Vehicle Production Manager (internal only)

Job summary

There has never been a better time to join the Trust's Fleet and Equipment team as a Vehicle Production Manager. This new County based role will manage and coordinate day to day operations within our Fleet and Equipment team across the county with the aim of maximising the availability of ambulances and equipment for the delivery of patient care.

You will join our team during a period of transformation as we prepare to implement our new Ambulance Vehicle Preparation (AVP) service. Our current teams perform a deep clean of an ambulance every 6 weeks. In contrast, AVP involves cleaning, restocking and refueling ambulances every day. We are implementing AVP because we need to adapt and change to respond to growing pressure from increasing patient demand levels and the expectation is that changing our ways of working will increase the availability of resources for our patients.

We are looking for a committed, passionate person to create and develop an engaged and highly motivated team by providing positive, inspirational and highly visible leadership, acting as an ambassador for the new Ambulance Vehicle Preparation (AVP) service.

For further information about AVP, follow this link to a short video https://vimeo.com/737833133/67b03c85c9.

Please note this is a fixed term position only. Locations, Swindon, Trowbridge & Methuan.

Main duties of the job

Most importantly you will lead and inspire a team of people, but ultimately you will be responsible for ensuring vehicles and equipment are prepared and maintained to meet business requirements in ways that contribute positively toward patient care.

This includes being responsible for the management and coordination of physical and human resources, ensuring they are efficient and effective and operate within budgetary, performance and health & safety parameters.

You will be expected to work with multi-disciplinary teams to continuously develop and evolve productive and efficient ways of working, and contribute to Fleet & Equipment strategy development.

This role will require a hands on approach working with the Deputy Head of Ambulance Vehicle Preparation to ensure performance measures are achieved and operational performance is maintained.

About us

Working for us is an experience like no other.We provide emergency and urgent care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, operating across the largest ambulance region in England of 10,000 square miles and responding to an average of 2,650 incidents every day.

We remain committed to ensuring that we provide the best possible care for all our patients, which is reflected in our new five-year strategy which has continually improving patient care at its very core.

At the heart of our beautiful and diverse region we employ over 6000 people and are supported by over 575 volunteers.

If you embody our values of one team, compassionate and innovative and are looking to make a real difference to peoples' lives, then we would love to hear from you.

In return we will equip you with the skills, resources and development you need to thrive in your role.

You will have opportunities to progress to roles at a higher pay grade and enjoy continuous professional development.

Benefits

• Competitive NHS salary
• A standard working week of 37.5 hours
• Holiday entitlements of 27 days per year, plus general and public holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Pay enhancements for out of hours, shift and overtime working
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Career and salary progression
• Car leasing scheme
• Free parking across Trust sites
• Cycle-to-work and other salary sacrifice schemes
• Staff networks
• Access to a wide range of discounts from various organisations across the UK

Employer details

Employer name

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Swindon Ambulance Station

Queens Drive

Swindon

SN31AR

Employer's website

https://www.swast.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Swindon Ambulance Station

Queens Drive

Swindon

SN31AR

Employer's website

https://www.swast.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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