Fleet Driver

NHS; Boston; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in Lincolnshire is seeking a reliable Fleet Driver to manage the transportation of vehicles and medical supplies. This position requires a minimum of 2 years driving experience, a C1 Driving licence, and the ability to work independently. The role involves driving trust vehicles, delivering parts/tools, and maintaining vehicle standards. An uplift in pay is provided for unsocial hours and weekend work.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years driving experience required.
• Clean driving license is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Carry out driving duties moving trust vehicles.
• Deliver parts, tools, and medical equipment as needed.
• Maintain cleanliness and roadworthiness of vehicles.

Skills

Reliable

Ability to work without supervision

Good levels of fitness and manual-handling skills

Willingness to learn

Education

C1 Driving licence

Job description

Fleet Driver - Boston

The closing date is 18 January 2026

An opportunity has arisen for a Fleet Driver to join our team in Lincolnshire

With a flexible approach to both hours and duties, applicants must have a full clean driving licence (minor speeding offences may be considered), with category C1 - new style licence. You must be reliable and have the ability to work without supervision. Relevant previous work experience would be an advantage.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the role includes driving Trust vehicles to and from Ambulance Stations, fleet workshops and 3rd party providers. You will also be required to deliver parts/consumables around Lincolnshire, the wider organisation and other ad-hoc tasks as required.

About us

EMAS has five values which underpins everything we do; how we deliver our services and how we work with each other. Our values were updated in 2018 to reflect our commitment to encouraging innovation, team and partnership working, and looking outwards as well as inwards.

By living these values and supporting others to do the same, we will help to make sure that EMAS is an organisation we can all be proud of.

• Respect: Respect for our patients and each other
• Integrity: Acting with integrity by doing the right thing for the right reasons
• Contribution: Respecting and valuing everyone's contribution, and encouraging innovation
• Teamwork: Working together, supporting each other, and collaborating with other organisations
• Compassion: Continually showing compassion to our patients and each other

There are many qualities you will need to make a success of being a member of the EMAS team. Some you will learn as your career develops; others are personal skills:

• A willingness to work as a member of a team
• Good levels of fitness and manual-handling skills (for some roles)
• Initiative
• A calm manner even in the most challenging situations
• A willingness to learn and further develop your skills

Job responsibilities

• To carry out driving duties on behalf of the trust, moving trust vehicles primarily within the trust boundaries but occasionally beyond these.
• To collect and deliver parts, tools, medical equipment and drug wraps and other items as requested to assist in day to day service delivery.
• To adhere to trust values.
• To ensure cleanliness and roadworthiness of vehicles used within role where appropriate.
• To adopt a flexible approach in response to operational needs regarding duties, base/location and hours of work.
• To maintain a level of fitness in accordance with role and attend any medical assessments to enable the post holder to safely carry out the duties post.
• To keep informed and abreast of current trends and developments within the Trust and nationally.
• To maintain personal development and competency.
• To undertake any other duties as requested.
• Will be responsible for personal professional development continuous.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years driving experience
• C1 Driving licence

Experience

• Experience in a similar role

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.

Employer name

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

£24,465 a year. Will receive % uplift for any unsocial hours / weekend working