Fleet Vehicle Technician – Leicester: Sponsorship Available

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Job summary

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • City & Guilds/NVQ in Motor Vehicle Engineering or equivalent
  • Full Current Driving Licence

Desirable

  • C1 Driving Licence
  • MOT Tester

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 23 August 2026

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