IM&T Service Desk Call Handler (Apprentice)

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

The closing date is 10 October 2024

Job summary

The D&I Department provides IT support to Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust and supported organisations within to the Plymouth Health Community and surrounding area.Within this department, the D&I Service Desk provides the first point of contact for its users to request an IT service or report an IT related fault.

The qualification received for this apprenticeship is the Information Communications Technician (With Cyber Security) Level 3 Apprenticeship.

During the programme, the learner will complete:

  • APMG - Information Security Analyst Foundation
  • CompTIA A+
  • CompTIA Cloud Essentials+
  • ITIL v4 Foundation
  • A Comprehensive portfolio of evidence showing their Knowledge, Skills and Competency as a Support Technicia

***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***

Main duties of the job

The role of the Service Desk Apprentice is to log and/or resolve incidents received via telephone, self service, or email in a fast, friendly and efficient manner, recording the information accurately on our call management system, ServiceNow, and forwarding on to the relevant technical team for resolution if required.

Apprentices will work under supervision, and will be expected to develop their technical, administration and customer service skills over time.This post is further enhanced with support and training to enable the post holder to resolve more complex IT issue either immediately over the phone or within a specified time period.

About us

We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Date posted

27 September 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12,514 a year Minimum wage for age

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

216-AM-A6528962-AP-A

Job locations

11 Research Way

Plymouth

PL6 8BT


Job description

Job responsibilities

  1. . To record IT related requests and reports of faults from telephone calls, voicemails, emails and fromother sources to the IM&T Service Desk into our call management system, ensuring the essentialinformation regarding the fault is obtained and recorded.2. To actively monitor telephony, e-mail and voicemail support queues to the Service Desk3. To be courteous, helpful, flexible and responsive to users at all times.4. Ensure customer response times are maintained as far as is practicable.5. IM&T Service Desk Apprentice must have the ability to resolve technical problems of varyingcomplexity within appropriate guidelines and support.6. To accurately record information given by the end user to enable the relevant technical staff to respondto the problem.7. To correctly forward logged calls to the appropriate team.8. To follow defined procedures to ensure that a standard approach is maintained9. To direct customers to appropriate sources of self-help information (i.e. User Guidance on ServiceNowsknowledge base)10. To undertake a variety of First Point of Contact fixes (whilst the user is on the phone), such as passwordresets, setting up a VPN profile, enabling accounts and more

For further details please see attached JD&PS.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  1. . To record IT related requests and reports of faults from telephone calls, voicemails, emails and fromother sources to the IM&T Service Desk into our call management system, ensuring the essentialinformation regarding the fault is obtained and recorded.2. To actively monitor telephony, e-mail and voicemail support queues to the Service Desk3. To be courteous, helpful, flexible and responsive to users at all times.4. Ensure customer response times are maintained as far as is practicable.5. IM&T Service Desk Apprentice must have the ability to resolve technical problems of varyingcomplexity within appropriate guidelines and support.6. To accurately record information given by the end user to enable the relevant technical staff to respondto the problem.7. To correctly forward logged calls to the appropriate team.8. To follow defined procedures to ensure that a standard approach is maintained9. To direct customers to appropriate sources of self-help information (i.e. User Guidance on ServiceNowsknowledge base)10. To undertake a variety of First Point of Contact fixes (whilst the user is on the phone), such as passwordresets, setting up a VPN profile, enabling accounts and more

For further details please see attached JD&PS.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Five GCSEs of 4-9 (A*-C) or other relevant qualifications or equivalent demonstrable experience

Aptitude & Abilities

Essential

  • Good communication skills, written or verbal
  • Attention to detail

Disposition, attitude and motivation

Essential

  • Willingness to undertake further training and development
  • Positive attitude
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Five GCSEs of 4-9 (A*-C) or other relevant qualifications or equivalent demonstrable experience

Aptitude & Abilities

Essential

  • Good communication skills, written or verbal
  • Attention to detail

Disposition, attitude and motivation

Essential

  • Willingness to undertake further training and development
  • Positive attitude

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Address

11 Research Way

Plymouth

PL6 8BT


Employer's website

https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Address

11 Research Way

Plymouth

PL6 8BT


Employer's website

https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Service Desk Manager

Carla Hardie

carla.hardie@nhs.net

01752431131

Date posted

27 September 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12,514 a year Minimum wage for age

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

216-AM-A6528962-AP-A

Job locations

11 Research Way

Plymouth

PL6 8BT


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