- Full Time
- London, United Kingdom
- 42,471 – 50,364 £ / Year
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Job Summary
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust was launched on 1st October, 2007. Made up of five hospitals; Charing Cross, Hammersmith, Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea, St Mary’s and the Western Eye, and integrating with Imperial College London, it is the largest Trust in the UK employing almost 10,000 staff. Offering more than 50 clinical specialties, and with one of the largest portfolios of services in the country.
We are looking for a Network Engineer to complement our Infrastructure team. The successful candidate will display an understanding of large scale infrastructure within a high availability Cisco environment.
In addition to the above responsibilities, strong communication skills to include an ability to liaise with technical and non-technical individuals will be key to your success. You will be tasked to manage your own workload and work autonomously while also retaining the ability to work collaboratively with the wider ICT Department.
The post will report directly to the Network Manager, who reports directly to Infrastructure Manager; Full Line-Manager of Network Team; Management of 3rd-party contractors, e.g. Cisco, Block Solutions; Liaison within ICT and any other Departments (e.g. Estates, Facilities) or external agencies.
Main duties of the job
Support and maintenance of the network infrastructure and Data Comm’s Rooms
Network capacity, monitoring and reporting
Adhering to the ICT Infrastructure standards, policies and procedures
Support and maintenance of security within the network infrastructure
Implement approved changes
Schedule and carry-out routine maintenance tasks
Update network infrastructure documents
On-call support
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values – expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Post-graduate or equivalent professional experience
- Demonstrable evidence of CPD (Continuing Professional Development)
- Network qualifications
Desirable
- IT related degree
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience in an IT related role within an organisation with 2,000+ users
- Operational experience with a Cisco Enterprise Network environment (DNAC, SDA, SDWAN)
- Good understanding of technology and its application to business, including knowledge of LAN, WAN, routing protocols, etc
- Demonstrated specialist knowledge in ICT systems and procedures acquired through a combination of specialist training and experience
Desirable
- Good understanding of NHS operational and Strategic IT strategy
- Knowledge of legislation including (e.g. Freedom of Information Act, Computer Misuse Act, RIP Act, Data Protection Act)
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential
- Team player
- Excellent, timely skills in Report writing and delivery planning. Office 365 application skills
- Strong inter-personal skills
- Customer contact skills – effective communication skills
- Sufficient to fulfil the duties of the Post with any aids and adaptations
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).
Closing Date: 16 June 2024
To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.