Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

ICT Infrastructure Manager

The closing date is 16 March 2026

Job summary

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd (DSFS) based in Chesterfield are looking to appoint the right candidate into the exciting role of ICT Infrastructure Manager to join the DSFS ICT Operations Team. This involves leading and managing the ICT Infrastructure Team delivering a first class service to Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered

Interview Date to be confirmed

Main duties of the job

Lead, manage and mentor the ICT Infrastructure Team.

Provide clear direction, performance management, and development opportunities.

Foster a culture of high performance, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Act as a key point of contact for the IT Infrastructure users throughout all DSFS customers; communicate IT service issues to internal and external staff, providing guidance on courses of action available.
Support the Technical Architect to develop andmaintainthe organisation's infrastructure strategy and roadmaps.

About us

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd. (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that's 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

DSFS has just over 900 staff across Soft and Hard Facilities Services, and our corporate services including, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Procurement, Finance and Clinical Engineering. Very much part of the 'Chesterfield Royal family', DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that's dynamic, flexible, and proactive.

DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive flexible workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone's abilities, uniqueness, and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered

Please see below link for the DSFS website.

DSFS - Derbyshire Support & Facilities Services Limited | DSFS

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Date posted

02 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£50,968 to £55,445 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

166-DSFS-7821850

Job locations

DSFS Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Top Road Calow

Chesterfield

S44 5BL

Job description

Job responsibilities

For details of this exciting role, please see the attached Job description and Person Specification. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that is required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience (preferably in a Computing/IT or Health related discipline)

Desirable

PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent evidence of experience.
Software Testing qualification (e.g. ISTQB foundation).
Experience of managing large organisation wide clinical applications. Service Management qualification (e.g. ITIL foundation).
Risk Management qualification (e.g. M_o_R foundation).

Experience

Essential

Experience of managing team leaders and multiple teams concurrently
Experience of service management in a large IT infrastructure and systems environment (2000+ PC's; 450 +servers; 4000+ users).
Experience of writing, implementing and controlling operational processes/ procedures
Experience of delivering ICT support services against contractually enforceable KPI's

Desirable

NHS experience
Project Management of a successful, medium sized Application implementation
Previous management/ administration of a Health Information System

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Understanding of the application of a QMS system such as ITIL, ISO 9001 or equivalent.
Extensive stakeholder management skills
Knowledge of acceptance into Business As Usual process
Strong supplier liaison skills
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - both written and oral
Strong Application / System management knowledge

Desirable

Excellent planning and organisational skills for self and team
Understanding of process development and change implementation

Personal Attributes

Essential

Ability to work independently
Ability to communicate with all levels of staff including senior clinicians
Supplier liaison skills
Provide leadership

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience (preferably in a Computing/IT or Health related discipline)

Desirable

PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent evidence of experience.
Software Testing qualification (e.g. ISTQB foundation).
Experience of managing large organisation wide clinical applications. Service Management qualification (e.g. ITIL foundation).
Risk Management qualification (e.g. M_o_R foundation).

Experience

Essential

Experience of managing team leaders and multiple teams concurrently
Experience of service management in a large IT infrastructure and systems environment (2000+ PC's; 450 +servers; 4000+ users).
Experience of writing, implementing and controlling operational processes/ procedures
Experience of delivering ICT support services against contractually enforceable KPI's

Desirable

NHS experience
Project Management of a successful, medium sized Application implementation
Previous management/ administration of a Health Information System

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Understanding of the application of a QMS system such as ITIL, ISO 9001 or equivalent.
Extensive stakeholder management skills
Knowledge of acceptance into Business As Usual process
Strong supplier liaison skills
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - both written and oral
Strong Application / System management knowledge

Desirable

Excellent planning and organisational skills for self and team
Understanding of process development and change implementation

Personal Attributes

Essential

Ability to work independently
Ability to communicate with all levels of staff including senior clinicians
Supplier liaison skills
Provide leadership

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

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

DSFS Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Top Road Calow

Chesterfield

S44 5BL

Employer's website

https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

DSFS Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Top Road Calow

Chesterfield

S44 5BL

Employer's website

https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)