Senior Network Engineer

As a Senior Network Engineer within NHS Informatics Merseyside, you will be responsible for managing our complex network infrastructure, ensuring the delivery of reliable and secure network services to support clinical operations and improve patient outcomes. You will also design and implement network solutions and ensure network security and compliance with relevant standards and policies.

Managing network infrastructure and services to meet the needs of the NHS

Providing expert technical support for network services

Ensuring network security and compliance with relevant standards and policies

Identifying and resolving network issues to minimise downtime and improve performance

Collaborating with other IT teams and stakeholders to deliver integrated solutions.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

Proven experience as a Network Engineer, with expertise in Cisco network technologies

T Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

S Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Values

Knowledge

Essential: - Network management and support. IP/TCP routing and switching. Good understanding of the OSI Model.

Desirable: - VoIP experience with any vendor.

Qualifications

Essential: - Cisco Network Certification or similar degree, demonstrable experience

Desirable: - CCNP certification

Skills

Experience

Essential: - A minimum of 3 years' experience at this level

Desirable: - 5 or more years' experience at this level.

Other requirements

Essential: - A full UK driving licence and vehicle access is essential for this post as it requires extensive travel across the footprint of the Trust.