Band 7 Network Engineer

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation trust is looking to support the ongoing expansion and development of its network infrastructure at its three main hospitals in north London: Royal Free Hospital, Barnet Hospital, and Chase Farm Hospital, as well as a growing number of peripheral sites throughout the London area.

This presents an exciting opportunity to join a highly skilled and experienced network team as one of seven network engineers who will be responsible for the support, maintenance, and development of the trust's network infrastructure across all elements including WAN, LAN, data centre, cloud connectivity, Wi-Fi, firewalls, security, and associated IT systems.

Main duties of the job

  • Monitor, maintain and manage the trust network and associated systems to ensure the highest level of availability, performance, and security.
  • Resolve complex incidents and requests in line with underlying priorities, deadlines, and SLAs of the trust.
  • Communicate and collaborate effectively across multiple disciplines and stakeholders to maximize customer experience and minimize delays.
  • Resource network requirements for IT and non-IT lead projects, managing associated schedules, reporting on progress, and escalating issues.
  • Configure and deploy network technologies to meet the growth, functional and security requirements of the trust.
  • Ensure policies, procedures and standards are followed and highlight areas for improvement.

About us

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information please follow linkhttps://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Date posted

24 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£51,488 to £57,802 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

391-RFL-5848080-E

Job locations

Royal Free Hospital

Pond St

London

NW3 2QG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person Specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential

  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential

  • A degree level education or equivalent training and experience
  • CCNA

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive career path in IT.
  • Progression to networking roles with extensive recent experience in covering the support and maintenance of LAN, WAN, Wi-Fi & network security
  • Experience managing complex networks and bespoke IT solutions within large organisations.
  • Interpreting IT requirements to facilitate solutions that adhere with existing organizational standards.
  • Working collaboratively on projects with multidisciplinary teams
  • Managing complex IT issues and co - ordinating multiple IT and non -IT related resources to resolve them and mitigate against future occurrences
Person Specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential

  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential

  • A degree level education or equivalent training and experience
  • CCNA

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive career path in IT.
  • Progression to networking roles with extensive recent experience in covering the support and maintenance of LAN, WAN, Wi-Fi & network security
  • Experience managing complex networks and bespoke IT solutions within large organisations.
  • Interpreting IT requirements to facilitate solutions that adhere with existing organizational standards.
  • Working collaboratively on projects with multidisciplinary teams
  • Managing complex IT issues and co - ordinating multiple IT and non -IT related resources to resolve them and mitigate against future occurrences

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

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

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Free Hospital

Pond St

London

NW3 2QG


Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Free Hospital

Pond St

London

NW3 2QG


Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Network Manager

Del Manoharan

del.manoharan@nhs.net

Date posted

24 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£51,488 to £57,802 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

391-RFL-5848080-E

Job locations

Royal Free Hospital

Pond St

London

NW3 2QG


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