Ambulance Technician - Shift Uplift & Retention

Go back East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust Fleet Vehicle Technician - Alfreton

The closing date is 15 February 2026

The post will entail the servicing and mechanical repairs of Ambulances and Fast Response vehicles. It is an exciting opportunity to broaden your mechanical experience to work on the specialised equipment on emergency service vehicles as well as our Fleet.

You should have an appropriate Level 3 qualification in Motor Vehicle Engineering or equivalent, with one years post training experience of working on vehicles of all types but in particular LCVs up to 7.5 tonnes would be advantageous.

An MOT testers certificate and auto electrical skills would be an advantage. The applicant will need a C1 Driving Licence or be prepared to attain this within the 9 month probation period.

The hours of work are 07:00 - 17:00 on a shift rota including weekends and Bank Holidays.

An excellent opportunity exists for a qualified Motor Vehicle Technician to join our team based at our Alfreton Workshop. The role involves maintaining a range of vehicles and their associated equipment operated by the Trust including Ambulances, minibuses, cars and support vehicles.

You should have an appropriate qualification in Motor Vehicle Engineering

An excellent opportunity exists for a qualified Motor Vehicle Technician to join our team based at our Alfreton Workshop. The role involves maintaining a range of vehicles and their associated equipment operated by the Trust including Ambulances, minibuses, cars and support vehicles.

The post will entail the servicing and mechanical repairs of Ambulances and Fast Response vehicles. It is an exciting opportunity to broaden your mechanical experience to work on the specialised equipment on emergency service vehicles.

You should have an appropriate Level 3 qualification in Motor Vehicle Engineering or equivalent, with one years post training experience of working on vehicles of all types but in particular LCVs up to 7.5 tonnes would be advantageous.

An MOT testers certificate and auto electrical skills would be an advantage. The applicant will need a C1 Driving Licence or be prepared to attain this within the 9 month probation period.

The hours of work are 07:00 - 17:00 on a shift rota including weekends and Bank Holidays.

For more details please see Job Description

• Level 3 in Motor Vehicles or equivalent
• C1 driving licence

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

£31,049 to £37,796 a year

Plus Recruitment & Retention payment at 15% +shift uplift payment