Vehicle Make Operative

overview

vehicle make ready operative – salary: £13.85 per hour

community ambulance service is part of the ambulnzuk group. We have over 19 operational bases across england and wales, and over 800 employees providing essential support to the nhs and hospital trusts. Across our sites we provide patient transport services, secure mental health patient transport, urgent and emergency care. We are proud to be an established private ambulance provider with a deeply rooted history.

join us - if you're looking for a new opportunity in a fulfilling role making a positive impact to our patients in the day to day maintenance of our ambulances, consider joining us as a vehicle make ready operative (vmro).

location: wembley/imperial; annual salary: £27,727.70; 4 on, 4 off shift pattern; shift times: 04:00–16:00; 38.5 hours per week.

safeguarding statement: ambulnzcommunity partners is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful, this vacancy will require an enhanced dbs check. It is a criminal offence to apply for a role in a regulated activity if you are barred from doing so.

equality & diversity statement: we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.

• support with deployment
• work to the impact report schedule so each vehicle can start at its requested start shift time
• issue and make available consumables and chemex solutions for crews
• assist crews to ensure vehicles are prepped, fully stocked and ready to depart site within 15 minutes
• advise when a vehicle is not suitable for deployment due to defect; dispatch will identify which vehicle is needed based on vehicle spares
• liaise with dispatch to coordinate vehicle changes upon request
• ensure all ambulance colleagues are supported, compliant, safe and ready to deploy in line with falck policies (including uniform, ppe, vehicle, equipment and xdas)
• be conversant with and apply all organisational policies and procedures
• support crews to complete their vdis
• update and send vehicle/equipment reports (e.g., key reconciliation, two-person crew)
• coordinate vehicle parking upon return to site based on next deployment wave
• assist with audits of pre and post shift checks (vdi checks, cleaning) and escalate issues to the compliance manager
• complete end-of-shift checklist for vehicle, equipment and consumables; complete end-of-shift vehicle clean
• complete visual inspections of equipment stored on vehicle units, with attention to service sticker dates; escalate to the engineering manager for out-of-date maintenance
• check equipment aligns with asset register; escalate discrepancies to the compliance manager
• refuel vehicles as instructed; jump start vehicles where necessary
• complete pre-mot checks to enhance mot pass rate (tyres, mirrors, bulbs, etc.)
• defrost windscreens ahead of crews to speed departure from site
• manage the broken equipment ‘quarantine’ area and ensure items are segregated, checked, labeled “out of service” and recorded
• manage ‘available for service’ equipment area for repaired equipment and ensure equipment is swapped to appropriate areas (red, black, yellow and green)
• identify defective vehicles and equipment; quarantine broken equipment and liaise with the compliance manager for repairs

• reconfigure vehicles (seats, stretchers, etc.)
• replace cylinders on vehicles
• ensure vehicles are fully stocked with consumables and remove excess consumables to the vmro hut

• repair minor vehicle defects (bulbs, mirrors, wipers, etc.)
• repair minor equipment defects (stretchers, carry chairs, wheelchairs, etc.)
• coordinate vehicle repairs with the compliance manager and mechanics
• coordinate servicing & mots – take vehicles to and from workshops
• identify new vehicle damage and report to the compliance manager
• report body damage to the compliance manager
• put adblue in vehicles
• jump start vehicles where necessary
• complete pre-mot checks…