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East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Fleet Vehicle Technician - Lincolnshire

The closing date is 15 June 2025

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Job summary

An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen for a qualified motor vehicle technician to join our mobile team in Lincolnshire providing mechanical repairs and routine maintenance to our fleet of front line A+E vehicles as well as support vehicles including all specialist ancillary and patient handling equipment.

Providing a high level of service you will ensure there are enough A+E vehicles available to respond to the needs of our patients both in Lincolnshire and the wider East Midlands Region.

No two days are the same whether that be the repairs you are completing or the area you are working in ensuring a varied and interesting workload with a high level of responsibility and job satisfaction.

You should have an appropriate Level 3 qualification in Motor Vehicle Engineering or equivalent experience, with one years post training experience of working on vehicles of all types but in particular LCVs up to 7.5 tonnes would be advantageous.

The applicant will need a C1 Driving Licence or be prepared to attain this within the 9 month probation period.

The hours of work are 07:00 - 17:00 on a shift rota including weekends and Bank Holidays.

Main duties of the job

Provide mechanical repairs and routine maintenance to our fleet of front line A+E vehicles as well as support vehicles including all specialist ancillary and patient handling equipment.

Providing a high level of service you will ensure there are enough A+E vehicles available to respond to the needs of our patients both in Lincolnshire and the wider East Midlands Region.

About us

EMAS has five values which underpins everything we do; how we deliver our services and how we work with each other. Our values were updated to reflect our commitment to encouraging innovation, team and partnership working, and looking outwards as well as inwards.

By living these values and supporting others to do the same, we will help to make sure that EMAS is an organisation we can all be proud of. There are many qualities you will need to make a success of being a member of the EMAS team. Some you will learn as your career develops; others are personal skills:

  • A willingness to work as a member of a team
  • Good communication skills
  • Good levels of fitness and manual-handling skills (for some roles)
  • Excellent driving skills (for some roles)
  • Initiative
  • Decision-making skills
  • A calm manner even in the most challenging situations
  • A willingness to learn and further develop your skills

Details

Date posted

30 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year SALARY RANGE INC RECRUITMENT & RETENTION PAY & SHIFT ALLOWANCE

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

335-A-1802

Job locations

DEPENDENT ON CANDIDATE

DEPENDENT ON CANDIDATE

LN6 3QX


Job description

Job responsibilities

The post will entail the servicing and mechanical repairs of Ambulances and Fast Response vehicles. It is an exciting opportunity to broaden your mechanical experience to work on the specialised equipment on emergency service vehicles.

You should have an appropriate Level 3 qualification in Motor Vehicle Engineering or equivalent, with one years post training experience of working on vehicles of all types but in particular LCVs up to 7.5 tonnes would be advantageous.

The applicant will need a C1 Driving Licence or be prepared to attain this within the 9 month probation period.

The hours of work are 07:00 - 17:00 on a shift rota including weekends and Bank Holidays.

For more details please see Job Description

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post will entail the servicing and mechanical repairs of Ambulances and Fast Response vehicles. It is an exciting opportunity to broaden your mechanical experience to work on the specialised equipment on emergency service vehicles.

You should have an appropriate Level 3 qualification in Motor Vehicle Engineering or equivalent, with one years post training experience of working on vehicles of all types but in particular LCVs up to 7.5 tonnes would be advantageous.

The applicant will need a C1 Driving Licence or be prepared to attain this within the 9 month probation period.

The hours of work are 07:00 - 17:00 on a shift rota including weekends and Bank Holidays.

For more details please see Job Description

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

  • Level 3 in Motor Vehicles or equivalent

Desirable

  • C1 driving licence
Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

  • Level 3 in Motor Vehicles or equivalent

Desirable

  • C1 driving licence

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Address

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LN6 3QX


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Address

DEPENDENT ON CANDIDATE

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LN6 3QX


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Operational Support

Richard Needham

richard.needham@emas.nhs.uk

01773522650

Details

Date posted

30 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year SALARY RANGE INC RECRUITMENT & RETENTION PAY & SHIFT ALLOWANCE

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

335-A-1802

Job locations

DEPENDENT ON CANDIDATE

DEPENDENT ON CANDIDATE

LN6 3QX


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