Job summary
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An exciting new post has arisen in the Network and Telecoms Team for a Network Architect with specialist knowledge across a range of complex systems, techniques and procedures underpinned by theory. The post holder will support the Network Manager & Senior Infrastructure Architect and:
- Manage the evaluation and documentation of Trust business needs/processes both operational and financial, including current process analysis and proposed revisions.
- Manage the design and documentation of network infrastructure functional requirements in proscribed formats.
- Lead Trust staff, partners, and vendor/supplier staff in the deployment of production network infrastructure.
- Provide on-going troubleshooting, support and maintenance of production applications. Includes 24/7 on call coverage.
- Interview Date Friday 28 November 2025
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
Main duties of the job
- Work closely with the Network Manager to deliver a reliable network infrastructure platform supporting Trust IT systems and ensure the Trust network infrastructure has sufficient capacity to cope with current and future demands increasing with need when required.
- To ensure the resilience and availability of underpinning network infrastructure meet the needs of the services depending upon it.
- To allow the risks, impact of changes and outages to be accurately assessed by providing documentation showing the relationship between services and their underpinning architecture.
- Work closely with the Head of IT Service Delivery to ensure all network and wider infrastructure projects are fit for the operational environment.
- To define the network infrastructure strategy and ensure this is aligned with Directorate and Trust strategies.
- Work closely with the Network Manager to identify and investigate vendors and technologies that can be trialed and taken to subsequent implementations.
About us
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
o Freeman Hospitalo Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)o Newcastle Dental Hospitalo Newcastle Fertility Centreo Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbriao Northern Genetics Serviceo Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be required to act as a Network Architect and have the following responsibilities.
Infrastructure Design
- Provides strategic leadership related to specific projects, and associated infrastructure.
- Pioneers, owns, leads and provides technical expertise for multiple infrastructure technologies that impact software, data, networking/communications and computing platform technologies.
Systems Analysis
- Provides strategic leadership in implementing technical solutions to business problems.
- Designs and evaluates how future technology solutions affect current and future business strategies and processes.
Implementing Packaged Solutions
- Provides strategic leadership related to specific infrastructure and infrastructure integration.
- Provides strategic leadership in implementing technical solutions to business problems/needs.
Project Management Skills
- Define project scope, objectives, and client requirements.
- Create project schedule, cost/financial plan, risk mitigation plan, communications plan, quality plan, change control plan, and resource plan to meet project goals within the project scope, timeline, and budget.
- Create a participative, collaborative work environment.
- Mentor and coaches to develop project team members.
- Balance development of personnel needs with requirements of engagement.
- Identify and communicate follow-on opportunities and implications of current work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be required to act as a Network Architect and have the following responsibilities.
Infrastructure Design
- Provides strategic leadership related to specific projects, and associated infrastructure.
- Pioneers, owns, leads and provides technical expertise for multiple infrastructure technologies that impact software, data, networking/communications and computing platform technologies.
Systems Analysis
- Provides strategic leadership in implementing technical solutions to business problems.
- Designs and evaluates how future technology solutions affect current and future business strategies and processes.
Implementing Packaged Solutions
- Provides strategic leadership related to specific infrastructure and infrastructure integration.
- Provides strategic leadership in implementing technical solutions to business problems/needs.
Project Management Skills
- Define project scope, objectives, and client requirements.
- Create project schedule, cost/financial plan, risk mitigation plan, communications plan, quality plan, change control plan, and resource plan to meet project goals within the project scope, timeline, and budget.
- Create a participative, collaborative work environment.
- Mentor and coaches to develop project team members.
- Balance development of personnel needs with requirements of engagement.
- Identify and communicate follow-on opportunities and implications of current work.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Possess a higher Degree/Masters in an IT related subject OR has acquired skills and knowledge via an extensive portfolio of practical experience and IT related training
Desirable
- Hold Cisco certifications
- Hold a project management qualification
- Experience of writing business cases
- Experience of cloud technologies including Microsoft Azure technologies
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Possess highly developed specialist knowledge in the following areas
- Enterprise network design and implementation
- Practical experience of securing & managing network through centrally managed services; DNA Spaces and Centre, Prime, ISE
- Next Generation Firewalls and internet/remote access technologies
- Network device security & threat hardening
- SDA & SDWan/DNS/DHCP
- Able to improve system design and/or performance
- Be skilled in conflict management and effectively managing the most challenging relationships among partner organisations, vendors/suppliers and other team members
- Mentor peers to acquire the finer points of professional practice
Desirable
- Knowledge of the full product development lifecycle
- Experience of working in an NHS environment
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Have the ability to converse fluently, logically, and confidently with a wide range of levels of staff
- Have analytical skills including the ability to handle numerical data and statistics
- Have experience in project management techniques
- Have effective organisational and coordination skills, combined with ability to work to deadlines under pressure
- Have experience of realising business benefits derived from project deliverables
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Possess a higher Degree/Masters in an IT related subject OR has acquired skills and knowledge via an extensive portfolio of practical experience and IT related training
Desirable
- Hold Cisco certifications
- Hold a project management qualification
- Experience of writing business cases
- Experience of cloud technologies including Microsoft Azure technologies
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Possess highly developed specialist knowledge in the following areas
- Enterprise network design and implementation
- Practical experience of securing & managing network through centrally managed services; DNA Spaces and Centre, Prime, ISE
- Next Generation Firewalls and internet/remote access technologies
- Network device security & threat hardening
- SDA & SDWan/DNS/DHCP
- Able to improve system design and/or performance
- Be skilled in conflict management and effectively managing the most challenging relationships among partner organisations, vendors/suppliers and other team members
- Mentor peers to acquire the finer points of professional practice
Desirable
- Knowledge of the full product development lifecycle
- Experience of working in an NHS environment
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Have the ability to converse fluently, logically, and confidently with a wide range of levels of staff
- Have analytical skills including the ability to handle numerical data and statistics
- Have experience in project management techniques
- Have effective organisational and coordination skills, combined with ability to work to deadlines under pressure
- Have experience of realising business benefits derived from project deliverables
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.
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.
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).
