Job summary
- Main area
- Vehicle Preparation Operative
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Job share
- Job ref
- 335-A-1517
- Employer
- East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- East Midlands Ambulance Service
- Town
- Gorse Hill, Leicester
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 Post attracts unsocial hours pay for working nights/BH/Weekends
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2024 23:59
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Vehicle Preparation Operative
NHS AfC: Band 3
We are East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS), an organisation focused on delivering a high standard of emergency and urgent care to our patients across the region.
The East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EMAS) provides Emergency, Urgent and Non-Emergency pre-hospital care and transport across six counties (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire & Rutland and Northamptonshire).
Job overview
An exciting opportunity to join the Fleet Team in the Make Ready department has arisen at our Gorse Hill Ambulance workshop. This will involve Making Ready Front line ambulances for crews to respond to 999 calls in, ensuring the crews have the necessary medical equipment that is in good working order, topping up consumables and checking the vehicles emergency lights and sirens work along with checking the vehicle has the required amount of oil and coolant fluid.
Main duties of the job
The candidate must have a C1 Driving Licence as they will be asked at times to collect and deliver ambulances to different ambulance stations, be highly organised and methodical as will be checking equipment and ensuring the required consumables are in good, in date condition and available in the correct location for the crews to attend patients. The candidate must have excellent communication skills as will have daily contact will crews and colleagues in the Fleet department.
Working for our organisation
The Make Ready department is a team of 7 consisting of 1 Team Supervisor and 6 Vehicle Preparation Operatives. There is usually 2 members of the team on at a time. The team work within the Fleet workshop so will also have daily interaction with the Workshop Team Leaders, mechanics and support staff. The department is a very busy but friendly and supportive environment to work in.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will be on a shift rota working 12 hour shifts which will include nights, Weekends and Bank Holidays. The shift pattern usually consists of 2 day shifts 6:30 - 18:30 followed by 2 night shifts 18:30 - 06:30 with a relief week every 6 weeks.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- C1 Driving License
- Minimum of 3 GCSEs (or equivalent) at Grade C or above including English and Maths.
Desirable criteria
- Working in an NHS environment
- Good communication skills
- Organisation skills
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Theresa Rozier
- Job title
- Head of Operational Support
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01162323180
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