Job description

To sustain and support our current Ambulance Vehicle Preparation (AVP) requirements we are able to offer a further permanent vacancy opportunity to join our existing dedicated AVP Operative team. This vacancy includes:

Doncaster - 1 x 1.0 FTE Permanent, Full Time Post

Duties to include:
Ambulance Vehicle Preparation Operatives process ambulance service vehicles in a prescribed and controlled way that ensures each ambulance is fully equipped and prepared to attend and treat a patient. The role is a key operational support function, which ensures patient safety whilst supporting Operations in meeting its targets. Main duties include detailed cleaning and Infection Prevention and Control activities, checking and inspecting medical and lifting & handling equipment, restocking all consumables and completing vehicle checks. Other duties include the preparation of consumables, stock control, re-fuelling and moving vehicles across various locations, recording all daily activities and the repatriation of equipment from Hospital Trusts.

No experience is required as full training will be given. An initial 4 week Training package forms part of your Learning and Development.

This exciting opportunity for a Permanent AVP Operative working on a full time basis as part of the National Health Service (NHS) through the Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust, is being made available at our massively refurbished Doncaster Ambulance Station.

Our training package includes Level 2 Apprenticeship and access to Level 2 NCFE.

Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities.

We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live.

We employ more than 5,800 staff, who together with over 1,100 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service.

Our values: Compassion, One Team, Integrity, Innovation, EmpowermentandResilienceare at the heart of all we do.

A DRIVING LICENSE WITH C1 CLASS IS ESSENTIAL- You will be required to confirm within your application that you hold a full C1 Category on your license which is valid within the UK.

The fulltime post is an average 37.5 hour per week contract based on a rota system. The working days and times are dependent upon current provision required to meet operational/patient demand and this can include Bank Holidays, weekends and nights, preparing our frontline operational vehicles and maintaining our provision on a 24 hour basis. A significant percentage of our Ambulance Vehicle Preparation is completed overnight. The current rota for this post is based over 8 weeks.

Holiday entitlement is between 27 days and 33 days (pro-rata) depending on length of NHS service plus bank holidays on a pro-rata basis.

Please ensure you read and understand the attached job description before completing your application. Completion of the Supporting Information section within your application is essential and please include any relevant experience, knowledge and/or role related qualities to support your application.

The successful candidates must be flexible in their approach and convey a personal commitment to demonstrating the YAS values and behaviours.

You must be reliable and conscientious with a good eye for detail and be able to work individually and as part of a small team.

A short time-framed video of the basic AVP process is available at the following online location: https://vimeo.com/353947630/2ae9093c3b

For full details of the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description under supporting documents.

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