University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 5 Triage Technical Support Technician

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Job summary

The IT Service Centre provides single point of contact and liaison for all internal and external IM&T Incidents, Requests and enquiries.

As a member of the IT Triage team reporting to the IT Service Desk Manager, the post holder will provide a responsive, customer focussed service, providing extensive 2nd Level IT Support to trust users and stakeholders as directed.

Much of the work required of this position requires triaging incidents, owning escalations and managing incoming problems from an early stage through to completion. The post holder will provide 2nd line support to all users of NCRS systems and all other nominated core patient or other non-clinical applications.

Main duties of the job

* Day to day management and monitoring of ITBM support queue within agreed Service Level Agreements, including Service Centre Self-Serve Portal logged incidents and requests, updating and / or closing tickets and providing confirmation to the customer as required.

* Provide senior Service Desk support within the IT Service Centre Team to ensure delivery of an efficient and reliable IT customer centric service to the Trust, utilising advanced customer service skills to maximise positive customer experience.

* Provide second line incident management and Request resolution:-

o Manage Problem logs and Call Incidents at 2nd Line Level

o Analysing information obtained from users on all IT problems and issues

o Handling User Escalations from 1st Line

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Details

Date posted

14 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1078823DH

Job locations

Yardley Court

11-13 Frederick Road, Edgbaston

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 1JD


Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • * A Level / IT related NVQ Level 3 or similar accredited vocational work related IT qualification
  • * CompTIA A+ and N+ certification or an IT related relevant Diploma or equivalent industry qualification or experience
  • * Azure Fundamental Certification
  • * ITIL Foundation Certificate or equivalent

Desirable

  • * Technical IT Degree Qualification desirable
  • * Office365 Desirable Qualification

Experience

Essential

  • * Relevant experience gained working within an IT Service Desk /Centre Team or equivalent 2nd line Level/Application/Customer support function
  • * Office 365 experience
  • * MS Teams experience
  • * OneDrive experience

Desirable

  • * High level of understanding of ITIL processes and Service Management best practice framework
  • * Experience providing application support within an ICT environment
  • * Troubleshooting Office365 issues

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • * Ability to communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • * Able to accurately follow documented process and procedures quantify and balance competing tasks and requirements.
  • * Ability to work as part of a team or on own initiative.
  • * Enhanced level of communication/people skills with the ability to utilise empathy and listening skills.

Desirable

  • * Ability to handle pressure and multi-task, investigating multiple incidents and requests at any given time.
  • * Ability to accurately record and document information & facts.
  • * Attention to detail, with ability to absorb and translate technical and non-technical information
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • * A Level / IT related NVQ Level 3 or similar accredited vocational work related IT qualification
  • * CompTIA A+ and N+ certification or an IT related relevant Diploma or equivalent industry qualification or experience
  • * Azure Fundamental Certification
  • * ITIL Foundation Certificate or equivalent

Desirable

  • * Technical IT Degree Qualification desirable
  • * Office365 Desirable Qualification

Experience

Essential

  • * Relevant experience gained working within an IT Service Desk /Centre Team or equivalent 2nd line Level/Application/Customer support function
  • * Office 365 experience
  • * MS Teams experience
  • * OneDrive experience

Desirable

  • * High level of understanding of ITIL processes and Service Management best practice framework
  • * Experience providing application support within an ICT environment
  • * Troubleshooting Office365 issues

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • * Ability to communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • * Able to accurately follow documented process and procedures quantify and balance competing tasks and requirements.
  • * Ability to work as part of a team or on own initiative.
  • * Enhanced level of communication/people skills with the ability to utilise empathy and listening skills.

Desirable

  • * Ability to handle pressure and multi-task, investigating multiple incidents and requests at any given time.
  • * Ability to accurately record and document information & facts.
  • * Attention to detail, with ability to absorb and translate technical and non-technical information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Yardley Court

11-13 Frederick Road, Edgbaston

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 1JD


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Yardley Court

11-13 Frederick Road, Edgbaston

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 1JD


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Perveaz Hussain

Perveaz.Hussain@uhb.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

14 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1078823DH

Job locations

Yardley Court

11-13 Frederick Road, Edgbaston

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 1JD


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