Vehicle Technician (Mechanic) - Dorset

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust; Ferndown; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading ambulance service as a Vehicle Technician in Dorset, where you'll maintain and repair ambulances to ensure critical care delivery. Enjoy a supportive team environment, comprehensive training, and career progression opportunities. With a starting salary of £29,970 and various benefits, this role is perfect for those looking to make a difference in emergency care.

Benefits

Competitive NHS salary

Holiday entitlement of 27 days

Generous pension scheme

Car leasing scheme

Free parking at Trust sites

Cycle-to-work scheme

Discounts from various UK organizations

Qualifications

• Experience in servicing, fault diagnosis, and repair of vehicles.
• Ability to maintain a clean and safe work environment.

Responsibilities

• Servicing and maintaining ambulances and equipment.
• Performing electrical and electronic fault diagnosis and repair.
• Accurate recording of work completed and parts used.

Skills

Servicing

Fault diagnosis

Electrical/Electronic fault diagnosis

Equipment testing

Maintenance

Job description

We're Hiring! Join our Fleet & Equipment team in Dorset and earn a one-off payment of £1,250! This will be paid after successfully completing your 3-month probation period.

Your skills are essential to keep our ambulances operational, ensuring frontline crews can provide critical care to patients. Contribute your expertise to an organization that truly makes a difference!

We offer comprehensive training, career progression opportunities, rota shifts with weekday rest days, enhanced pay for unsocial hours, overtime options, wellbeing support channels, and a supportive team environment.

The role involves tasks such as:

• Servicing
• Fault diagnosis and repair
• Electrical/Electronic fault diagnosis and repair
• Equipment testing
• Maintenance and repair

Watch our video to gain deeper insight into the SWASFT Fleet Technicians role.

This position is based at Chippenham Workshop with a starting salary of £29,970 per annum.

This vacancy includes unsocial and overtime rates under NHS Agenda for Change. For more details, visit Unsocial hours payments | NHS Employers.

The Vehicle Technician (Mechanic) role at South Western Ambulance Service offers the chance to work within a friendly, professional team in a Fleet Workshop environment, maintaining vehicles and equipment to high standards. It also provides career development opportunities within the Fleet and Equipment team or broader Trust roles.

You will perform service, maintenance, and repairs on motor vehicles and equipment, ensuring all work is completed effectively and in accordance with schedules. Accurate recording of diagnosis, work completed, and parts used is essential. Maintaining a clean, organized, and safe work environment is also required.

We value independence and teamwork, and emphasize the importance of high standards aligned with the Trust's values: One Team, Compassionate, Innovative.

Working with us means being part of an organization that provides emergency and urgent care across a large region of England, responding to around 2,650 incidents daily, 24/7.

Our commitment is to continually improve patient care, reflected in our five-year strategy. We employ over 6,000 staff and are supported by over 575 volunteers.

If you embody our values and want to make a real difference, we want to hear from you. We will provide the skills, resources, and development needed for your success, with opportunities for advancement and professional growth.

Benefits include:

• Competitive NHS salary
• 37.5-hour workweek
• Holiday entitlement of 27 days, increasing to 29 after 5 years and 33 after 10 years
• Pay enhancements for out-of-hours, shift, and overtime work
• Generous pension scheme
• Career and salary progression
• Car leasing scheme
• Free parking at Trust sites
• Cycle-to-work and other salary sacrifice schemes
• Staff networks
• Discounts from various UK organizations

For more information or to arrange an informal visit, contact:

• Name: Adam McCumiskey
• Job Title: Fleet and Equipment Area Manager
• Email: [e-mail]
• Phone: [phone]