Are you an experienced Network Engineer looking for an exciting opportunity to progress your career within the NHS? We have a fantastic opportunity for a talented individual to join our team as a Network Engineer.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies, including network automation, VoIP, wireless, and SD-WAN. You will be responsible for designing and implementing these solutions, as well as providing technical support and troubleshooting when necessary.

Shortlisting planned for: 9 September 2024

Interview planned for: 12 September 2024

Main duties of the job

As a Network Engineer within NHS Informatics Merseyside, you will be responsible for managing our complex network infrastructure, ensuring the delivery of reliable and secure network services to support clinical operations and improve patient outcomes. You will also design and implement network solutions and ensure network security and compliance with relevant standards and policies.

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key responsibilities of the role include:

Managing network infrastructure and services to meet the needs of the NHS

Providing expert technical support for network services

Ensuring network security and compliance with relevant standards and policies

Identifying and resolving network issues to minimise downtime and improve performance

Collaborating with other IT teams and stakeholders to deliver integrated solutions.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

Proven experience as a Network Engineer, with expertise in Cisco network technologies

In-depth knowledge of network security best practices

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work under pressure

Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels

Experience of designing and implementing network solutions in a complex network environment.

Person Specification

Values

Essential

• Continuous Improvement
• Accountability
• Respectfulness
• Enthusiasm
• Support
• High professional standards
• Responsive to service users
• Engaging leadership style
• Strong customer service belief
• Transparency and honesty
• Discreet
• Change oriented

Knowledge

Essential

• Substantial knowledge and experience in telecoms and/or data networks and systems - particularly Cisco networking
• Experience of being responsible for financial or physical assets, particularly the management of contractors.

Desirable

• Experience of clinical practices and working within specialist environments

Qualifications

Essential

• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) (or working towards one) or equivalent knowledge voice/data networks knowledge and experience
• Relevant first degree or equivalent experience.

Desirable

• Other vendor certifications e.g. Aruba, Juniper, Mitel etc.

Skills

Essential

• Substantial knowledge and experience in telecoms and/or data networks and systems - particularly Cisco networking
• Experience of being responsible for financial or physical assets, particularly the management of contractors
• Ability to deal with staff at appropriate levels within the Informatics Service, its Partner Organisations and with service providers, service users, and professional bodies outside of the Health Informatics Service
• Ability to share technical knowledge with others and contribute to the training of more junior grades of staff
• Make formal presentations to technical and non-technical groups on complex technical subjects not readily understood by them.
• Evidence of the ability to interpret and follow technical /professional/ administrative IM& T policies, acting with minimum guidelines.
• Ability to work with the minimum of supervision, able to manage own time and workload.

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Saturn House

Knowsley Business Park, Liverpool.

L34 9GJ

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