About this role
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.
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
Experience Essential
Demonstrable professional experience of cleaning vehicles to a high standard Demonstrable professional experience of machine polishing
Desirable
Good communication skills
Other Essential
A driving licence valid in the UK
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).
Employer details Employer name Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Manufacturing and Innovation Hub
Avenue Road
Seaton Delaval
NE25 0QJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)