Service Desk Analyst

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust; Bath; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A public healthcare institution in Bath is looking for a Band 4 IT Service Desk Analyst. The successful candidate will ensure frontline IT support, assisting users with technical issues and contributing to the continuous improvement of the IT Service Desk. They will play a key role in maintaining effective communication and delivering user-friendly technical assistance. The role emphasizes a commitment to staff wellbeing and professional development.

Benefits

Extensive package of staff benefits

Support for physical and mental wellbeing

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills to assist non-technical users.
• Experience with Service Desk software for logging and resolving issues.
• Ability to analyze problems and provide satisfactory resolutions.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for IT support.
• Log faults and provide initial resolutions, escalating when necessary.
• Provide training and advice on IT equipment and systems.

Job description

Overview

The Band 4 IT Service Desk Analyst plays a key role in delivering high-quality frontline IT support across the Trust. As the first point of contact for technical issues and service requests, the role ensures staff have reliable access to the digital tools and systems needed to provide safe and effective patient care. This includes resolving hardware, software, and access problems, escalating complex issues when required, and contributing to the smooth operation and continual improvement of the IT Service Desk.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for IT Dept. and assist with queries in person, on the phone, via email or Instant messaging, in a manner that can be understood by non-technical or un-skilled users.
• Logging faults from customers onto Service Desk software and providing first time fix resolutions where appropriate and escalating to 2nd and 3rd line support where required.
• Analyse information/problems provided by end users and use of experience and judgment to provide a satisfactory resolution or escalation.
• Creation and monitoring of problem cases to help manage known issues/on-going events and provide communication to the trust until a resolution is found.
• To provide, training, advice, and fault resolution to users of IT equipment, systems, and networking and Cyber security best practices.
• To perform troubleshooting of faults to identify appropriate course of action.
• To ensure that all support calls and requests are dealt with promptly and effectively in accordance with defined policies and procedures.

About RUH Bath and Our Culture

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We\'ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working in the historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we\'re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.