# Vehicle Maintenance Technician - Chertsey > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/vehicle-maintenance-technician-chertsey/f2df258c-4612-4464-a686-a12b30e34846 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/vehicle-maintenance-technician-chertsey/f2df258c-4612-4464-a686-a12b30e34846.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Crawley - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £31,049 - £37,796 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5 hours per week) - **Closing date:** 2025-09-22T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2025-09-08T08:40:41.177Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Sussex/Chertsey/South_East_Coast_Ambulance_Service_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Fleet_Maintenance/Fleet_Maintenance-v7465224 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7465224?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.secamb.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview - Contract- Permanent  Full time 37.5 hours/week - Band 5  - £31,049 - £37,796 per annum - Location-  Chertsey We have an exciting opportunity for a Vehicle Maintenance Technician at our Chertsey workshop. You will be a part of a friendly team working on a rota basis supporting operations. The ideal candidates will need to be flexible and able to work on weekends and bank holidays. There will be an additional unsocial payment for unsocial hours worked. Our workshops are open 7 days a week from 6am – 8pm. This post has a cost of living allowance. ### Main duties of the job In this role you will: - Service, repair and maintain a diverse fleet of vehicles and specialist ambulance equipment to emergency use standards, using the requisite skills and expertise in line with current Health and Safety legislation - Working on a large fleet of Mercedes Sprinter & Vito, Fiat Ducato, Skoda, DAF and Iveco vehicles used by the Ambulance Trust, you will carry out all types of work on our ambulances and service vehicles. If successful, you will be given main dealer training. - Examine, inspect and report thoroughly on the condition,roadworthiness or safety of any vehicle or equipment, including testing and use of diagnostic techniques - Regularly communicate technical information with line managers,colleagues, other SECAmb staff by phone and e-mail to arrange appointments and prepare vehicles for Ministry Testing at Class IV and VII as per the Ministry of Transport testers manual - To recover any broken down or immobilised vehicle or equipment in a safe manner without a risk to staff and public or additionaldamage to SECAmb property in accordance with accepted legislation. The successful candidates will have sound experience in vehicle maintenance, fault diagnosis and have experience of applying company policies in respect of safety and maintenance practice and standards. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The successful candidates will have sound experience in vehicle maintenance, fault diagnosis and have experience of applying company policies in respect of safety and maintenance practice and standards. Please refer to the Job description attached for more details on the role. ## Job Details We have an exciting opportunity for a Vehicle Maintenance Technician at our Chertsey workshop. You will be a part of a friendly team working on a rota basis supporting operations. The ideal candidates will need to be flexible and able to work on weekends and bank holidays. There will be an additional unsocial payment for unsocial hours worked. Our workshops are open 7 days a week from 6am – 8pm. This post has a cost of living allowance. ## Job Description In this role you will: The successful candidates will have sound experience in vehicle maintenance, fault diagnosis and have experience of applying company policies in respect of safety and maintenance practice and standards. ## Responsibilities The successful candidates will have sound experience in vehicle maintenance, fault diagnosis and have experience of applying company policies in respect of safety and maintenance practice and standards. Please refer to the Job description attached for more details on the role. ## Person Specification ### Job history **Essential** - Currently in motor trade. **Desirable** - History if out of motor trade for a period. ### Driving licence **Essential** - Full UK - C1 Driving licence ### Motor vehicle qulifications **Essential** - NVQ level 2 experience. **Desirable** - Motor trade experience necessary. ## Documents - [candidate application guidance (pdf, 302.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2968) - [vehicle maintenance technician (pdf, 327.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=9711614) - [employee information privacy notice (pdf, 242.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2103) ## 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.