NB: This vacancy closed to applications on 26/07/2019.
Senior IT Technician
Job Reference: 265-1849530
- Employer:
- Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
- Department:
- Senior IT Technician
- Location:
- Northampton General Hospital, Northampton
- Salary:
- £24,214 - £30,112 per ann
At Northampton General Hospital we provide general acute services and hyper-acute stroke, vascular and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire. As well as this we are an accredited cancer centre and provide cancer services to a wider population of Northamptonshire and parts of Buckinghamshire.
We are proud to be the first hospital in the UK to have obtained Pathway to Excellence® designated accreditation from the American nurses credentialing centre (ANCC). We have also been rated as a GOOD hospital in our most recent CQC inspection and hope you will join us on our journey to becoming OUTSTANDING.
We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team. That’s why we talk about TeamNGH. It’s all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills. We are driven to helping you to be the best you can be.
Apply today and join the largest family in Northamptonshire.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
POST TITLE
Senior IT Technician
DEPARTMENT:
IT Services Department
DIRECTORATE:
Corporate
SALARY/BAND:
5
HOURS OF WORK:
Full time 37.5 hours per week.
OTHER POST DETAILS:
Permanent Contract
Participate in an on-call rota for out of hours support.
RESPONSIBLE TO
IT Technician Team leader
ACCOUNTABLE TO
Head of Technology
Applications are welcome from enthusiastic, professional people who want to join our ICT team in this role as a senior technician.
Working within the technical team, the successful applicant will be responsible for:-
- Supports, in collaboration with other members of the Information Technology Team, the Northampton General Hospital Information Technology Infrastructure in order to ensure the integrity, availability, security and efficient use of the Hospital's Information Resources.
- Provides Senior 2nd line technical support to end-users (with complex IM&T problems); acts as a liaison between 2nd and 3rd line support, responds to Service Desk calls that cannot be "talked through" by telephone.
- To supervise the IT Support Technicians on a day to day basis, providing advice and guidance as and when necessary.
- To provide technical support to ICT project
- To Participate in an on-call rota for out of hours support
- To be part of the problem management function within the ICT department. The ideal candidate must have excellent communication, leadership and hands-on skills and the ability to offer a flexible, responsible and positive approach to this challenging position.
Due to the high number of applications received we are unable to respond to each application individually. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have been unsuccessful. Please check your NHS Jobs account for correspondence.
This is an exciting time for the Trust’s ICT Department, with a number of key projects at the early stages of development or implementation. The successful candidate will be expected to hit the ground running and pick up key project activities managing them through to resolution.
Previous experience at a similar level and in depth knowledge of all of the major disciplines of IT is absolutely essential.
For further details / informal visits contact:
For further information contact Chris Watson 01604
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To deliver best possible care for our patients:
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We put patient safety above all else
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We aspire to excellence
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We reflect, we learn, we improve
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We respect and support each other
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In submitting an application form, you authorise Northampton General Hospital to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record Inter Authority Transfer process should you be appointed to the post.
Due to the high number of applications received we are unable to respond to each application individually. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you have been unsuccessful in this application.
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Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust recognises that staff of differing backgrounds and life experiences enrich our workforce and bring different skills and knowledge. We therefore encourage and welcome applications for our vacancies from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE VACANCIES PRIOR TO THE ADVERTISED CLOSING DATE WHEN WE ARE IN RECEIPT OF SUFFICIENT APPLICATIONS
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- Job Type:
- Permanent
- Working pattern:
- Full Time 37.5 hours per week
- Pay Scheme:
- Agenda for change
- Pay Band:
- 5
- Staff Group:
- Administrative & Clerical
- Specialty/Function:
- Senior IT Technician
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- Closing Date:
- 26/07/2019
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