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25.06.2025
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Job Description:
EEAST is a great place to work, great people, great career opportunities and a career that can take you anywhere. No two days are the same, if you are looking for a varied and supportive environment EEAST can offer you that and more!
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Job overview
The Make Ready Hub Coordinator, will hold overarching responsibility for their Hub's staff, delivery of the service in their hub and the management and support of their Hub's staff. Their role will be critical in making the hub operation a success, working closely with colleagues in Fleet and Workshops to ensure the right vehicle is in the right place with the right team to allow the make ready operation to run efficiently, reducing the time out of service. They will need to work dynamically to solve issues that we have on a day to day basis. They will be the line managers of all the staff within their hub - Shift Supervisors, Operatives and Drivers.
The purpose of this role is to proactively lead a team of Shift Supervisors, Make Ready Operatives and Make Ready Driver Cleaners within the hub to provide safe, effective, caring and responsive services of a modern ambulance service.
Main duties of the job
As part of a team, the post holder will be effectively responsible for the day to day running of the Make Ready functions within the hub, with particular focus on staff wellbeing and development, operational productivity and efficiency, and best utilisation of available resources to support operational deployment.
The role primarily involves close liaison with fleet administrator, fleet workshops, centralised scheduling and operational colleagues to ensure that all key components are in place to enable vehicles to be made ready, and for those vehicles to be in the right place at the right time to meet operational requirements.
The post holder will ensure that emergency vehicles are in the right place at the right time to meet operational deployment requirements.
Working for our organisation
You'll have the opportunity to work in one of the most diverse regions in the country, with the vibrant capital city just a stone's throw away and the invigorating North Sea coast to the east.
At EEAST we bring together all our skills to provide 24 hour, 365 days a year urgent care to those in need of emergency and non-emergency medical treatment and transport in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.
We are always looking to innovate our approaches and work together to offer the best possible patient care across our counties.
We aim to represent and value the diversity of our local communities through our workforce and service provision. We therefore positively encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as Black, Asian, or other ethnic groups, individuals with a Disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.
We at EEAST want to support our employees achieve a balance between work and other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, family commitments, further learning, and other interests. We therefore welcome flexible working requests.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a thorough and comprehensive understanding of the role, including all its specific requirements and responsibilities, please consult the attached Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides an in-depth overview that will give you a clear and detailed picture of what the position entails.
Please note, should you be successful in your application, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks, prior to receiving an unconditional offer, if full employment checks cannot be achieved (this will include existing and unserved disciplinary sanctions), then your offer may be withdrawn.
How to apply
Step 1 - Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification (attached)
Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement - Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification.
Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted.
Person specification
Qualifications
* NVQ Level 4 qualification, or equivalent in a relevant discipline, or demonstrable equivalent experience at this level.
* Full British Driving Licence, Category B for at least two years and must hold a C1 category, up to 6 penalty points would be considered dependent upon offence code
Experience
* Experience of budget management and development of budgets.
* Demonstrable experience of leading, developing, supporting and motivating individuals to manage effectively.
Skills & Knowledge
* Expert knowledge of Supplies/Logistics/Make Ready Service Delivery.
Personal Qualities, Abilities & Attributes
* Ability to plan and schedule resources, human, material and financial, to deliver major projects.
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Candidates who require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the United Kingdom can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position by assessing their circumstances against the criteria specified on theCheck if you need a UK visa - website. We encourage all applicants to review these criteria carefully to understand their eligibility for sponsorship.
References and Employment History: All references from current and previous employers, will be sought via their Human Resources Department and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and email address of the Human Resources Department and indicate your current/previous line manager and their departmental details.
All appointments will be subject to currently having a clean disciplinary record.
Please be advised that a No Smoking Policy is in operation throughout the Trust.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme - Under the Trust's commitment 'Positive about Disabled People', if you consider yourself as having a disability and you meet the minimum selection criteria for any post, you will get an automatic interview. By minimum selection criteria we mean that you must provide us with evidence in your application form which demonstrates the essential requirements as set out in the person specification and advertisement for a post.
We aim to represent and value the diversity of our local communities through our workforce and service provision. We therefore positively encourage applications, regardless of age, race, religion & belief, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity or disability.
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