Network & Security Lead
Barts Health NHS Trust
London, E1 1BB
Salary
£75,328 to £86,114
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 September 2026
1 days left
Job description
Responsible for the Trust's Network and Security Governance and support function (planning, designing, configuration and deployment management, mainte...
- Work with and manage the network managed service (NMS) to ensure continued operation including; technical review of designs, changes and service management of the NMS.
- Proactively monitor and review the network managed service and assure NMS supplier security quality (in line with Security/Network Management best practice, contractual agreements, and industry standards).
- Input to create standards relating to equipment, software/network configurations and processes to support and improve upon technical solutions and security in conjunction with the NMS.
- Liaise and manage the Network Managed Service ensuring KPI's and network policies and procedures are adhered to.
- Analyse, investigate and troubleshoot to complex IT requests, problems and issues. Lead on problem management, identifying root causes to problems and recommending permanent fixes and workarounds, and make judgements on multi-stranded or complex ICT problems which may have no precedent or where there are conflicting opinions.
- Act as an escalation point for support activities, matters concerning the network infrastructure and high priority incidents.
- Coach and mentor team members, and promote a growing, transformative ICT culture.
- Support, as required, the diagnosis, identification and resolution of faults relating to the network infrastructure ensuring that the appropriate remediation and escalation plans are developed and implemented.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledgerequired. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Experience
Essential
- Experience working as a senior network management experience within the NHS or other large organization supporting over 5,000 users
- Experience of monitoring a team/managed service against SLAs.
- Experience in working with a network managed service
- Experience of CISCO SDA networks
Desirable
- Demonstrable budgetary management experience
Skills
Essential
- Able to monitor and liaise with different IT teams to ensure they have completed cyber security related activities and hold them to account.
- Ability to think strategically, plan and implement change effectively.
- Excellent planning (short and longer term) and organisational skills. Plan and organise broad range of complex activities, adjusts plans or strategies as necessary.
Desirable
- Demonstrable management skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Significant technical knowledge of CISCO SDA Networks, Configuration and Support
- Extensive understanding of Network technologies and their dependencies
Desirable
- Extensive Knowledge of Azure
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent
- Professional IT networking qualifications (e.g. CompTIA Network+, CCNA, CCNP, CCIE) or equivalent experience
Other
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of audiences, including chairing of meetings.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
26 August 2026
Last checked
28 August 2026
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