Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust are seeking a technically skilled and motivated Network Infrastructure Technical Engineer to help maintain and evolve the Trust’s enterprise networking services. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a dedicated team delivering critical digital infrastructure across multiple NHS sites including Darent Valley Hospital, Queen Mary’s Sidcup, Gravesend, Erith, and community locations.
In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the availability, performance and security of the Trust’s networking infrastructure, supporting over 7,000 clinical and administrative users. You’ll work with technologies including switching, routing, Wi-Fi 6/6E, SD-WAN, firewalls, and network access controls.
As part of the wider Infrastructure Team, you’ll provide expert-level 2nd, 3rd and 4th line technical support, contribute to digital transformation projects, and play a key role in maintaining clinical and business-critical systems. You’ll also be actively involved in the Trust’s out-of-hours on-call rota.
This position will not be supported for visa sponsorship. All applicants are expected to have valid right to work document to work in the UK when applying for this position.
We're Looking For Someone With
Strong technical knowledge of enterprise networking, ideally with Cisco CCNA or equivalent certifications.
Proven experience in managing multi-site network infrastructure, security, and troubleshooting.
A proactive and analytical approach, with excellent communication and documentation skills.
A passion for delivering high-quality support in a fast-paced, patient-focused environment.
If you’re looking for a challenging and rewarding role in a forward-thinking and supportive NHS Trust, we’d love to hear from you.
We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you’ll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we’ve achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community.
We are dedicated to using our Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) approach as our shared organisation model of change to enhance our services and ensure excellence in patient care.
If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all our staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and patients. Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Gary Hickinson Job title: Head of IT Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 01322 927170
