Senior Network Infrastructure Engineer

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Seaton Delaval; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in the UK is seeking an experienced professional to manage and support the performance of their network infrastructure. The ideal candidate will possess a valid UK driving license and have experience with LAN/WAN services, ensuring digital delivery needs are met. This role provides proactive support and serves as a point of escalation within the team.

Qualifications

• Valid UK driving license and car availability for work purposes.
• Experience managing client network infrastructure.
• Strong support skills to ensure maximum service availability.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support performance of client network infrastructure.
• Provide proactive support to ensure maximum service availability.
• Serve as a point of escalation within the network operational team.

Skills

Valid UK driving license

Experience with LAN/WAN/WLAN infrastructures

Proactive support skills

Job description

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: North Tyneside and Northumberland, with a main WAN MPLS connection between the main hospitals in those regions.

Northumbria Digital Services team provides IT services to all of the Trust's directorates, departments, and subsidiaries. This role supports the team to ensure the campus LAN, WAN, and Wi-Fi services are correctly designed, implemented, secured, and supported to meet the digital delivery needs and ambitions of the Trust's digital strategy.

Essential requirements: The post holder must have a valid UK driving licence and be either a car owner able to use the car for work purposes or have a Trust personal lease vehicle available for use in this role.

Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once sufficient suitable applications have been received.

The role involves managing and supporting the performance of client network infrastructure (LAN/WAN, WLAN, Data Centre), providing proactive support to ensure maximum service availability in line with Trust service level agreements. The post serves as a point of escalation within the network operational team, supporting the digital services department, network technicians, engineers, and associated roles.

We manage three major hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck, and Hexham, along with several smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed. We also operate the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Our services extend to home care and community facilities, empowering patients with greater choice and independence, and aiming to provide high-quality patient care with an exceptional experience. Our extensive patient experience programme is among the most comprehensive in England.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

• Name: Nabeel Muhammad
• Job title: Network Infrastructure Manager
• Email: [e-mail]
• Telephone: [phone]