East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Medical Device Engineering Team Driver

The closing date is 17 August 2025

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a MDE Driver to join our team at Alfreton

The successful applicant will drive Trust vehicles to collect medical devices and other equipment, vehicles from EMAS sites and 3rd party providers. Contributing to ensuring success of the medical devices team and ensuring the correct and properly maintained equipment is available at all times.

Main duties of the job

With a flexible approach to both hours and duties, applicants must have a full clean driving licence (minor speeding offences may be considered).

The successful applicant will driveTrust vehicles to collect medical devices and other equipment, vehicles from EMAS sites and 3rd party providers.

About us

Working for your organisation

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 in 2018 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.

Respect: Respect for our patients and each other
Integrity: Acting with integrity by doing the right thing for the right reasons
Contribution: Respecting and valuing everyone's contribution, and encouraging innovation
Teamwork: Working together, supporting each other, and collaborating with other organisations
Competence: Continually developing and improving competence

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

Date posted

01 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

335-A-1850

Job locations

Alfreton Resource Centre

Meadow Lane Ind est, Salcombe Road, Salcombe Court

Alfreton

DE55 7RG

Job description

Job responsibilities

To carry out driving duties on behalf of the trust, moving equipment around the trust, primarily within the trust boundaries but occasionally beyond these.
To collect and deliver parts, tools, medical equipment and other items as requested to assist in day to day service delivery.
To adhere to trust values.
To ensure cleanliness and roadworthiness of vehicles used within role where appropriate.
To adopt a flexible approach in response to operational needs regarding duties, base/location and hours of work.
To maintain a level of fitness in accordance with role and attend any medical assessments to enable the post holder to safely carry out the duties post.
To keep informed and abreast of current trends and developments within the Trust and nationally.
To maintain personal development and competency.
To undertake any other duties as requested.
Will be responsible for personal professional development continuous.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To carry out driving duties on behalf of the trust, moving equipment around the trust, primarily within the trust boundaries but occasionally beyond these.
To collect and deliver parts, tools, medical equipment and other items as requested to assist in day to day service delivery.
To adhere to trust values.
To ensure cleanliness and roadworthiness of vehicles used within role where appropriate.
To adopt a flexible approach in response to operational needs regarding duties, base/location and hours of work.
To maintain a level of fitness in accordance with role and attend any medical assessments to enable the post holder to safely carry out the duties post.
To keep informed and abreast of current trends and developments within the Trust and nationally.
To maintain personal development and competency.
To undertake any other duties as requested.
Will be responsible for personal professional development continuous.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Relevant driving experience
Organisational skills/experience

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Relevant driving experience
Organisational skills/experience

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

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Address

Alfreton Resource Centre

Meadow Lane Ind est, Salcombe Road, Salcombe Court

Alfreton

DE55 7RG

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Address

Alfreton Resource Centre

Meadow Lane Ind est, Salcombe Road, Salcombe Court

Alfreton

DE55 7RG

Employer's website

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