# Fleet Vehicle Technician - Leicester > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/fleet-vehicle-technician-leicester/cf22d208-1940-4ee8-a498-964083d1e532 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/fleet-vehicle-technician-leicester/cf22d208-1940-4ee8-a498-964083d1e532.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust - **Town:** Nottingham - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, 15% R & R with 2 years experience & USH - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Working to a Rota, Weekend and Bank Holiday working) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-05T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-19T08:33:30.432Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/Anstey_Leicester/East_Midlands_Ambulance_Service_NHS_Trust/Fleet_Vehicle_Technician/Fleet_Vehicle_Technician-v8042774 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8042774?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.emas.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An excellent opportunity exists for a qualified Fleet Vehicle Technician based at Gorse Hill workshop. The role involves maintaining a range of vehicles operated by the Trust including ambulances, fast response cars and support vehicles.  Newly Qualified Salary TBC ### 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. An MOT testers certificate would be an advantage, but a candidate with a keen wiliness to pursue MOT certification would be 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 hours of work are 07:00 - 17:00 on a shift rota including weekends and Bank Holidays. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The successful applicant will be expected to service vehicles in accordance with the trust service schedules and carry out mechanical repairs to the trust vehicles to a high standard.  You may be asked to go to other ambulance stations to carry out vehicle repairs. You will be trained to service pieces of equipment used on the back of ambulances i.e. stretchers, carry chairs, wheelchairs etc. You will be required to go on training courses and keep up with mechanical updates. You will also be required to carry out essential education as per the trusts requirements. ## Job Details An excellent opportunity exists for a qualified Fleet Vehicle Technician based at Gorse Hill workshop. The role involves maintaining a range of vehicles operated by the Trust including ambulances, fast response cars and support vehicles. Newly Qualified Salary TBC ## Job Description 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. An MOT testers certificate would be an advantage, but a candidate with a keen wiliness to pursue MOT certification would be 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 hours of work are 07:00 - 17:00 on a shift rota including weekends and Bank Holidays. ## Responsibilities The successful applicant will be expected to service vehicles in accordance with the trust service schedules and carry out mechanical repairs to the trust vehicles to a high standard. You may be asked to go to other ambulance stations to carry out vehicle repairs. You will be trained to service pieces of equipment used on the back of ambulances i.e. stretchers, carry chairs, wheelchairs etc. You will be required to go on training courses and keep up with mechanical updates. You will also be required to carry out essential education as per the trusts requirements. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - City & Guilds/NVQ in Motor Vehicle Engineering or equivalent - Full Current Driving Licence **Desirable** - C1 Driving Licence - MOT Tester ## Documents - [fleet vehicle technician (pdf, 146.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10331379) - [benefits of joining emas nhs trust (pdf, 326.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2355) - [applying to emas - what you need to know (pdf, 593.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2431) - [information for non-uk and non-irish applicants (pdf, 131.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2367) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.