Job summary
Powys Teaching Health Board are looking to recruit a highly technical and capable individual to recruit and lead a small team of network engineers to support, maintain and continually improve the health boards networking infrastructure. The health board has around 20 sites with complex networking requirements and constraints, each requiring innovative solutions to deliver connectivity where it's needed for our staff and patients.
The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that the network infrastructure can support the health boards digital transformation agenda and efforts to deliver digital services directly at the point of care. Identifying, prioritising, and justifying improvements will form a significant part of the role.
This is an excellent opportunity for experienced network engineer to build a new team and deliver the networking infrastructure required by the health board in the future with a focus on doing things right the first time.
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidate will have a demonstrable extensive experience with cisco switching, routing, firewalling, and wireless infrastructure.
Essential Experience:
- Implementing and managing scalable & highly available wired and wireless networks.
- Implementing and managing low trust network topology / segmentation.
- Implementing and managing perimeter security on next generation firewalls.
- Implementing best practice network security and authentication on both wired and wireless networks.
- Proactive Monitoring and Troubleshooting of networking infrastructure.
Desirable Experience:
- Solarwinds Monitoring Platform
- Cisco ISE
- Cisco Prime
- Cisco DNA
- Citrix Netscaler / Kemp Load Balancer
- Azure Networking
Qualifications: The following qualifications would be extremely beneficial but are not essential.
We are looking to recruita technology lead into this varied and challenging post, and we need highly motivated individuals who can operate on multiple projects simultaneously whilst being heavily involved in developing, implementing and managing highly complex solutions.
If you would like to contribute to the digital transformation of the health board and contribute to healthcare in this beautiful part of Wales, then we would be delighted to hear from you.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable, but not essential for this post.
About us
Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won't get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.
As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We're also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy 'life work' balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.
To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/. There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting information.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to master's level or equivalent level of knowledge and experience in relevant discipline
- Educated to Degree level in a relevant subject (such as IT Service management) or equivalent level of qualification or significant equivalent previous proven experience in specialist area (such as IT)
- IQT Bronze Award
- Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft O365 applications
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNP R&S) / MCSE, or equivalent qualification or experience
Desirable
- ITIL Foundation
- PRINCE 2 qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience working in a complex ICT environment
- Experience of managing staff, including appraisals and target setting
- High level of technical knowledge spanning networking, server, and telephony
- Experience of planning and implementing highly complex technical changes within a 'critical infrastructure' environment
- Ability to translate strategy into operational plans to deliver ICT solutions
- High severity incident resolution and root cause analysis techniques
Desirable
- Understanding of the public sector
Aptitudes & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources
- Clear communicator with excellent written and presentation skills
- Comprehensive knowledge of project principles, techniques, and tools, such as PRINCE2 Foundation
- Capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately to a diverse and varied range of audiences consisting of internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to deal with difficult situations and make decisions accordingly
Desirable
Values
Essential
- Demonstrate PTHB Values
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects, and learns from the contribution of others
- Consistently looks to improve what they do, look for successful tried and tested ways of working, and seeks out innovation
- Actively develops themselves and supports others to do the same
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to master's level or equivalent level of knowledge and experience in relevant discipline
- Educated to Degree level in a relevant subject (such as IT Service management) or equivalent level of qualification or significant equivalent previous proven experience in specialist area (such as IT)
- IQT Bronze Award
- Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft O365 applications
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNP R&S) / MCSE, or equivalent qualification or experience
Desirable
- ITIL Foundation
- PRINCE 2 qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience working in a complex ICT environment
- Experience of managing staff, including appraisals and target setting
- High level of technical knowledge spanning networking, server, and telephony
- Experience of planning and implementing highly complex technical changes within a 'critical infrastructure' environment
- Ability to translate strategy into operational plans to deliver ICT solutions
- High severity incident resolution and root cause analysis techniques
Desirable
- Understanding of the public sector
Aptitudes & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources
- Clear communicator with excellent written and presentation skills
- Comprehensive knowledge of project principles, techniques, and tools, such as PRINCE2 Foundation
- Capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately to a diverse and varied range of audiences consisting of internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to deal with difficult situations and make decisions accordingly
Desirable
Values
Essential
- Demonstrate PTHB Values
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects, and learns from the contribution of others
- Consistently looks to improve what they do, look for successful tried and tested ways of working, and seeks out innovation
- Actively develops themselves and supports others to do the same
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.
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.
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).
