Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Network

About the Organisation

NHS Lanarkshire puts the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague plays a key role in delivering healthcare services to a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in North and South Lanarkshire. The organisation comprises Acute Services (hospital-based services across three main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, and North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships, which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services.

About the Role

To assist the Infrastructure Operations Manager (Networks) in ensuring the integrity of highly available network infrastructure to provide services to end users. The post holder will be responsible for implementing, maintaining, supporting, developing, and in some cases designing communication networks throughout the NHSL estate, continuing the ongoing development of the NHSL data communications infrastructure. The services provided directly impact the continuity of patient care within NHSL.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, implement, maintain, and enforce suitable network policies and procedures for use within NHSL.
• Maintain a thorough technical understanding of the NHSL network design (e.g., DHCP, QoS, Security, IP Routing, VLANs, Circuit terminology).
• Design, set up, configure, and maintain public/corporate enterprise wireless networks.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of Local Area Networking.

Requirements

• Educated to degree level in an IT discipline with extensive experience in a network support role.
• Proven experience supporting multi-vendor networks and familiarity with prevailing network standards in the telecommunications industry, particularly Cisco technology solutions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work within a team environment.
• A full UK/EU/EEA driving licence is required.

Benefits

• Annual leave: 35 days including public holidays.
• Generous NHS pension scheme.
• Annual incremental salary progression.
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service.
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on skills, knowledge, and talent.