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Maintenance Vehicle Technician - Cumbria

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust

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Location
Salary
£32,073 - £39,043 PA
Profession
Estates and facilities
Grade
Band 5
Deadline
11 May 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
10 Apr 2026

Job overview

Location – Cumbria

Shift allowance applicable (approximately 12.5% uplift on top of basic salary)

Basic Salary: £31049 to £37796 per annum (AFC Band 5)

An exciting opportunity has become available for 3 x experienced vehicle technicians to join the team at our Workington Facility (Cumbria)

The role of NWAS Vehicle Technician is to ensure all Trust vehicles (Petrol / Diesel / Hybrid and EV) are serviced, repaired and maintained to the Trust and DVSA’s exacting standards. The post incorporates the skilled service and repair of specialist ambulance equipment.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant must hold a recognised apprenticeship e.g. Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Repair or equivalent experience along with NVQ or C&G level 3 qualifications. A full UK driving license is essential for this post along with having full category C1 entitlement.

Working in a modern workshop environment, our vehicle technicians benefit 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.

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