Ambulance Vehicle Preparation (AVP) Operative -Leeds

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust; Moor Side; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the United Kingdom seeks an Ambulance Vehicle Preparation Operative to ensure that ambulances are fully equipped and prepared for patient care. The role involves cleaning, inspecting equipment, and managing stock, contributing to patient safety and operational efficiency. This full-time position offers benefits including flexible working, 27 days annual leave with potential for more, and a competitive salary with additional unsocial payments. Join a dedicated team committed to improving healthcare services across Yorkshire and the Humber.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

27 days annual leave

Contributory Pension

NHS Discounts

Employee assistance service

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• The role demands attention to detail for cleaning and preparation of ambulances.
• Candidates should be capable of performing equipment inspections and restocking.
• Experience in infection prevention and control is essential.

Responsibilities

• Clean and prepare ambulance service vehicles for operational use.
• Inspect medical and lifting equipment to ensure safety.
• Manage stock control and consumable replenishment.

Education

Level 2 Apprenticeship

Access to Level 2 NCFE

Job description

To sustain and support our current Ambulance Vehicle Preparation (AVP) requirements we are pleased to offer a vacancy opportunity to join our existing dedicated AVP Operative based in Bradford.

Ambulance Vehicle Preparation Operatives process ambulance service vehicles in a prescribed and controlled way that ensures each ambulance is fully equipped and prepared to attend and treat a patient. The role is a key operational support function, which ensures patient safety whilst supporting Operations in meeting its targets. Main duties include detailed cleaning and Infection Prevention and Control activities, checking and inspecting medical and lifting & handling equipment, restocking all consumables and completing vehicle checks. Other duties include the preparation of consumables, stock control, re‑fuelling and moving vehicles across various locations, recording all daily activities and the repatriation of equipment from Hospital Trusts.

Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities. We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live. We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working incl. hybrid working.

Benefits

• Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependant)
• 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service
• Contributory Pension
• NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms etc.
• Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes.
• Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service.
• Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development.
• Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce.

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This full time role offers competitive out of hours unsocial rates on top of basic salary indicated. You can expect on average, per annum, in the region of £6,000 in unsocial payments subject to NHS terms and conditions.

Our training package includes Level 2 Apprenticeship and access to Level 2 NCFE.