Ancillary Ambulance Vehicle Preparation (AVP) Operative - Batemoor in Sheffield

About Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) serves over 5 million people in the Yorkshire region covering an urban and rural area of almost 6,000 square miles and provides 24‑hour accident and emergency healthcare services through our communication centres, frontline A&E crews and patient transport service. YAS employs around 4,500 staff and over 2,000 volunteers.

Location Site: Batemoor Ambulance Station
Address: Batemoor Road, Sheffield, S8 8FN
Region: West Yorkshire

Contract & Working Pattern: Permanent – Night Working rate, projected annual pay over £30,000.
Hours: Full time – 37.5 hours per week (primary hours Mon‑Thurs / Tue‑Fri 21:30 – 7:00).
Salary: £23,615 per year (Grade Band 2).

Specialty Main area: Ancillary – Ambulance Vehicle Preparation.

Job Overview: Join our existing dedicated Ancillary‑AVP Operative team at Batemoor Ambulance Station. Primary role is to deep‑clean frontline ambulance vehicles in line with the Ambulance Vehicle Preparation (AVP) requirements and maintain effective housekeeping of garage and associated clinical areas. Unsociable out‑of‑hours payment is provided: 41 % for hours between 20:00 and 06:00 and 83 % for all hours worked on Sundays.

Duties To Include: As an Ambulance Vehicle Preparation Operative you will:

• Prepare ambulance service vehicles in a prescribed and controlled way that ensures each ambulance is fully equipped and ready to attend and treat a patient.
• Perform detailed cleaning and infection prevention and control activities.
• Inspect medical and lifting & handling equipment, restock consumables, complete vehicle checks and re‑fuelling.
• Record all daily activities and repatriate equipment from hospital trusts.
• Travel to other ambulance stations throughout Yorkshire as required during your shift (transport provided).

Working for our organisation: We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber. We employ more than 7,100 staff and over 1,300 volunteers. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, offering flexible working, 27 days annual leave (increasing to 33 with service), contributory pension, NHS discounts, car lease schemes, employee assistance and counselling, and opportunities for career progression.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities: Driving licence requirement: Full C1 category licence valid in the UK.
Working days and times are dependent on operational demand and may include bank holidays, weekends and nights. Night and weekend working attracts unsocial payments.
Holiday entitlement: 27 – 33 days (pro‑rata) plus bank holidays (pro‑rata).
Successful candidates must be flexible, reliable, conscientious, detail‑oriented and able to work both individually and in a small team.

Person Specification:

• Experience: Previous cleaning experience – desirable.
  Working knowledge of COSHH / risk assessments – desirable.
  Previous knowledge of infection control procedures – desirable.
• Personal / Other – Essential criteria: Driving licence with full Category C1 entitlement, valid in the UK.
  Ability to work individually or as part of a team.
  Ability to work unsocial hours on a 7‑day/24‑hour shift rota system.
• Personal / Other – Desirable criteria: Previous experience of implementing effective infection prevention and control measures.
• Qualifications And Knowledge – Essential criteria: Good literacy and numerical skills to pass required examinations and tests.
  Acceptance of and commitment to the principles underlying the Trusts Equal Opportunities Policy.
• Qualifications And Knowledge – Desirable criteria: Awareness of workplace health and safety, COSHH, risk assessments, preferably associated with the cleaning services sector.
• Skills / Competencies – Essential criteria: Ability to complete tasks and achieve results.
  Effective communicator, both verbal and written.
  Basic IT skills (email, internet, office) including handheld data devices (tablets, telephones).
• Skills / Competencies – Desirable criteria: Ability to work alone and handle issues in accordance with written procedures using initiative.
  Good customer service skills.

Application Information: Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. Many posts are subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. If the position requires a DBS check, the cost will be recovered from your salary as a one‑off payment. All correspondence regarding an application will be sent electronically via the Trust's job website. The Trust reserves the right to close adverts before the published closing date due to high volumes of applications received.

EEO Statement: Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust welcomes applicants irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within our sector, including those with lived experience from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBT+ community, caring responsibilities and people with disabilities. We have procedures in place to treat all applicants fairly and consistently.

Contact Details: Yorkshire Ambulance Service Headquarters
Brindley Way, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 0XQ
Telephone: 07425 213930 or 0330 678 4015