Technical Architect Band 7

The Trust; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking an experienced ICT Professional in Portsmouth to design and modify complex ICT systems, lead installations, and support business objectives through technology innovations. Candidates should have a strong background in ICT and the ability to ensure system performance and integrity. This fixed-term role offers a salary of £47,810 - £54,710 per annum, with potential for across-site travel.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing complex ICT systems.
• Ability to lead software and hardware installations.
• Skills in supporting business objectives through technology innovations.

Responsibilities

• Design and modify ICT systems addressing performance requirements.
• Lead installations and service transitions.
• Ensure optimum performance and data integrity of systems.

Job description

Job Details

Band: 7 Salary: £47,810 - £54,710, per annum Hours: 37.5 per week. Contract Type: Fixed-Term 2 years Location: Base location either St Mary's Hospital, Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG, or Building 4000, Lakeside, North Harbour, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3EN. Across site travel may be required, the frequency will be agreed locally. Closing Date: 9th December 2025

Key Responsibilities

• Designing complex new and modified ICT systems that address ICT security, performance and availability requirements
• Leading on software and hardware installations, specifications, testing and service transition
• Supporting the Trust in meeting business objectives by identifying potential technology innovations, engaging with the business over how these can be exploited and, where approved, leading their implementation
• Acting as champion for the department's ITIL processes, providing professional guidance in and execution of Incident, Change, Release, Problem, Performance, and Availability Management
• Ensuring all systems hosted within the Trust Data Centres are operating at their optimum performance, availability to IT users and integrity of their data
• Providing technical expertise and professional support to the Service Delivery team
• Proactively and positively contributing to the achievement of deliverables through individual and team effort
• Managing the production of the required deliverables and controlling risks
• Supporting team members to deliver on their functionally relevant objectives through offering advice, guidance and support as appropriate
• Ensuring that approved budgets are spent effectively and in accordance with agreed procedures
• Liaisoning with Senior Professionals and related functions to ensure that work is neither overlooked nor duplicated
• Building and sustaining effective communications with other roles involved in the shared services as required
• Maintaining and continuously improving specialist knowledge in an aspect of Health Service which significantly contributes to the Trust's stated objectives and aims
• Establishing and maintaining strategic links with a range of external partners/stakeholders or managing the links made through the team
• Engaging with external partners/stakeholders to gain their necessary level of contribution and commitment to the successful delivery of your work
• Undertaking proactive horizon scanning for either developments relating to Trust work or opportunities for Trust involvement around health issues
• Increasing the level of knowledge and skills within the Trust through documenting key learning and supporting others to develop their professional abilities
• Disseminating knowledge through engagement in report writing and reviewing, taking full responsibility for technical accuracy and reliability and being sensitive to the wider implications of that dissemination
• Ensuring that expertise is seen as a resource within and outside the Trust and forming working partnerships with government departments, national agencies and key stakeholders
• Developing structures, systems, ways of working and personal values that will support the Trust's sustainable development objectives with regard to issues such as carbon reduction and waste minimisation and encouraging all stakeholders of the Trust to act as enthusiastic agents of change

For full details of this role, please refer to the enclosed Job Description.