Senior Server Specialist

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Winchester; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization is seeking an experienced Senior Server Specialist to oversee complex hosting platforms and digital service management. You will lead a team, define strategic roadmaps, and provide expertise in emerging technologies. This pivotal role demands strong leadership and autonomy in a challenging environment to drive innovation and excellence in care delivery.

Benefits

Employee rewards and benefits

Flexible working conditions

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading server development and digital service management.
• Ability to adopt and drive emerging technologies for innovation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of hosting platforms.
• Define and implement strategic technology roadmaps.
• Mentor a team of server engineers and specialists.

Skills

Technical leadership

Problem-solving skills

Autonomy

Knowledge of Nutanix

Job description

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Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

Job overview

This role is only open to applicants that currently work within an NHS Trust within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System (HIOW ICS).

Join Our Team as a Senior Server Specialist!

Are you a tech‑savvy professional with a passion for innovation and excellence?

We are seeking an experienced Senior Server Specialist to lead the design, development, and maintenance of complex digital services across our IT hosting environments. Reporting to the Server Manager, you will provide expert technical guidance, support operational services, and contribute to shaping our digital strategy. This senior role requires autonomy, problem‑solving skills, and the ability to adopt emerging technologies to drive innovation. Based primarily at Winchester Hospital, you will also work across Basingstoke, Andover, and satellite sites.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Server Specialist, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering HHFT's digital future. You will:

• Lead the design and development of complex hosting platforms and digital services.
• Define and implement strategic roadmaps, leveraging stakeholder insights and emerging technologies.
• Guide and mentor a talented team of server engineers, specialists, and developers to maintain a secure, high‑performing hypervisor platform.
• Own critical decisions across integration, networking, identity, security, and operational resilience, including disaster recovery and governance.
• Act as a domain expert for Nutanix, setting standards and driving innovation in hosting technologies.
• Champion best practices, nurture team growth, and foster an inclusive, collaborative culture.
• Advise senior stakeholders and influence digital strategy through technical expertise and forward‑thinking solutions.
• Lead strategic projects autonomously, ensuring delivery excellence and building strong relationships across internal and external networks.

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Climate change

Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, search HHFT Climate Action or [e-mail].

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached for Job Description and Job Specification for further information about this post.

This role is only open to applicants that currently work within an NHS Trust within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System (HIOW ICS).

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Essential Training & Qualifications

Desirable criteria

• Desirable Training & Qualifications

Experience

Essential criteria

• Essential Experience

Desirable criteria

• Desirable Experience

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Essential Knowledge

Desirable criteria

• Desirable Knowledge

Presentation

Essential criteria

• Essential Presentation Content
• Essential Presentation Delivery

Desirable criteria

• Desirable Presentation Content
• Desirable Presentation Delivery

Our commitment to you

We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working – all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

The paperwork

• HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first - as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
• All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
• In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
• This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
• We believe that using technology wisely reflects strong time management and a commitment to innovation. However, it's essential to personalise your recruitment application to showcase your unique skills and experiences. Over-reliance on generic, AI-generated content may result in rejection if multiple candidates submit applications with similar language or structure. In such cases, recruiting managers may reach out for further clarity where applications appear consistent with others, to better understand your individual strengths.

Climate change

Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, search HHFT Climate Action or [e-mail].

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Documents to download

• Job Description & Person Spec (PDF, 474.7KB)
• HHFT Employee Rewards & Benefits (PDF, 723.8KB)
• Tackling Climate Change at Hampshire Hospitals (PDF, 4.9MB)