Vehicle Technician (Mechanic) Plymouth

Join our dynamic Fleet & Equipment team today and earn a one-off payment of £1,250 upon successful completion of your 3 month probation period. You can earn up to and over £41,000 with unsocial and overtime payments subject to availability of shifts. Your skills are needed to keep our ambulances on the road to ensure our frontline crews are ready and able to treat our patients when they need us the most.

In return we offer you full training, career opportunities over time, rota shifts that provide rest days on weekdays, enhanced payments for unsocial hours, opportunities for overtime, support channels for your wellbeing, and a supportive approach to make every day enjoyable.

There will be a range of tasks to complete which include:

• Fault diagnosis and repair
• Electrical/Electronic fault diagnosis and repair
• Equipment testing
• Maintenance and repair

This position is based at Derriford Workshop and has a starting salary of £31,049pa. This vacancy attracts unsocial and overtime rates under NHS Agenda for Change.

Main duties of the job:

The role provides an opportunity to work as part of a friendly professional team in a Fleet Workshop environment ensuring that our vehicles and equipment are maintained to the highest standards. It also provides opportunities to develop your career within the Fleet and Equipment team or within the wider Trust in both patient-facing and a variety of support roles.

You’ll undertake service, maintenance and repair activities on motor vehicles and equipment while adhering to the Trust's and manufacturer's scheduled times. You’ll effectively record details of diagnosis, work completed, and components utilised in line with the Trust's and manufacturer's standards. You’ll help keep work areas clean, tidy, organised, and safe from hazards to the Trust’s health and safety policy. You’ll be able to work independently and as part of the team when required.

You’ll also be aware of the importance of maintaining high levels of the Trust's satisfaction and work levels to ensure they are met at all times. You will always work towards the Trust's Values - One Team, Compassionate, Innovative.

About us:

We provide emergency and urgent care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, operating across the largest ambulance region in England of 10,000 square miles and responding to an average of 2,650 incidents every day. We remain committed to providing the best possible care for all our patients, which is reflected in our new five-year strategy focused on continually improving patient care.

If you embody our values of one team, compassionate and innovative and are looking to make a real difference to people's lives, then we would love to hear from you. In return, we will equip you with the skills, resources and development you need to thrive in your role. You will have opportunities to progress to roles at a higher pay grade and enjoy continuous professional development.

A standard working week of 37.5 hours. Holiday entitlements of 27 days per year, plus general and public holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years. Pay enhancements for out of hours, shift and overtime working. Career and salary progression. Car leasing scheme. Free parking across Trust sites. Cycle-to-work and other salary sacrifice schemes. Staff networks. Access to a wide range of discounts from various organisations across the UK.

Job responsibilities:

For further information about this role please see the attached job description and person specification.

Right to work / Certificate of sponsorship:

This role does not meet the criteria for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship under current Home Office regulations. You must have the existing right to work in the UK to be considered for this position.

Person Specification:

• HND in Mechanical/electrical or electronic engineering or equivalent, OR knowledge demonstrated at equivalent standard gained through relevant experience/training
• Recognised Motor Vehicle Indentured Apprenticeship or training scheme
• Motor Vehicle Craft Studies Parts 1, 2 & 3 or Motor Vehicle Technicians Parts 1, 2 & 3 or BTEC equivalent
• C1 on Driving Licence
• Has previous working experience and good knowledge of a variety of vehicles and equipment
• Has significant experience of fault finding/diagnosis within a vehicle/electronic/mechanical/engineering field
• Proficient experience of using diagnostic equipment to fault find within a medical device and equipment capacity
• Previous experience of using a variety of complex tools and equipment to carry out technical/engineering repairs
• Has significant experience of servicing and repairing medical equipment
• Has previous experience of diagnosing and repairing vehicles and equipment in a supervisory/management capacity

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.