# Motor Vehicle Technician - Bolton > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/motor-vehicle-technician-bolton/0e8c7b3d-faef-44c7-9297-b81cd6c7006b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/motor-vehicle-technician-bolton/0e8c7b3d-faef-44c7-9297-b81cd6c7006b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust - **Town:** Bolton - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 PA - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-22T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-08T11:21:41.805Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8065721 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8065721?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nwas.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Motor Vehicle Technician – Fleet Operations Location – Bolton - Hours per week average Shift allowance applicable (approximately 12.5% uplift on top of basic salary) Basic Salary: £32,073 - £39,043.00  per annum ### Main duties of the job An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced vehicle technician to join the team at our Bolton workshop facility 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. 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. ### 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. Further benefits include enrolment 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. Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification attached to the advert in full below before applying. ## Job Details Motor Vehicle Technician – Fleet Operations Location – Bolton Hours per week average Shift allowance applicable (approximately 12.5% uplift on top of basic salary) Basic Salary: £32,073 - £39,043.00 per annum ## Job Description An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced vehicle technician to join the team at our Bolton workshop facility 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. 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. ## 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. Further benefits include enrolment 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. Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification attached to the advert in full below before applying. ## Person Specification ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Flexible and highly motivated - Project a professional image - Excellent communicator capable of relaying highly technical / complex information - Methodical approach to any task - Committed to Continuing Professional Development - Ability to develop effective working relationships and demonstrate professional credibility with colleagues at all levels - Provision of own hand tools - Demonstrate a passion for engineering - Able to work with a minimum of supervision ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Ability to maintain confidentiality and deal with situations in a sensitive manner - Able to communicate across wide demographic boundaries in an appropriate manner - Strong management, motivational and leadership skills - Respects and applies patient confidentiality at all times - Able to operate all equipment safely and in accordance with Trust policy, procedures and protocols - Good communication and relationship skills - Ability to work to strict deadlines - Knowledge of protection and understanding of confidentiality requirements - Customer service skills - Specialist knowledge of vehicle systems - Working knowledge of vehicle Electrical components - PC literate - Knowledge of software systems related to diagnostic tools and equipment - Ability to work on own initiative with minimum supervision ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - The post holder must have specialist knowledge of motor vehicle electrical systems & mechanical components - Comprehensive knowledge of a range of computer-based vehicle diagnostic systems and the ability to analyse and interpret the information presented by the systems to determine the most appropriate repair option - Have the ability to diagnose all other vehicle faults without access to diagnostic equipment ### Qualifications and Education **Essential** - City and Guilds certificate in motor vehicle technology or NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualifications and experience - Good standard of education. Minimum 3 GCSE or equivalent. - Evidence of Continued Professional Development. - Full Driving Licence (C1) ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 220.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10356533) - [application guide (pdf, 207.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2376) - [staff benefits brochure (pdf, 4.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3013) - [recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 228.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1984) - [recruitment terms and conditions (pdf, 40.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1413) - [candidate's guide to nhs employment checks standards (pdf, 221.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1412) ## 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.