Network Infrastructure Engineer

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Seaton Delaval; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare services provider in Seaton Delaval is seeking a Network Infrastructure Engineer to manage and support their network systems. The role involves ensuring high availability and security of network services across multiple sites. Applicants should have significant experience in network management and a degree in a relevant field. The ideal candidate will also hold industry recognized qualifications such as CCNA. A commitment to supporting the Trust's digital strategy is essential.

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing network infrastructure across multiple sites.
• Good understanding of networking infrastructure and protocols.
• Educated to Degree level in a computer related discipline or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high availability, security and usability of the network.
• Liaise with suppliers for effective design implementation.
• Document network infrastructure as developed and maintained.

Skills

Network management

High availability systems

Security protocols

User support

Education

Degree in computer related discipline

Industry recognized qualifications e.g. CCNA

Job description

Network Infrastructure Engineer

The closing date is 11 December 2025

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides health and social care services in acute and primary care settings, community hospitals, and care centres, through 11,000 employed staff. The Trust spans over two counties of North Tyneside and Northumberland, and has a main WAN MPLS between the main hospitals in those regions.

Northumbria Digital Services team provide IT services to all of the Trusts directorates, departments and subsidiaries and this role is to support the team to ensure the campus LAN, WAN and Wifi services are correctly designed, implemented, secured and supported to match the digital delivery needs and ambitions of the Trusts digital strategy.

Main duties of the job

To provide Management and support for the Trust's wide and Local Area Networks in conjunction with the Network Infrastructure Manager.

Provide infrastructure support to ensure high availability, security and usability of the network that is transparent to users.

Work closely with the Network infrastructure engineers and associates to ensure any routine work is up to standard with quality assurance checks. 2nd line escalation for problems that network engineers and associates need assistance with.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state‑of‑the‑art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Job responsibilities

To ensure high availability, security and usability of the network that is transparent to users.

Liaise with suppliers to ensure effective implementation of the design, by co‑ordinated implementation of the new infrastructure.

To document network infrastructure as it is developed and maintained.

Person Specification

Experience & Knowledge

• Significant experience of managing a network infrastructure across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Educated to Degree level in a computer related discipline or equivalent / demonstrable level of network knowledge. Additional specialist network related knowledge is advantageous.
• Good understanding of networking infrastructure and protocols.
• Appropriate industry recognised qualifications e.g. CCNA or equivalent.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offences 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.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northumbria Healthcare Manufacturing and Innovation Hub