Ambulance Vehicle Engineer - Sandwell Workshop
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 13/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
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Role summary
This role involves servicing, repairing, and maintaining all Trust vehicles, including petrol, diesel, hybrid, and electric models, to ensure they meet trust procedures and industry standards. The engineer will also work on specialist ambulance equipment. Key responsibilities include diagnosing faults, planning daily workloads, and ensuring timely, cost-effective repairs. The position requires working rotating shifts, including weekends, and involves travel to various Trust sites for breakdowns and repairs. The successful candidate will also contribute to training apprentices and maintaining safe workshop practices.
Essential criteria
- Fully recognised apprenticeship e.g. Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Repair or equivalent experience
- NVQ level 3 or City and Guilds level 3.
- Post qualification training and knowledge to include: Electrical Systems / Suspension Units / Service Vehicle Ancillary Equipment / Diagnostic Equipment / Manufacturer Specific Vehicle Training / Vehicle Bodybuilder
- Skills and Knowledge
- Knowledge of Health and Safety at work/ COSHH/ I,P&C
- Ability to work unsupervised
- To have comprehensive knowledge of vehicle electrical systems including modern vehicle electronic management, and of computer based workshop diagnostic equipment
- Certified training on hybrid and fully electric vehicles
- Ability to work under pressure to time critical deadlines
- Full UK Driving Licence plus full or provisional category C1 entitlement at point of application (must be willing to obtain full C1 entitlement within 6 months of employment)
- Experience in a motor vehicle repair and servicing role
- (equivalent to a minimum of 4 years including apprenticeship period)
- Experience of working on a range of vehicles to include specialised fleet
- Automotive electrics
- Fully recognised apprenticeship e.g. Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Repair or equivalent experience
- NVQ level 3 or City and Guilds level 3.
- Post qualification training and knowledge to include: Electrical Systems / Suspension Units / Service Vehicle Ancillary Equipment / Diagnostic Equipment / Manufacturer Specific Vehicle Training / Vehicle Bodybuilder
- Skills and Knowledge
- Knowledge of Health and Safety at work/ COSHH/ I,P&C
- Ability to work unsupervised
- To have comprehensive knowledge of vehicle electrical systems including modern vehicle electronic management, and of computer based workshop diagnostic equipment
- Certified training on hybrid and fully electric vehicles
- Ability to work under pressure to time critical deadlines
- Full UK Driving Licence plus full or provisional category C1 entitlement at point of application (must be willing to obtain full C1 entitlement within 6 months of employment)
- Experience in a motor vehicle repair and servicing role
- (equivalent to a minimum of 4 years including apprenticeship period)
- Experience of working on a range of vehicles to include specialised fleet
- Automotive electrics
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Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
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West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust
Ambulance Vehicle Engineer - Sandwell Workshop
The closing date is 31 August 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has become available for an Ambulance Vehicle Engineer to join our well established team at our Sandwell Workshop working.
The role of the Ambulance Vehicle Engineer is to
ensure all Trust vehicles (Petrol/Diesel/Hybrid and EV) both owned and leased,
are serviced, repaired, and maintained to trusts procedures and industry
standards. The post incorporates the skilled service and repair of specialist
ambulance equipment.
The successful applicant must hold a fully recognised apprenticeship e.g. Motor Vehicle
Maintenance and Repair or equivalent experience along with NVQ or C&G level 3 qualifications. A full UK Driving Licence is essential & must include
full or provisional Category C1 entitlement at point of application (consideration will be taken to
applicants without a full C1 Licence, however, if successful applicants must
obtain this at their own expense within the first 6 months of their employment
with the Trust the Trust will support a pay back option where payment will be
taken from your salary to cover the C1 provider cost).
This post is working rotating shifts covering [phone number removed] / 1000 - 1800 hours & will also include a 1 in 5 weekend (Saturday & Sunday) followed by
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