Senior IT Engineer | Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Senior IT Engineer
Department: IT
Band 7 £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum
Hours: 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working.
As a Global Digital Exemplar Fast Follower, it is an exciting time at Milton Keynes University Hospital. We are now seeking a Senior IT Engineer to play an important role in supporting our journey to becoming a state-of-the-art digital hospital.
You will be working within a friendly multi-disciplinary team within a fast moving and dynamic environment that will see you working with staff across the organisation and with a range of external partners.This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future for Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Previous applicants that have applied in the last 3 months need not apply
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Joao Andre, Deputy of Head of IT Technical Services, joao.andre@mkuh.nhs.uk
Interview date: 23rd January 2025
To provide a high-quality, responsive and comprehensive Senior IT Engineer support service, incorporating support for all Trust staff as well as support for NHS Milton Keynes staff on occasions.
The post holder will also be required to provide support to internal IT staff to ensure that SLAs are met and knowledge and skills are effectively shared between staff at all levels.
The post holder will be required to provide support both remotely via the telephone or remote tools, or face to face where necessary in order to provide timely resolution to logged incidents ensuring SLAs are met and typically exceeded.
To assist with IT Service Desk operations as the need arises.
The post holder will be responsible for IT Infrastructure through innovation, proactive maintenance and operations, including, but not limited to, data centres, cloud, communication rooms, and wiring rooms; networking, servers, storage, firewalls, PCs and peripherals, telephony, and core clinical and non-clinical applications.
The post holder will be required to monitor the health status of the Trust's IT infrastructure estate to ensure minimum disruption to services.
The post holder will be required to ensure that all Trust data is adequately secured and protected at all times
There will be a requirement to be part of an on-call 24*7 rota.- 65% report achieving a good balance between work and home life and are satisfied with the opportunities for flexible working patterns.’ (NHS Staff Survey 2023).
- Free on-site parking
- Free tea and coffee
- Great flexible working opportunities
- Discounted gym membership
- Lease car scheme
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- On site nursery (chargeable)
- Extensive staff health and well-being programme
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Please refer to Job Description for further details
We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.
MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.
By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS.This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.
Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.
This advert closes on Monday 6 Jan 2025