Digital Network Specialist

Job summary

The Network Specialist will be a key member of the Digital Services team, responsible for ensuring the availability, performance, and resilience of the Trusts network infrastructure across all sites and services. This includes maintaining the security, reliability, and scalability of the Trusts wired and wireless networks, enabling clinical and corporate systems to operate efficiently and securely. The role involves managing, maintaining, and continuously improving the Trusts network architecture in line with best practice, NHS Digital standards, and organisational strategy. The post holder will provide expert technical advice and operational support on all aspects of network design, implementation, and troubleshooting, ensuring that connectivity and infrastructure support the safe delivery of patient care. Working closely with other Digital Services teams, the Network Specialist will play a vital role in the transition to the new hybrid network operating model, collaborating with external partners and internal teams to build a robust and sustainable environment. The post holder will also contribute to network-related cyber and resilience activities, ensuring compliance with relevant frameworks such as the DSP Toolkit and Cyber Essentials Plus.

Main duties of the job

Monitor, maintain, and optimise the Trusts network infrastructure, including switches, routers, wireless controllers, firewalls, and load balancers, ensuring high availability and performance across all sites. Implement and manage network configurations, VLANs, and routing protocols in line with Trust architecture and security policies. Troubleshoot and resolve complex network incidents, working closely with internal teams and external partners to restore services efficiently and minimise disruption to clinical and business operations. Collaborate with Cyber Operations to ensure network security controls (e.g., firewalls, segmentation, intrusion prevention) are correctly configured and maintained. Participate in resilience planning, including disaster recovery and business continuity exercises, ensuring network components meet required redundancy and failover standards. Assist in vulnerability management activities by reviewing and remediating network-related findings. Maintain compliance with NHS Digital, DSP Toolkit, and Cyber Essentials Plus standards as they apply to network operations.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Employer details

Employer name

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Pinderfields Hospital

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Pinderfields Hospital

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Employer's website

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

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