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Job overview
Location –Lancashire Fleet Workshop, Broughton, Preston, PR3 5LN.
- Hours per week average
Shift allowance applicable (approximately 12.5% USH uplift on top of basic salary)
Basic Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 per annum (AFC Band 3)
An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Fleet Driver / workshop assistant to join the team at our Lancashire workshop facility
The role of NWAS Fleet Driver / workshop assistant is to provide a logistical solution for NWAS vehicles movement around the Trust to meet workshop requirements. Effective personal time management and planning are a key element of the role. On site support at Fleet workshops also sees daily operational requirements including general workshop assistant duties encompassing but not limited to vehicle decommissioning decal removal, general workshop assistance, and associated cleaning duties.
The successful applicant must hold a full UK driving license with full category C1 entitlement.
Main duties of the job
Working in a modern workshop environment, our Fleet Driver / workshop assistant role benefits from significant levels of training, job satisfaction, and an opportunity to progress their current skill sets and CPD whilst being supported by a dedicated management team structure, ensuring our teams have everything available to maximize vehicle throughput, reduced workshop delays and minimal supply chain frustrations.
With over 1185 vehicles across the entire NWAS Fleet, each day offers variety.
Operational requirements for the workshops cover 365 days per year via a rotating shift pattern which attracts an additional salary uplift of approximately 12.5% on top of the basic salary banding.
Further benefits include enrollment into the NHS pension scheme, access to discounted NHS car hire schemes, secure on-site parking facilities, cycle to work scheme, childcare vouchers and much more.
If all of this is of interest, and you wish to learn more, then simply follow our link to the application process.
Proposed Key Dates.
Interviews to be held on 10th and 11th of August 2026.
Target Start date Week Commencing 6th October 2026.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Visa sponsorship is not possible for this role for either candidates or existing employees. This role does not meet the eligibility criteria for Skilled Worker/ Health and Care Worker visas as set out at gov.uk. Graduate visa holders should have no expectation of long-term employment through sponsorship. Additionally, your visa conditions and validity period must allow you to work in the role question and for a suitable period to allow training and execution without requiring sponsorship.
Please ensure that you have read and understood the job description and person specification before applying.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- • Experience of working in the transport, logistics, fleet or motor industry
- • Experience of working with Microsoft packages – Microsoft 365
Skills / Competencies
Essential
- • Understanding of confidentiality
- • Able to communicate across wide demographic boundaries in an appropriate manner
- • Good Communication and relationship skills
- • Effective team member
- • Ability to work with minimum supervision. Able to organise and prioritise own workload and use own initiative to prioritise a busy workload, effectively switch between a range of activities
- • Ability to work to strict deadlines
- • Flexible and highly motivated
- • Project a professional image
- • Committed to continuing professional development
- • Experience of general upkeep duties and housekeeping
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- • Working together – demonstrate collaborative and inclusive working and challenge behaviour that is not inclusive or acceptable
Qualification and Knowledge
Essential
- • GCSE grade 4-9 in English literature or Language or equivalent qualifications
- • GCSE grade 4-9 in Mathematics or equivalent qualifications
- • Full Driving licence including manual vehicles and category C1.
- • Drivers CPC Qualification
- • Good Geographical knowledge
- • Working knowledge of driving legislation
- • Knowledge of equipment SOP’s relevant to role
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This advert is for Fleet Driver and Workshop assistant with North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust in Bolton, North West, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 PA. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 23 Jul 2026.
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