Senior Network Engineer

Job summary

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust are looking for a Senior Network Engineer to support the digital departments operating procedures through by ensuring the smooth running of voice and data networks used by the organisation. Working closely with the Network Manager to develop and implement the data network strategy, the successful candidate will enjoy a varied role with the opportunity to work both autonomously and alongside other digital and operational teams.

The successful candidate will work in a small team as a technical subject matter expert and point of contact for the ICT networking and telecoms technologies and issues. The post holder will be responsible for providing and maintaining the integrity of the voice and data network, ensuring access is maintained to all network based, and other associated systems. In addition being responsible for ensuring adequate security arrangements, along with providing support to the infrastructure systems team, this role is varied and provides opportunities to develop a better understanding of the wider digital agenda.

The successful candidate will have extensive experience of supporting complex networking and telecoms environments along with a CCNA Qualification.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide support activities in line with department's operating procedures, ensuring the smooth running of voice & data networks. The Team is responsible for the maintenance and development of the voice & data networks used by the organisation.

The post holder will be a technical subject matter expert and point of contact for ICT Networking and Telecoms technologies and issues.

To provide technical support and guidance for changes and maintenance and to develop and support robust networks and telecoms solutions.

This is a role where the post holder may periodically be required to provide support to the Technical Infrastructure Systems Team to ensure that the underlying IT Infrastructure is maintained and available.

The post holder will be required to work closely with the Network Manager to develop and implement the voice and data network strategy.

To be responsible for providing and maintaining the integrity of the voice and data network, including VOIP, ensuring that access is maintained to all networked based patient and other associated systems.

To coordinate the Networks Engineers and to allocate work as appropriate.

To ensure that adequate security arrangements are maintained to provide suitable recovery procedures in the event of a network or telecoms failure.

The nature of the post will mean that several of the activities will require completion outside the normal core office hours. The post may also be part of on-call arrangements.

About us

Are you committed to providing remarkable care and service?Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference every day?We want to meet you!

Southern Health is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health, adult and child community health and learning disabilities. We are committed to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and neglect through our 6,500 strong workforce.

Southern Health has over 300 sites across the county and we serve 1.5 million people throughout all stages of their lives. Our aim is to work alongside the people we support (and our health and care partners) to deliver the best possible care and constantly improve.

Here at SHFT we have so much to be proud of:

• Working as a team and supporting each other, we put patients and our staff at the heart of everything we do.
• We have a skilled and diverse workforce and are committed to our staff development, offering bespoke training packages, leadership pathways and career opportunities.
• We offer a variety of benefits such as an amazing pension scheme, generous annual leave, Childcare Choices scheme, many discounts (Blue Light card, The Company Shop, NHS Staff Discounts, cycle to work scheme) and much more.

Come to work with us, together we will provide outstanding treatment and care to improve lives.

Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Moorgreen Hospital

Botley Road, West End

Southampton

Hampshire

SO30 3JB

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Moorgreen Hospital

Botley Road, West End

Southampton

Hampshire

SO30 3JB

Employer's website

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

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