Motor Vehicle Technician

North East Ambulance Service Unified Solutions; Bere Alston; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

North East Ambulance Service Unified Solutions is seeking a Vehicle Technician to inspect and service fleet vehicles to the highest standards, minimising unscheduled repairs and roadside breakdowns. You will work within NEASUS, supporting essential patient transport services.

Candidates should have hands-on experience with light goods vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes and be proficient with diagnostic systems, electrical and mechanical vehicle components, ensuring safe, reliable operations.

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining cars, vans and light vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes.
• Fully qualified motor vehicle technician.
• Knowledge of electrical/mechanical vehicle systems.
• Experience with diagnostic equipment and interpreting results.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and service vehicles to high standards.
• Minimise unscheduled repairs and roadside breakdowns.
• Work with light goods vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes.
• Maintain fleet safety and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Vehicle maintenance

Diagnostic systems

Problem solving

Education

Motor vehicle technician

Job description

Main area Vehicle Maintenance Grade NEASUS: Vehicle Technician Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday - 8am - 4pm) Job ref 340-MVT-Blaydon-09-26

Employer North East Ambulance Service Unified Solutions Employer type NHS Site NEASUS Blaydon Town Blaydon-on-Tyne Salary £36,280-£42,870 per annum Closing 25/09/2026 23:59

Job overview

About the Role

We’re looking for a skilled Vehicle Technician who takes pride in delivering high-quality work and keeping our fleet running smoothly. In this role, you’ll be responsible for inspecting and servicing vehicles to the highest standards, helping to minimise the risk of unscheduled repairs or roadside breakdowns that could impact our operational services.

What You’ll Bring

You will have specialist knowledge and hands-on experience working with a variety of vehicle manufacturers, particularly across light goods vehicles and light HGVs up to 7.5 tonnes.

Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

North East Ambulance Service Unified Solutions (NEASUS) is a wholly owned subsidiary of North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (NEAS) which covers an area of around 3,230 square miles and serves a population of more than 2.71 million people.

NEASUS are made up of a team of experts with extensive knowledge and experience in the following areas:

• Fleet Management - Continuous and consistent awareness of the status of all operational vehicles across your fleet to make informed management and operational decisions.
• Vehicle Servicing & Repairs - Commercial vehicle and van servicing and repairs, carried out by our highly trained technicians.
• Fleet Fitting & Equipment - Vehicles equipped according to regulatory and clinical best practice to perform a specific care response.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the duties and responsibilities of this role please refer to the attached job description and person specification

Person specification

• The post holder must be experienced in maintaining Cars, CDV’s, Passenger Service Vehicles and Goods vehicles up to 7.5 Tonnes
• The post holder must be a fully qualified motor vehicle technician.
• The post holder must have specialist knowledge of motor vehicle electrical systems & mechanical components
• Comprehensive knowledge of a range of computer-based vehicle diagnostic systems and the ability to analyse and interpret the information presented by the systems to determine the most appropriate repair option.
• Have the ability to diagnose all other vehicle faults without access to diagnostic equipment.
• Knowledge of vehicle legislation & Health & Safety Legislation and to be able to demonstrate what PPE is required whilst carrying out their duties.
• Knowledge of tail lift systems, their operation and repair
• Experience of working with a Vehicle Fleet Management Systems.
• Experience of vehicle carnation systems, ideally blue light systems
• Experience of working in a fleet management environment

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