Senior Network Engineer

Transformation Unit; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement and support our complex network infrastructure across NHS services. You will work with cutting-edge technologies including SD-WAN, VoIP and wireless to ensure reliable, secure patient-facing networks.

Interviews planned for the week commencing 23 November 2026. Flexibility for travel across the footprint of the Trust is expected, with a focus on safe, high-quality service delivery.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Network Engineer with Cisco networking expertise.
• Experience designing and implementing secure network solutions.

Responsibilities

• Manage network infrastructure to support NHS operations.
• Provide expert technical support for network services.
• Ensure network security and policy compliance.
• Identify and resolve issues to minimise downtime and improve performance.
• Collaborate with IT teams to deliver integrated solutions.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Config & Maint

Communication

Collaboration

Network automation

Leadership

Education

CCNP certification

Cisco Network Certification or similar degree

Tools

Cisco IOS

Cisco DNA Center

VoIP

Job description

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Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.

We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. Furthermore we welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.

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Job overview

Are you an experienced Network Engineer looking for an exciting opportunity to progress your career within the NHS? We have a fantastic opportunity for talented individuals to join our team as a Network Engineer.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies, including network automation, VoIP, wireless, and SD-WAN. You will be responsible for designing and implementing these solutions, as well as providing technical support and troubleshooting when necessary.

Interviews planned for week commencing 23 November 2026

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Network Engineer within NHS Informatics Merseyside, you will be responsible for managing our complex network infrastructure, ensuring the delivery of reliable and secure network services to support clinical operations and improve patient outcomes. You will also design and implement network solutions and ensure network security and compliance with relevant standards and policies.

Working for our organisation

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Managing network infrastructure and services to meet the needs of the NHS
• Providing expert technical support for network services
• Ensuring network security and compliance with relevant standards and policies
• Identifying and resolving network issues to minimise downtime and improve performance
• Collaborating with other IT teams and stakeholders to deliver integrated solutions.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Proven experience as a Network Engineer, with expertise in Cisco network technologies
• T Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• S Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Values

• Communication: To be an open, engaging and listening organisation.
• Ownership: To ensure every individual makes a positive contribution demonstrating leadership and accountability.
• Respect: To act with dignity and respect at all times, ensuring all opinions are valued
• Excellence: To be committed to providing an innovative, high quality, customer - focused service.

Knowledge

• Network management and support. IP/TCP routing and switching. Good understanding of the OSI Model.
• VoIP experience with any vendor.

Qualifications

• Cisco Network Certification or similar degree, demonstrable experience
• CCNP certification

Skills

• Troubleshooting and problem solving skills.
• Configuration, install and maintenance skills
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Skill in network automation or scripting to streamline network administration tasks.
• Leadership skills in mentoring or supporting junior team members, contributing to service improvements.

Experience

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience at this level
• 5 or more years’ experience at this level.

Other requirements

• A full UK driving licence and vehicle access is essential for this post as it requires extensive travel across the footprint of the Trust.

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The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role and work in Children’s & Young People services to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £15 per year and maintain registration. Trans applicants who require a DBS check and do not want to reveal details of their previous identity can contact the DBS Sensitive Applications Team (01516761452 or email [e-mail] ) with their application number once they have completed their DBS application form. The team can prevent any previous identity showing on the DBS Certificate, unless the applicant has a conviction under their previous details in which case this will need to be disclosed.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.