Job summary
- Main area
- ICT Network Services Support Analyst
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 040-AC196-0524-A
- Employer
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Mamhilad
- Town
- Pontypool
- Salary
- £28,834 - £35,099 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
ICT Network Services Support Analyst
Band 5
We encourage applications from those who consider themselves to have a disability and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
THIS POST IS FIXED TERM FOR 12 MONTHS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) has a large and complex ICT service that underpins the delivery of digital health care. ICT supports around 14,000 users and over 200 services across more than 120 sites. The adoption and expectations placed upon digital healthcare are expected to grow substantially over the next 5 years as the health board adopts mobility both in primary and secondary care settings, and an increased reliance on Wi-Fi to realise digital futures through critical clinical applications over Wi-Fi.
Main duties of the job
You will be part of the ICT Network Team and Technical Services Team. You will provide support to maintain the security, integrity and availability of ABUHB telecommunications service which provide core clinical services.
The post holder will provide support for the ICT Network Systems Team Leader in relation to tasks such as daily operations, monitoring and system housekeeping. They will be required to analyse calls that are logged by end users and ICT colleagues to identify resolutions, or escalations.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will play a large part in maintaining the professional image of the Health Board ICT Services.
Interaction with customers and the Health Board ICT Services staff at all levels will be of the utmost importance; in particular an excellent working relationship between the post holder and the main customer contacts will be essential.
- Ensure their own knowledge of network and security systems is underpinned by both theoretical knowledge, acquired through appropriate training and research, such as specialist vendor training; and practical experience in networking support.
- Support the ICT Network Services Team Leader in the management and maintenance of networking and security systems, including testing, installation, commissioning and replacement.
- Monitor the network infrastructure on a day-to-day basis, ensuring that all errors, breaches and alerts are identified and addressed.
- Identify and evaluate areas which will benefit from improvement.
- Be required to work daily with minimal supervision.
- You may be required at times to work outside of standard working hours. You could also be expected to join on an ongoing basis an out of hour’s on-call escalation rota.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in related subject, Cisco Certification or equivalent level or relevant experience
- Technical understanding of network topology and design
- Technical knowledge of data network support.
- Technical knowledge of data networking and associated infrastructure support system for large corporate environments.
Desirable criteria
- Cisco CCNA relavant qualification
- Network agnostic or vendor accreditation e.g. Comp TIA Network+
- ITIL Foundation v3
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience gained in an ICT support role in Telecommunications in a broad and complex network and security environment.
- Experience of working in a service management focused environment maintaining service in line with SLA’s.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of ICT service provision in a health care setting.
- Technical understanding of CISCO network and security systems.
- Technical understanding of CISCO WIFI infrastructure
- Technical understand of data networking principles, protocols and architecture.
Aptitude & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, verbal and written and reporting skills.
- Ability to produce good quality documentation.
- Able to deal effectively with staff, customers, and suppliers at all levels.
- Good organisational skills.
- Good computing/keyboard skills
Desirable criteria
- Broad range of ICT skills and understanding
- Ability to speak Welsh
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Application of ICT technology and service management in a healthcare environment
Values
Essential criteria
- Able to work as part of a Team.
- Able to work under own initiative.
- Self-motivated and enthusiastic with the ability to work unsupervised.
- Flexible and adaptable approach to work.
- Proactive outlook in the resolution of customer issues
- Analytical approach to tasks.
Desirable criteria
- Able to work under pressure
- Thorough approach to completing tasks.
Other
Essential criteria
- Must be able to travel within geographical area.
- May be required to work hours flexibly on occasion
- Will be required to work as part of an on call escalation.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mark Llewellyn
- Job title
- Network, Cyber Security & Telecoms Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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