Vehicle Maintenance Technician - Chertsey | South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A public healthcare service based in Chertsey is looking for a Vehicle Maintenance Technician. The successful candidate will maintain emergency vehicles and specialist equipment, ensuring safety standards. This role offers flexible working hours, with a full-time contract and benefits including NHS pension and generous holiday allowances.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days' holiday

NHS discounts

Wellbeing hub

Qualifications

• Experience in vehicle maintenance and fault diagnosis.
• Ability to apply safety and maintenance policies.

Responsibilities

• Service, repair, and maintain a fleet of vehicles to emergency use standards.
• Examine and report on vehicle condition and roadworthiness.
• Communicate technical information effectively.

Skills

Vehicle maintenance

Fault diagnosis

Health and Safety compliance

Job description

Contract- Permanent Full time 37.5 hours/week

Band 5 - £31,049 - £37,796 per annum

Location- Chertsey

We have an exciting opportunity for a Vehicle Maintenance Technician at our Chertsey workshop.

You will be a part of a friendly team working on a rota basis supporting operations. The ideal candidates will need to be flexible and able to work on weekends and bank holidays. There will be an additional unsocial payment for unsocial hours worked. Our workshops are open 7 days a week from 6am – 8pm. This post has a cost of living allowance.

Responsibilities

• Service, repair and maintain a diverse fleet of vehicles and specialist ambulance equipment to emergency use standards, using the requisite skills and expertise in line with current Health and Safety legislation
• Working on a large fleet of Mercedes Sprinter & Vito, Fiat Ducato, Skoda, DAF and Iveco vehicles used by the Ambulance Trust, you will carry out all types of work on our ambulances and service vehicles. If successful, you will be given main dealer training.
• Examine, inspect and report thoroughly on the condition, roadworthiness or safety of any vehicle or equipment, including testing and use of diagnostic techniques
• Regularly communicate technical information with line managers, colleagues, other SECAmb staff by phone and e-mail to arrange appointments and prepare vehicles for Ministry Testing at Class IV and VII as per the Ministry of Transport testers manual
• To recover any broken down or immobilised vehicle or equipment in a safe manner without a risk to staff and public or additional damage to SECAmb property in accordance with accepted legislation.

Requirements

The successful candidates will have sound experience in vehicle maintenance, fault diagnosis and have experience of applying company policies in respect of safety and maintenance practice and standards.

Benefits

• NHS Pension Scheme
• A minimum 27 days' holiday each year, increasing after 5 years’ service.
• Personal and professional development and training opportunities.
• Salary Sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes.
• Access to occupational health and counselling services.
• Award winning wellbeing hub
• Back up buddy App
• Access to NHS discounts, offering NHS employees a range of money-saving deals.

Additional information

The successful candidates will have sound experience in vehicle maintenance, fault diagnosis and have experience of applying company policies in respect of safety and maintenance practice and standards.

Please refer to the Job description attached for more details on the role.

This advert closes on Monday 22 Sep 2025