Make Technician- North

This Make Ready Technician post sits in the Make Ready service of London Ambulance Service NHS Trust, across its hub and satellite sites. The work is preparing ambulances to the agreed standard, balancing equipment shortages by priority, recording vehicle status on Pro-Cloud and moving vehicles and kit between sites. It is distinct for remote site working, unsupervised workload management and unsocial hours payments.

Applicants need a full UK manual driving licence and a provisional C1 entitlement, with full C1 to follow within six months.

• Prepare ambulances to the agreed standard, ready for operational duty, to strict time deadlines
• Balance equipment shortages so vehicles are equipped by priority, sourcing kit for later vehicles
• Collect and transport vehicles between sites to support operational requirements
• Visit hospital sites to retrieve LAS equipment for operational crews
• Record make-ready status, stock withdrawals and emergency mileages on Pro-Cloud
• Answer crew queries on vehicle and equipment availability, escalating where needed
• Carry out function and assurance checks on medical and non-medical equipment against SOPs
• Assist with emergency product recalls, identifying and isolating affected equipment
• Drive Trust vehicles for delivery and collection of equipment and consumables, logging journeys
• Lift heavy items using manual handling principles and handle dirty or dusty products in PPE
• Maintain infection control standards and store cleaning chemicals securely
• Report health and safety risks, near misses and accidents on Datix

• Good standard of written and verbal English
• Excellent communication with colleagues at all levels
• Able to self-manage workload and priorities without direct supervision
• Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Able to work independently in stressful and changeable situations

• Current full UK manual driving licence with no more than 3 penalty points
• Provisional C1 category on a UK-valid driving licence
• Willing to obtain full C1 category within 6 months of employment

• Full C1 category on driving licence

• Inner or outer London HCAS payment
• Unsocial hours payments