Digital Support Technician – Asset Management
Give IT support where it really makes a difference
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), is the largest acute trust in the UK, with over 25,000 staff caring for over million patients a year. Combining 10 hospitals and community services from across Greater Manchester, we provide outstanding patient care and services.
Our ambition is to build on our leading initiatives and revolutionise the way we work together. That’s why we’re embarking on a programme of unprecedented transformation that will see cutting-edge digital solutions integrated across all our sites and services. This is an opportunity to develop your skills at the forefront of advances in healthcare management.
Selection process
If you are shortlisted, you will be contacted by email with further details of the selection process. This process will be carried out either onsite at the location of the role or, more commonly at the moment, via MS Teams, so you will be required to have access to this software.
If you are shortlisted, you can expect to hear from us within 10 working days of the advert closing.Participate in the delivery of an efficient, responsive, effective and customer focused IT support service. Junior IT Technicians will have responsibility for ensuring that IT technical support is provided to appropriate levels of customer service in line with corporate Service Level Agreements.
As a Digital Support Technician – Asset Management, you will take a lead role in ensuring the Trust’s digital infrastructure is supported through the strategic and operational management of IT assets. Operating within the Digital Services Directorate under the Technology – Digital Operations department, you will be responsible for overseeing the full lifecycle of digital assets—from procurement and deployment to maintenance and decommissioning—ensuring compliance with procurement policies, financial governance, and national standards.
You will lead on the maintenance and integrity of the Trust’s Configuration Management Database (CMDB), coordinate complex asset deployments across multiple sites, and provide expert guidance to junior technicians and support teams. Your role will involve proactive engagement with stakeholders across Digital Services, clinical teams, and external suppliers to ensure asset management processes are efficient, secure, and aligned with service delivery goals.
This position is suited to experienced IT professionals with a strong background in infrastructure support, asset governance, and service management. You will be expected to contribute to policy development, lead audits, support procurement planning, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. The role may involve cross-site travel and participation in out-of-hours support as required.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Chukwunonso Ogbuagu Job title: IT Asset and Procurement Manager Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 01617015209
Chukwunonso Ogbuagu(Nonso)
IT Asset and Procurement Manager | Digital Services
Manchester University Foundation Trust
Group Digital Services
Trust HQ, Cobbett House
Oxford Rd, Manchester,
M13 9WL
