Fleet Vehicle Technician - Northamptonshire
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 27/09/2026
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Role summary
An excellent opportunity for a qualified Fleet Vehicle Technician to maintain a range of vehicles, including ambulances and fast response cars, for the East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust. The role involves servicing and mechanical repairs, with opportunities to broaden experience on specialist emergency vehicle equipment. Based at the Northampton workshop, the successful candidate will join a small, busy team supporting front-line services.
Essential criteria
- City & Guilds/NVQ in Motor Vehicle Engineering or equivalent
- Full Current Driving Licence
Desirable criteria
- C1 Driving Licence
- City & Guilds/NVQ in Motor Vehicle Engineering or equivalent
- Full Current Driving Licence
- C1 Driving Licence
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Fleet Vehicle Technician - Northamptonshire
The closing date is 27 September 2026
Job summary
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a qualified Fleet Vehicle Technician, based at Northampton workshop. The role involves maintaining a range of vehicles operated by the Trust including ambulances, fast response cars and support vehicles. It is an exciting opportunity to be part of the development of the workshop facility and repair and maintain the emergency vehicle's within our community.
Main duties of the job
The job will entail the servicing and mechanical repairs of our double crewed ambulances and fast response vehicles. It is an exciting opportunity to broaden your mechanical experience to work on the specialist equipment on emergency service vehicles.
An appropriate qualification in Motor Vehicle Engineering is essential. Level 2 applicants maybe considered.
A C1 driving licence is essential for this post so a candidate must have C1 category on their licence or commit to obtaining within the 1st year of employment.
The current working hours are 08:00-16:00, Monday to Friday, with weekend and Bank Holiday working available through overtime opportunities. There is also the potential for a future rota review which will attract USH enhancements.
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