (up to 3 penalty points)

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.