IT Support Technician - Ipswich

We're looking for an ICT support technicians to work within our busy ICT team as part of our lifecycle management team .
No two days are the same within ICT and you will be working with different technologies and providing support for staff whom use a wide range of clinical and non-clinical software and hardware.
We're busy rolling out new hardware to help with patient care and you will be involved and key operative in this rollout and ongoing management. You'll also be involved in all aspects of 2nd line supporting, helping our colleagues in our acute hospitals and with travel to our community sites too.
This is an outstanding opportunity for aspiring and rising ICT technician with technical skills and the desire to learn and expand on there knowledge.
You will have a base site of Ipswich Hospital, with a requirement to attend at Colchester Hospital at least once per week. you will be working with a large team with a huge chance to make a difference every day.
If you have, the vision and commitment to take this role forward and share our commitment to put patients at the heart of everything we do and save both staff and patient time then we would love to hear from you
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Our current service operates Monday - Friday 0800-1700, this may in the future change to include 7-7 coverage with differing start and end times to your shift/duty, and candidates should be aware, + To provide 2nd line support to the Trust and to other team members adhering to Service Level Agreement timescales and requirements
+ To provide assistance with the deployment of the Trust's IP & analogue Telephony solutions providing technical & administration support.
+ To install, maintain and troubleshoot desktop hardware and software.
+ To carry out any work necessary to upgrade PCs and applications to conform to Trust standards
+ To troubleshoot the Trust's printer estate logging calls with the supplier and managing calls through to resolution
+ To provide assistance, advice, and fault resolution to users of Trust IT equipment, systems, and network, working to agreed SLAs, Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A, + To provide 2nd line support to the Trust and to other team members adhering to Service Level Agreement timescales and requirements
+ To provide assistance with the deployment of the Trust's IP & analogue Telephony solutions providing technical & administration support.
+ To install, maintain and troubleshoot desktop hardware and software.
+ To carry out any work necessary to upgrade PCs and applications to conform to Trust standards
+ To install, maintain and troubleshoot the Trust's printer estate logging calls with the supplier and managing calls through to resolution
+ To provide assistance, advice, and fault resolution to users of Trust IT equipment, systems, and network, working to agreed SLAs
+ Help produce, maintain and update new and existing standard operational procedure documentation.
+ To liaise as necessary with external suppliers and contractors.
+ To liaise with Trust staff to ensure prompt and effective installation of replacement IP handset and be a technical point of contract in the event of any basic telecoms issues
+ To manage or carry out administration tasks, capacity management and backups on the Trust's IT Estate.
+ Develop an understanding of the Trust's and NHS IT systems sufficiently well to be able to advise users on any problems encountered
+ Resolve incidents via cooperation with other team members, Trust staff and suppliers where required to rectify system problems and implement preventative measures.
+ To log all calls and tasks on the Trust's call logging system, update and track call progress through to resolution ensuring that requests and faults are actioned in accordance with service level agreements
+ Ensure new hardware is PAT tested and assetted and added to the inventory database and IT Asset Register
+ Maintaining capacity and performance statistics
+ Providing technical support for major clinical projects.
+ Configuring and patching of telephones for moves, adds and changes.
+ Provide operational cover for Third Party on-site engineers.
+ To support and configure or mobile phone devices.
+ Carry out any other related and relevant duties requested by the IT Support Manager, + Participate in relevant internal and external working groups/projects, services, and initiatives with the aim of providing information and analytical advice to the teams.
+ Communicate information, risks, issues and dependencies, including briefings and reports to Project teams, sponsors and a range of internal and external staff.
+ Managing the state of computer rooms ensuring there are clean and tidy and comply with health and safety and IT policies.
+ Ensuring IT change management processes are followed
+ Producing operational documentation for processes.
+ To assist with the recycling of old technology to comply with information governance standards.
+ The management and auditing of computer cabinets making sure they are tidy, colour-coded using the correct and cables.
+ Contribute to the department meeting its Service Level Agreements (SLA) for resolving IT issues by delivering a high quality technical support service to the users of production services and interfaces as directed by the IT Infrastructure Manager.
+ To be responsible for specified departmental Information Systems, carrying out routine upgrades, maintenance and liaising with third party suppliers.
+ Maintain documentation associated with installation and upgrade work
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Please note that where response levels are exceptional we may close the post before the specified date, therefore early application is recommended.
Please make sure that you read the Job Description and Person Specification attached and that your statement in support reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria.
Secondment - if you are interested in undertaking a role on a secondment basis, please ensure that you have discussed this with your current line manager prior to submitting your application. Please note if you are already an employee of ESNEFT fixed term roles will only be offered on a secondment basis.
When providing reference details please provide email addresses so references can be sought promptly to cover the last 3 years of employment.
Successful candidates may be charged for their DBS check. Please ensure you read the information found in the attached DBS Information document
The Trust is committed to its staff and their development and to equal opportunities and diversity. Applications are welcomed from all sections of the community.
Whilst we welcome applications from all and your application will be considered on individual merit, if you are offered a position and require a Skilled Worker Certificate of Sponsorship we may not be able to process your application to the final stage due Home Office eligibility.
In submitting an application form, you authorise East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

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