Technical Consultant (Infrastructure Operations) | NHS England

NHS England; Exeter, Leeds; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A national health service is seeking a Technical Consultant based in the United Kingdom. This role involves providing technical support for data networks and contributing to infrastructure projects. Candidates should have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar role. Additional benefits include a Recruitment and Retention Premia payment, with the role being based in either Leeds or Exeter.

Benefits

Recruitment and Retention Premia payment equal to 13% per annum

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar discipline.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for data networks.
• Contribute to BAU and project work in infrastructure.
• Support both existing and new systems at various levels.
• Enhance services through internal team projects.

Skills

Technical support in data networks

Experience with LAN, WAN, and Wireless environments

Disaster recovery planning

Job description

Overview

Infrastructure Services

The purpose of Infrastructure services is to ensure our services and systems are hosted effectively, securely and efficiently. The function brings all network and hosting infrastructure into a single team which will provide a multi-skilled 24/7 Infra Operations team organised by function and focused on supporting continual improvement. Services are delivered to internal customers and NHS organisations.

Areas of focus

• hosting
• cloud centre of excellence
• connectivity
• central capabilities

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support, administer and make changes on the data network in LAN, WAN, Wireless and Security environments.
• Join the infrastructure team to contribute to a mix of BAU and project work with a real impact on the organisation's networking estate.
• Support existing and new systems and services at varied levels of scope and complexity, from small changes to larger projects involving other team members and stakeholders.
• Contribute to internal team projects to support and enhance existing services, such as hardware refreshes, performance improvements, business continuity and disaster recovery planning and testing.

Qualifications / Experience

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar discipline.

Additional Information

Our work supports the NHS to deliver high quality services for patients and best value for taxpayers. The NHS England and Department of Health and Social Care functions are merging to create a smaller, more strategic centre.

Secondments: Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only; agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application. This is a fixed term contract and may be based in Leeds or Exeter.

The post of Technical Consultant has been awarded a Recruitment and Retention Premia (RRP) in response to current labour market conditions, attracting an additional monthly RRP payment equal to 13% per annum.

Security Vetting: To meet National Security Vetting requirements, SC clearances require 5 years continuous UK residency. In certain cases this can be reduced to three years with additional overseas checks for the previous two years. Candidates who were posted abroad for service with HM Government, Armed Forces or within a UK government role will still be considered. You do not need to have security clearance level already, however failure to achieve the requirements after offer will result in the job offer being withdrawn. For more information: GOV.UK National Security Vetting clearance levels and [e-mail].

Deadline

This advert closes on Sunday 12 Oct 2025.