About this role
Job summary
Are you passionate about the digital space? Do you want to help transform health and care services through innovative digital support? If your answer is YES, then we want to talk to you!
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join our team as a Senior Network and Telecommunications Engineer within the Technical Operations Strategic Business Unit (SBU) at NHIS. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a team that is working to future-proof the NHS by delivering vital digital services and supporting the transformation of healthcare through technology.
As part of the Technical SBU, your primary goal will be to support the delivery of Service Level Agreements, design and implement technical solutions, and work collaboratively with our Partners and Customers to align with clinical and IT strategies. You will play a key role in maintaining and enhancing the IT infrastructure at all levels, from providing essential technical support to users, to managing upgrades and installations within our Datacentres.
You'll be supporting the Network and Telecoms infrastructure across Kings Mill Hospital, GP practices, and Community Health services around Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. We are committed to ensuring that our customers experience minimal disruption and receive high-quality service that ensures the smooth continuation of care.If you are ready to bring your passion for digital transformation and healthcare to the next level, apply today to join our team.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
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Job description Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements Essential
The ability to work on own initiative Project management skills Substantial Experience solving issues at a senior level
Desirable
Ability to supervise staff
Qualifications Essential
Degree, or HNC/D, or BTEC or certification in relevant field Microsoft Office Applications Cisco switching & routing Cisco Firewalls Cisco enterprise wireless IP subnetting and / or Mitel MCD / vMCD / MiVoice Business SIP & call routing High & Low Level design documentation Nexus & Datacentre networking Mitel Contact Centre Manager / MiContact Centre Cloud Technologies
Desirable
Certification in relevant field (IE Cisco / Mitel) PRINCE 2 Foundation Membership of a professional body Call recording software
Experience Essential
At least 5 years previous technical experience within IT at a senior technical level. Have managed Staff Experience of managing multiple project work streams and working as part of a multidisciplinary team Previous experience of presenting written reports and communicating verbally to a wide ranging audience Proven ability to work to tight deadlines and within a customer driven team
Contractual Requirements Essential
Ability to work flexibly, outside normal office hours, in order to suit the needs of the users. The post holder may be required to form part of the on-call rota. Ability to travel in order to deliver training at point of need. Clean driving licence and use of own car.
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 details Employer name Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Ilkeston Community Hospital
Heanor Road
Ilkeston
DE7 8LN
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)