Vehicle Technician (Mechanic) Plymouth

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in the UK is seeking a Vehicle Technician to maintain ambulances and ensure optimal performance. The role offers a competitive salary, career progression, and a supportive working environment. You will perform servicing, fault diagnosis, and repairs while adhering to health and safety standards. With opportunities for development and a generous benefits package, this position will allow you to contribute meaningfully towards patient care and the community. Apply now to join a compassionate and innovative team.

Benefits

Competitive NHS salary

27 to 33 days of holiday

Generous Pension Scheme

Free parking

Cycle-to-work scheme

Access to discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in servicing and maintaining motor vehicles and equipment.
• Ability to diagnose and repair electrical/electronic faults.
• Understanding of health and safety policies.

Responsibilities

• Undertake service, maintenance, and repair activities on motor vehicles.
• Record details of diagnosis and work completed according to standards.
• Maintain clean and safe work areas.

Skills

Servicing

Fault diagnosis and repair

Electrical/Electronic fault diagnosis and repair

Equipment testing

Maintenance and repair

Job description

Were Hiring! Join our dynamic Fleet & Equipment team today and earn a one‑off payment of £1,250! This payment will be paid to you upon successful completion of your 3 month probation period.

You can earn up to and over £41,000 with unsocial and overtime payments subject to availability of shifts.

Your skills are needed to keep our ambulances on the road to ensure our frontline crews are ready and able to treat our patients when they need us the most. What better way to use your expertise to an organisation that makes a difference!

In return we offer you full training, career opportunities over time, rota shifts that provide rests days on weekdays, enhanced payments for unsocial hours, opportunities for overtime, support channels for your wellbeing, working with a one team supportive approach to make everyday enjoyable.

There will be a range of tasks to complete which include the following:

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

Have a look at our video which will give a deeper insight into the role SWASFT – Fleet Technicians

This position is based at Derriford Workshop and has a starting salary of £31,049pa

This vacancy attracts unsocial and overtime rates under NHS Agenda for Change. For more information please visit Unsocial hours payments | NHS Employers

The role of the Vehicle Technician (Mechanic) for South Western Ambulance Service provides an opportunity to work as part of friendly professional team working in a Fleet Workshop based environment ensuring that our vehicles and equipment are maintained to the highest of standards. It also provides opportunities to develop your career with us either within the Fleet and Equipment team or within the wider Trust in both patient-facing and a variety of support roles.

You’ll undertake service, maintenance and repair activities on motor vehicles and equipment to the highest of standard while carrying out all work completely and effectively whilst adhering to the Trust's and manufacturer’s scheduled times.

You’ll effectively record details of diagnosis, work completed, and components utilised in line with the Trust's and manufacturer's standards. You’ll help keep work areas clean and tidy, organised, and safe from hazards to the Trust's health and safety policy.

You’ll be able to work independently and as part of the team when required. You’ll also be aware of the importance and implication of maintaining high levels of the Trust's satisfaction and work levels to ensure they are met at all times. You will always work towards the Trust's Values – One Team, Compassionate, Innovative.

Working for us is an experience like no other. We provide emergency and urgent care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, operating across the largest ambulance region in England of 10,000 square miles and responding to an average of 2,650 incidents every day.

We remain committed to ensuring that we provide the best possible care for all our patients, which is reflected in our new five-year strategy which has continually improving patient care at its very core.

At the heart of our beautiful and diverse region we employ over 6000 people and are supported by over 575 volunteers.

If you embody our values of one team, compassionate and innovative and are looking to make a real difference to peoples’ lives, then we would love to hear from you.

In return we will equip you with the skills, resources and development you need to thrive in your role.

You will have opportunities to progress to roles at a higher pay grade and enjoy continuous professional development.

Benefits

• Competitive NHS salary
• A standard working week of 37.5 hours
• Holiday entitlements of 27 days per year, plus general and public holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Pay enhancements for out of hours, shift and overtime working
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Career and salary progression
• Car leasing scheme
• Free parking across Trust sites
• Cycle-to-work and other salary sacrifice schemes
• Staff networks
• Access to a wide range of discounts from various organisations across the UK

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: John Whell Job title: Fleet and Equipment Area Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07407892587