Service Desk Administrator

NHS; North East; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for a Service Desk Administrator within a 24-hour support system. The role focuses on delivering high-quality customer service, managing IT queries, and requires flexibility in working hours. The candidate will join a supportive team and contribute to maintaining efficient IT operations.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Hands-on Windows OS knowledge (7 upwards).
• Experienced in IT Service Desk role.
• Ability to gather information through questioning techniques.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Service Desk queue and mailbox effectively.
• Resolve calls such as password resets and account unlocks.
• Provide front-line customer support and escalate issues as needed.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Customer Service

Problem Solving

Time Management

Education

GCSE or equivalent qualification

Tools

Service Now

Active Directory

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Go back The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Service Desk Administrator

Information:

This job is now closed

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust for a Service Desk Administrator. The successful candidate will join an enthusiastic team reporting directly to the IT Service Desk Team Leader.

You will be required to work in the Service Desk team as part of a 24 hours support model consisting of 37.5 hours per week on a varied shift pattern. Flexibility will be required.

• Interview date: 4th July 2025
• 37 hours 30 minutes /week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

NO AGECNIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will be required to work as part of a proactive team of support staff responsible for delivering a high quality, customer-focused professional service.
• Ensure compliance with all national and local standards and protocols for IT Services, including hardware, software, documentation and service.
• To be aware of and comply with the need for strict confidentiality and security of all IT systems and personal records and to be aware of, and comply with, all relevant legislation.
• Ensure that calls are dealt with in a timely manner and within agreed service levels. To resolve as many calls as possible such as password resets via telephone, ensuring sufficient security checks are carried out to validate the identity of the caller.
• To ensure that all requests that cannot be solved by the Service Desk are logged to appropriate technical queue and are managed to successful resolution.
• To seek advice from the Service Desk Team Leader where the situation or incident represents an exception to normal operating procedures.
• To undertake other duties, within the competence of the post holder, that may be required from time to time.

About us

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

o Freeman Hospital

o Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)

o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)

o Newcastle Dental Hospital

o Newcastle Fertility Centre

o Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

o Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be required to: work in the Service Desk team as part of a 24 hours support model consisting of 37.5 hours per week on a varied shift pattern.

In this capacity the post holder will be responsible for all of the activities associated with dealing with customer queries and system stability from the time a call is raised until it is closed with the customers agreement. These activities include: (but are not limited to)

• Managing the Service Desk queue(s) within the Service Management Tool.
• Managing the Service Desk mailbox.
• Primary contact for password resets and account unlocks.
• Managing user account administration.
• Primary contact for customer Walk Ins.
• Escalation of technical issues within the team.
• Carrying out daily admin tasks within the Service Desk function.
• Installation of trust approved software.
• New starter systems training.
• Any other admin work.
• Operate on a Service Desk to provide an efficient and effective service to internal staff with the ability to communicate effectively with confidence and enthusiasm.
• To remain calm, concise and polite when under pressure.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Experience

• Hands on Windows OS knowledge (7 upwards)
• An experienced and confident communicator, both verbally and via email
• Experienced in gathering information using various questioning techniques
• Knowledge of computer and user management in Active Directory.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Outlook (2010 upwards)
• Experience of large companies (1500+ user base)
• Experience of using the support tool "Service Now"

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to absorb and retain information quickly
• Ability to work as part of a team or unsupervised
• Excellent Telephone Manner

Qualifications

• Good Level of education (GCSE or equivalent qualification / experience) or relevant experience in an IT Service Desk role

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.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust