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Job summary

Main area
Digital
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
384-JH-EMF17034-B5
Employer
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Surrey Hospital
Town
Guildford
Salary
£31,469 - £38,308 per annum - includes high cost area supplements (HCAS)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/10/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust logo

Digital Desktop Support Engineer

Band 5

Job overview

Are you an IT technician looking to expand your skills and knowledge within the NHS?  Do you enjoy working with a team of like-minded engineers to troubleshoot and resolve IT problems?  We are recruiting Digital Desktop Support Engineers to boost our existing team, ensuring that we can respond to the demands our busy hospital services across Guildford and the surrounding areas.  

The successful candidate will have excellent IT skills ideally covering a range of Windows & Mac operating systems as well as a number of business and clinical applications.  Whilst an understanding of NHS environments and systems is desirable, on-the-job training will be given to the successful candidate. 

Interviews will be face to face and in person

Main duties of the job

Our engineers are responsible for handling all 2nd line technical support issues. Duties primarily include resolution of software & hardware faults and installation, configuration and deployment of devices.  In addition to this there is the opportunity to work on exciting IT projects that deliver real benefit to patient care in the Trust. 

 

Primarily based in Guildford, Surrey, the IT Service Centre currently operates between 8.00am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday; the successful candidate will have a flexible attitude and be able to adjust to the operational needs of the department as and when required and will form part of the IT on-call roster.  As the Trust operates across multiple geographical sites there may be a requirement for the applicant to travel between these sites on a regular basis so a clean, valid UK driving license is desirable. 

Working for our organisation

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will provide comprehensive technical expertise and customer support (second line desktop support) in maintaining and expanding the IT service for the Trust and satellite sites across the local health community

The post holder will be responsible for the day to day administration, management and availability of the desktop environment. The post holder will also have a good understanding and knowledge of IT gained through demonstrable relevant experience and they will be required to work without supervision at times across multiple locations.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent IT experience
Desirable criteria
  • CompTIA A+ Certification
  • Mac Certification
  • ITIL Foundation Certificate in Service Management, v3/v4
  • PRINCE2 Foundation

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable experience of working in a technical support environment at 1st and 2nd line level
  • Experience in IT Service Management, operating within Service Level Agreements and following working policies and protocols. Working knowledge of proprietary ticketing systems
  • Knowledge and understanding of modern technologies, operating systems, system tools, device architecture and peripherals including but not limited to: • LAN/WAN technologies • Network services DNS, DHCP • All Microsoft Office versions 2010 onwards & MS Teams • All Microsoft Desktop OS – Windows 7 onwards • All Microsoft Server OS - 2012 onwards • Apple MAC OS and iOS versions • SCCM, Intune, Airwatch, MaaS360 • Bitlocker, Sophos, ATP, VPN, Citrix • Active Directory including group policy
  • Proven computer software and hardware troubleshooting knowledge and experience in a professional environment
  • Excellent hardware knowledge of PC/Laptop/Printer architecture and peripherals
  • Basic telephony knowledge(Example-VOIP)
Desirable criteria
  • Familiar with desktop lifecycle management from manufacture to secure destruction

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident committedStep into healthArmed Forces Covenant

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rogin Kuriakose
Job title
IT Desktop Services Manager
Email address
[email protected]

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Royal Surrey Foundation Trust
Telephone
01483 571122 Ext 2478
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