Digital Support Officer

NHS; St Albans; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare foundation trust in St Albans is seeking a Digital Support Officer to enhance staff productivity through effective support for clinical systems. The role demands excellent communication skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving. Ideal candidates will have relevant degrees or equivalent experience, with a strong commitment to customer service and organizational improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience of providing customer support to users.
• Experience working with data quality to improve standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level customer service using various computer systems.
• Act as the first point of contact for staff support.
• Collaborate on digital projects to enhance clinical applications.

Skills

Customer service

Problem-solving

Multi-tasking

Communication

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Job summary

One of the key drivers in Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust's Digital Strategy is to improve productivity and time to care for our workforce.

Our aim is to give our staff ther ight tools for thejob withreliable technology, connectivity and supportto enable efficient and flexible working.

We require a Digital Support Officer to work in our transformed Digital Support team. We are an innovative Service Desk support function working with all staff across the Trust. You will be involved in supporting our Electronic Patient Records and other clinical systems; making sure mobile phones and IT kit gets to the right place at the right time and talking to services to find out how we can proactively support them.

Main duties of the job

This role will require a person with a drive to provide high level customer service, good phone and live chat skills, the ability to multi-task using several clinical and non-clinical computer systems and great problem solving skills to resolve incidents at first point of contact.

Working as part of the Digital Support Team the Digital Support Officer will be responsible for providing business support, configuration for systems and mobile phones as well as data quality for a number of IT systems, specialising in the Trusts EPR (Electronic Patient Records).

The post holder will act as the first point of contact for all staff for support and management of clinical systems. Will be collaborating on digital projects to improve the use of clinical applications and data quality to help support the service delivery and organisational objectives.

As part of the role the post holder will also be processing orders and liaising with the Trusts IT shared service and external partners to ensure all staff are provided with the appropriate access and equipment.

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just fivemental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.

Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings.

We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 for children and young people, perinatal services, including medium and low secure learning disabilities facilities.

The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Our Trust values are:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!

Details Date posted

28 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,602 to £39,686 a year per annum, pro rata (Inclusive of 5% HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

367-CORP-9506-A

Job locations

99 Waverley Road, St Albans, AL3 5TL

99 Waverley Road

St Albans

AL3 5TL

Job description Job responsibilities

This role requires a person with a drive to provide a high level of customer service, great phone and live chat skills, the ability to multi-task using several clinical and non-clinical computer systems and great problem-solving skills to resolve incidents at first point of contact.

Working as part of the Digital Support Team the Digital Support Officer will be responsible for providing business support, configuration for systems and mobile phones as well as data quality for a number of IT systems, specialising in the Trusts EPR (Electronic Patient Records).

The post holder will act as the first point of contact for all staff for support and management of clinical systems. They will be supporting other teams within the Digital Department to improve the use of clinical applications and data quality to help support the service delivery and organisational objectives.

As part of the role the post holder will also be, processing orders and liaising with the Trusts IT shared service and external partners to ensure all staff are provided with the appropriate access and equipment.

All staff should comply with the Trusts Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity.

Job description Job responsibilities

This role requires a person with a drive to provide a high level of customer service, great phone and live chat skills, the ability to multi-task using several clinical and non-clinical computer systems and great problem-solving skills to resolve incidents at first point of contact.

Working as part of the Digital Support Team the Digital Support Officer will be responsible for providing business support, configuration for systems and mobile phones as well as data quality for a number of IT systems, specialising in the Trusts EPR (Electronic Patient Records).

The post holder will act as the first point of contact for all staff for support and management of clinical systems. They will be supporting other teams within the Digital Department to improve the use of clinical applications and data quality to help support the service delivery and organisational objectives.

As part of the role the post holder will also be, processing orders and liaising with the Trusts IT shared service and external partners to ensure all staff are provided with the appropriate access and equipment.

All staff should comply with the Trusts Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Relevant degree, or equivalent experience

Experience Essential

• Experience of providing customer support to users, including strong administrative and organisational skills.
• Working with data quality to improve standards

Desirable

• Successfully working with healthcare systems, including EPR systems.
• Up to date knowledge of software available, its pros and cons, and national best practice.
• Experience of testing new software releases.
• Experience of working with systems configuration.

Communication Skills Essential

• Good people skills, to promote and support effective use of computer systems, including the ability to persuade/negotiate and to deliver briefings/training.
• Able to ask questions and understand the needs of users on helpdesk, as well as clinical teams and service managers, making suggestions of how they can improve their use of computer systems.
• Need to be able to give clear helpdesk advice while working to deadlines and managing own workload, with constant support requests.

Desirable

• Written communication skills, such as to provide comprehensive progress reports, briefing notes, clear instructions, appropriately worded emails with the right tone.
• Able to develop relationships with all levels of staff within the Trust.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Relevant degree, or equivalent experience

Experience Essential

• Experience of providing customer support to users, including strong administrative and organisational skills.
• Working with data quality to improve standards

Desirable

• Successfully working with healthcare systems, including EPR systems.
• Up to date knowledge of software available, its pros and cons, and national best practice.
• Experience of testing new software releases.
• Experience of working with systems configuration.

Communication Skills Essential

• Good people skills, to promote and support effective use of computer systems, including the ability to persuade/negotiate and to deliver briefings/training.
• Able to ask questions and understand the needs of users on helpdesk, as well as clinical teams and service managers, making suggestions of how they can improve their use of computer systems.
• Need to be able to give clear helpdesk advice while working to deadlines and managing own workload, with constant support requests.

Desirable

• Written communication skills, such as to provide comprehensive progress reports, briefing notes, clear instructions, appropriately worded emails with the right tone.
• Able to develop relationships with all levels of staff within the Trust.

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

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

99 Waverley Road, St Albans, AL3 5TL

99 Waverley Road

St Albans

AL3 5TL

Employer's website

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

Employer details Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

99 Waverley Road, St Albans, AL3 5TL

99 Waverley Road

St Albans

AL3 5TL

Employer's website

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