Main area: Digital Grade Band 7
Contract: 18 months (Fixed term/secondment until 31 October 2026 due to funding)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (The role will participate in the on-call rota)
Job ref: 110-AC024-0225
Employer: Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Employer type: NHS
Site: Prince Charles Hospital
Town: Merthyr Tydfil
Salary: £46,840 - £53,602 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/03/2025 23:59
Band 7
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Job overview
This post is Fixed term for 18 months to meet the needs of the service. We are looking for a Senior Unified Communications Manager based in the Prince Charles Hospital and surrounding area to join our Digital team at CTMUHB.
You will be responsible for leading on the voice and data networking services at the Prince Charles Hospital and surrounding sites, supporting a multi-million pound redevelopment of the hospital. You will lead the installation, configuration, testing, and optimisation of the voice and data network, ensuring high availability, performance, and security.
This post is initially a fixed term/secondment until 31 October 2026, with potential to run until March 2028. If you are interested in applying for it as a secondment, please obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying.
Main duties of the job
* Act as the lead specialist, and be accountable for delivery of the Voice and Data services at the Prince Charles Hospital and surrounding sites.
* Be responsible for maintaining the delivery of high-quality IT Voice and Data Communications Services at the Prince Charles Hospital and surrounding sites, ensuring that the services are fully operational at all times and configured to provide optimum service.
* Plan specialist Voice & Data projects that impact clinical and non-clinical areas at the Prince Charles Hospital and surrounding sites.
* Provide strategic direction and operational support in the management and maintenance of all CTMUHB Voice and Data Systems at the Prince Charles Hospital and surrounding sites.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
* We listen, learn and improve
* We treat everyone with respect
* We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15,000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Working for the NHS, you are part of the biggest employer in Wales, where there is plenty of opportunity to make a difference. We offer:
* A competitive salary Band 7 £46,840 - £53,602.
* 28 days annual leave rising to 34 with years’ service.
* A supportive and collaborative work environment, where you will be part of a team of data and voice engineers and technicians, providing specialist guidance, support, and cross training.
* A commitment to your professional development and career progression, with opportunities to gain professional certification and further education.
* A chance to make a difference in the NHS, and to contribute to the well-being of the communities we serve.
* Options to purchase up to 10 days annual leave.
* Flexible / hybrid working arrangements between site and home.
* Progression opportunities as the role and team develop.
* Market leading staff well-being support.
* Employee Assistance programme.
Person specification
Qualifications / Knowledge
* Relevant Degree or equivalent skills, knowledge and experience, plus specialist knowledge of voice and data networking, protocols, standards, and technologies to Postgraduate Diploma level equivalency or demonstrate equivalent experience.
* Professional certification in data network engineering, such as CCNA, CWNA, CWSP, CWDP, or CWAP.
Experience
* Detailed Voice and Data communications experience, both Local and Wide Area, wireless networks, and cyber security.
* Experience in leading and co-ordinating data network projects.
* Extensive experience of working with Health ICT systems, including Voice and Data Communications.
* Experience of effective team management.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.
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