Job summary Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides health and social care services in acute and primary care settings, community hospitals, and care centres, through the 11,000 employed staff. The Trust spans over two counties of North Tyneside and Northumberland, and has a main WAN MPLS between the main hospitals in those regions. Northumbria Digital Services team provide, IT services to all of the Trusts directorates, departments and subsidiaries and this role is to support the team to ensure the campus LAN, WAN and Wi-Fi services are correctly designed, implemented, secured and supported to match the digital delivery needs and ambitions of the Trusts digital strategy. Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received Main duties of the job Responsible for the management and performance of client network infrastructure LAN/WAN, WLAN and DC, providing pro-active support to ensure maximum availability of service in line with Trust service level agreements. To be a point of escalation through the network operational team, from the digital services department and the Network technician, engineer and associate roles. About us We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England. Date posted 03 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Flexible working Reference number 319-6854022JN Job locations Northumbria Healthcare Manufacturing and Innovation Hub Avenue Road Seaton Deleval NE25 0QJ Job description Job responsibilities To ensure high availability, security and usability of the network that is transparent to users. To plan and organise a range of complex activities related to implementation of new systems including liaison with suppliers and end users, production of work plans and monitoring these to ensure completion on time and within assigned costs. To develop and maintain efficient management of all networked systems under the control of Service. Job description Job responsibilities To ensure high availability, security and usability of the network that is transparent to users. To plan and organise a range of complex activities related to implementation of new systems including liaison with suppliers and end users, production of work plans and monitoring these to ensure completion on time and within assigned costs. To develop and maintain efficient management of all networked systems under the control of Service. Person Specification Other Essential It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid UK driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role Qualifications Essential Degree in a computer related discipline or equivalent level of knowledge or experience. Further staff and project management knowledge to post graduate diploma level or equivalent experience in a relevant computer related discipline Additional specialist network related knowledge acquired through post graduate study or equivalent experience in a relevant computer services discipline. Specialist knowledge across range of project management procedures and techniques underpinned by theory. Appropriate industry recognised qualifications e.g. CCNA or CCNP, or equivalent. Desirable Management or supervisory Qualification. TIL, VMWare, Hyper Visor CCNP Cyber Ops, Enterprise, Data Centre, or Security Experience Essential Experience in design, development and implementation of IT Network Infrastructure and best practices across a large organization Significant experience of managing a Network infrastructure LAN, WAN, WLAN across multiple sites. Working experience and knowledge of VSS, Flex stack, Cisco Firepower, Data Centre Technologies, Cisco Unified Communication, Wireless Network Infrastructure Desirable Big-IP F5 LTM Solarwinds, Logic Monitor Cisco ISE, WLC, Spaces Person Specification Other Essential It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid UK driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role Qualifications Essential Degree in a computer related discipline or equivalent level of knowledge or experience. Further staff and project management knowledge to post graduate diploma level or equivalent experience in a relevant computer related discipline Additional specialist network related knowledge acquired through post graduate study or equivalent experience in a relevant computer services discipline. Specialist knowledge across range of project management procedures and techniques underpinned by theory. Appropriate industry recognised qualifications e.g. CCNA or CCNP, or equivalent. Desirable Management or supervisory Qualification. TIL, VMWare, Hyper Visor CCNP Cyber Ops, Enterprise, Data Centre, or Security Experience Essential Experience in design, development and implementation of IT Network Infrastructure and best practices across a large organization Significant experience of managing a Network infrastructure LAN, WAN, WLAN across multiple sites. Working experience and knowledge of VSS, Flex stack, Cisco Firepower, Data Centre Technologies, Cisco Unified Communication, Wireless Network Infrastructure Desirable Big-IP F5 LTM Solarwinds, Logic Monitor Cisco ISE, WLC, Spaces 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Employer details Employer name Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Address Northumbria Healthcare Manufacturing and Innovation Hub Avenue Road Seaton Deleval NE25 0QJ Employer's website https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)