ECU Education Logistics Technician
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
MORETON-IN-MARSH, GL56 0RHView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 November 2026
12 days leftJob description
The Logistics Technician (ECU Education) plays a vital operational support role within the Emergency Capabilities Unit, ensuring that all specialist e...
As the departments Logistics Technician, you will be responsible for maintaining highly specialist educational equipment and a fleet of vehicles. Your role will include:
- Being responsible for managing all EPRR vehicle safety checks and vehicle maintenance programmes.Inspecting and maintaining safety critical equipment and specialist equipment.Providing specialist logistics advice to various internal user groups.Managing equipment and vehicles in line with national Vehicle/Equipment Data Sheets.Facilitating the movement of specialist logistics to locations throughout the ECU site and NationallyManaging the cleaning and decontamination of specialist equipment.Updating and monitoring equipment inventories and maintaining an asset register.Coordinating the availability of key specialist logistics Throughout the ECU site and NationallySupporting procurement processes and technical evaluations of new equipment.Supporting the response to Major and Significant exercisesEnsuring specialist equipment is ready for Educational Delivery and meets the needs of learners and tutors.
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For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The principal aim of the NHS Resilience Emergency Capabilities Unit (ECU) is to support the delivery of patient care and improved clinical outcomes in a range of challenging environments across England. The unit supports NHS Trusts and partner agencies to provide an effective response to the major and complex incidents defined within the UKs National Risk Register.
The NHS ECU is the national centre of excellence for emergency preparedness, resilience, and response across Englands ambulance services. Hosted by the London Ambulance Service and commissioned by NHS England, we are dedicated to ensuring that the NHS is ready to respond to the most complex, high-risk, and challenging incidentswhenever and wherever they occur.
Formerly known as the National Ambulance Resilience Unit (NARU), the NHS ECU builds on over a decade of operational expertise, clinical leadership, and innovation. Our mission is to strengthen national resilience by supporting ambulance trusts and wider NHS partners with the capabilities, training, and coordination needed to deliver outstanding care in the most demanding environments.
We are proud to operate from our new base at the Fire Service College in Moreton-in-Marsha world-class facility that enhances our ability to train, collaborate, and innovate alongside emergency service partners.
Qualifications, Accreditations, Education
Essential
- Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), maintained independently
- Full manual driving licence (no more than 3 penalty points)
- GCSE English and Maths C or above or 4-9 grades, Functional skills level 2, (or equivalent)
Desirable: - C1 / D1 driving licence (must include 7.5 ton); - Forklift Truck License
Experience
Essential
- 1 year of driving experience
- Experience of driving larger vehicles, including an understanding of technical and operational matters relating to the use of a specialist ve-hicle.
- Practical experience of facility and equipment management. For ex-ample, experience of stores / logistics / warehouse work
- Direct experience of managing technical matters relating to the storage and cleaning of equipment
- Experience of risk management, including the ability to follow a risk management process when working in a changing environment.
- Demonstrable experience of the ability to prioritise and organise high volume workloads to ensure reports are delivered on time.
Desirable: - Experience of driving in Central London; - Experience of working in an Emergency Planning Environment
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to relate to people from different backgrounds
- Ability to plan effective and efficient route
- Ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, Office 365 and the use of online (cloud based) database software.
- Ability to use spreadsheets
- Ability to undertake equipment training
- Ability to maintain records (manual and electric)
- Knowledge of stores / logistics
- Ability to order and maintain stores
- Ability to schedule equipment maintenance
- An understanding of safety critical systems and safe systems of work
- Knowledge of EPRR
- Understanding of the Ambulance Service
Personal Abilities
Desirable
- Adhere to the Trust values and behaviours
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to prioritise
- Ability to work as part of a team and autonomously
- Evidence of reliability
- Must be able and prepared to work outside regularly in inclement weather with considerable physical effort.
- Ability to regularly (daily) lift and carry objects up to 25 kilos.
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Provenance
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NHS Jobs
First seen
19 October 2026
Last checked
20 October 2026
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