Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Vehicle Detailer - NHS Fleet Solutions

The closing date is 26 April 2026

Job summary

The Fleet Department is responsible for the generation of non-core income for re-investment into patient care. The two main areas of success are NHS Fleet Solutions and NHS Home Electronics. Both businesses operate in the competitive salary sacrifice marketplace. An office-based team consisting of 70 members of staff have responsibility for the delivery of the service.

The Vehicle Detailer will report directly to the Assistant Fleet Team Manager and is responsible for ensuring that all vehicles leaving for reallocation are presented to the highest of standards.

Main duties of the job

o Valet / detail vehicles to the highest possible standards

Carry out machine polishing to remove surface scratches from vehicles

Be willing to train to learn additional SMART repairing techniques e.g. paintless dent removal, if the opportunity arises.

o Use cleaning, protective, and restorative agents to enhance the appearance of vehicles

o Carry out internal and external inspections of vehicles to identify deterioration and damage

o Ensure health and safety procedures and all company polices are adhered to

o Deliver and collect vehicles to and from local customers

o Conduct full damage checks on vehicles

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Date posted

14 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£27,476 a year Per annum - Plus Bonus

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-7917199JN

Job locations

Manufacturing and Innovation Hub

Avenue Road

Seaton Delaval

NE25 0QJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Valet / detail vehicles to the highest possible standards

Carry out machine polishing to remove surface scratches from vehicles

Be willing to train to learn additional SMART repairing techniques e.g. paintless dent removal, if the opportunity arises.

Use cleaning, protective, and restorative agents to enhance the appearance of vehicles

Carry out internal and external inspections of vehicles to identify deterioration and damage

Ensure health and safety procedures and all company polices are adhered to

Deliver and collect vehicles to and from local customers

Conduct full damage checks on vehicles

Job description

Job responsibilities

Valet / detail vehicles to the highest possible standards

Carry out machine polishing to remove surface scratches from vehicles

Be willing to train to learn additional SMART repairing techniques e.g. paintless dent removal, if the opportunity arises.

Use cleaning, protective, and restorative agents to enhance the appearance of vehicles

Carry out internal and external inspections of vehicles to identify deterioration and damage

Ensure health and safety procedures and all company polices are adhered to

Deliver and collect vehicles to and from local customers

Conduct full damage checks on vehicles

Person Specification

Essential

Driving licence
Demonstrable professional experience of cleaning vehicles to a high standard
Demonstrable professional experience of machine polishing

Desirable

Good communication skills

Person Specification

Essential

Driving licence
Demonstrable professional experience of cleaning vehicles to a high standard
Demonstrable professional experience of machine polishing

Desirable

Good communication skills

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).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Manufacturing and Innovation Hub

Avenue Road

Seaton Delaval

NE25 0QJ

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Manufacturing and Innovation Hub

Avenue Road

Seaton Delaval

NE25 0QJ

Employer's website

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