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

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

Job summary

A regional ambulance service is seeking a Vehicle Maintenance Technician in Medway. You will maintain and repair a diverse fleet of emergency vehicles, ensuring they meet high safety standards. The ideal candidate has extensive vehicle maintenance experience and the ability to work on weekends. This role offers competitive benefits including a pension, generous holiday leave, and training opportunities.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days' holiday

Personal and professional development

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Proven experience in vehicle maintenance and fault diagnosis.
• Ability to work with safety and maintenance standards.
• Experience with emergency service vehicles is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Service, repair, and maintain the fleet of emergency vehicles.
• Conduct inspections and ensure roadworthiness of vehicles.
• Communicate technical information with team members.

Skills

Vehicle maintenance

Fault diagnosis

Electrical work

Welding

Hydraulics

Air-conditioning

Tools

Computer diagnostic tools

Mercedes Star

Job description

• Contract- Permanent Full time 37.5 hours/week
• Band 5 - £31,049 - £37,796per annum
• Location- Medway

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

All tools, uniform, PPE and training provided.

Pension & sick leave benefits.

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.

To 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. The post holder will be able to work without close supervision to the highest standards to achieve acceptable levels of quality on vehicles specifically and distinctly designed for South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust.

Working on a large fleet of Mercedes, Fiat Ducato, Land Rover, 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.

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.


• 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.

A member of a small team carrying out both planned and unplanned work, preventative maintenance and repairs at all level of fleet of over 700 core fleet of ambulances, SRV’s, 4x4s plus a variety of support vehicles from a diverse range of manufacturers. Working shifts on a 37.50 hour working week.

• To 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 service, maintain, adjust or repair vehicles, equipment or any component using the necessary tools, equipment and facilities in a
safe and efficient manner, within the manufacturer and core ICME repair times including:
o Electrical work
o Welding
o Fabrication
o Hydraulics
o Air-conditioning
o Heaters

• Technical skill in diagnosing faults using state of the art computer diagnostic tools i.e. Mercedes Star and the correct reading of
diagnostic fault codes.
• To interpret and implement service data and statutory maintenance standard to ensure all work is to a standard to support emergency
service work.
• 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.
• To apply SECAmb policies in respect of safety, maintenance practice and standards, to ensure that maximum benefit is obtained in
terms of vehicle availability and minimising maintenance costs.
• To account for all parts and equipment used by means of booking out on the fleet software package
• To order and receive parts from external suppliers.
• To complete all required SECAmb documentation and other documentation as required in a legible manner.
• To supervise and instruct, where required, apprentices, semi-skilled staff, and to attend any training courses as required by SECAmb.





This advert closes on Tuesday 5 Aug 2025