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Job summary

Main area
Digital Services
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Fixed term: 24 months (From Start Date)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
390-COR-SO-0444
Employer
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Basildon
Town
Basildon
Salary
£29,970 Per Annum (Pro Rota for Part Time)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/04/2025 23:59

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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust logo

Unified Desktop Windows 11 Engineer

Band 5

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend.

 

We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation determined to provide the best health care services for our local population and working in the best interests of the people we serve.

 

Job overview

The End User estate is made up of tens of thousands of different asset types including but not limited to iPods, iPads, Desktop PCs, Laptops, Monitors, TVs, AV Equipment, Unified Comms handsets and peripherals. 

The team will report into a single MSE End User Equipment lead who is the technical and operational escalation point for the team, managing day-to-day technical operations, HR admin such as A/L and sickness planning. The Unified Desktop team will work as an independent function but will be heavily integrated with other key teams across the Digital Services support functions 

.The End User estate is made up of tens of thousands of different asset types including but not limited to iPods, iPads, Desktop PCs, Laptops, Monitors, TVs, AV Equipment, Unified Comms handsets and peripherals. This equipment is used every day to support essential clinical and non-clinical activity and therefore the provisioning and replacement of equipment must be done at a prearranged and mutually convenient time and to a high technical standard with post upgrade support to ensure hospital operations are not adversely impacted by the equipment refresh programme.

You will be expected to work across all three sites, Basildon, Broomfield and Southend Hospitals. 

Main duties of the job

Fully understand and advocate the use of ITIL principles such as Change Management, Incident Management, Demand Management, Problem Management Service Catalogue Management and Service Level Agreement Management in accordance to the local policies and procedures.

A good understanding of reporting in SCCM and SQL.

Application, Hardware and Operating System investigation testing.

Identify impact of service issues to Trust operations and react accordingly. Following the escalation process/policy outlined by Management.

Supporting the Trusts end user equipment which includes but is not limited to desktop equipment, printers, scanners, mobile devices. Some of these devices are used by clinicians and therefore require a fast response/fix rate in accordance with the Trusts agreed SLAs.

Identify issues, use analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options and ensure technical research is thorough, balanced and that recommendations are logical and well thought through.

Working for our organisation

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
 
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
 
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Engineers will be expected to be involved in all work relating to Windows operating system readiness and upgrades from reporting to implementation. This will involve liaising with suppliers who provide technical solutions to the Trust, reporting using tools such as SCCM and SQL, installing hardware and testing systems. Developing user and support documentation relating to the equipment refresh where end user guides do not exist, developing standard operating procedures and proposing/implementing processes. Subsequently there is a requirement for communication and documentation skills, the individual will be expected to process confidential data, use remote support applications and work within Trust Information security policies.

For more information on this exciting role, please refer to the attached job description. 

We look forward to your application!

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable experience in a similar role
Desirable criteria
  • NHS experience within a similar role

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Comptia + or equivalent
  • Full clean UK driving licence with access to own transport

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDNHS Employers Diversity and Inclusion PartnersApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/kickstart-scheme-employer-resources/kickstart-scheme-brand-guidelinesStonewall Silver 2022Disability confident employerNHS Rainbow badgeNHS Pastoral CareNHS 75th Birthday

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Michaela Baker
Job title
Digital Services Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07939 105951
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