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Job reference: 143734
Salary: Band 5 (£28,384 - £35,365)
Job closing date: 16/04/2023
Job Type: Administrative Services
Location: The Balfour
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 37.5
Job posted date: 27/03/2023
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Orkney
Department: Information Technology

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Senior IT Desktop Engineer
Balfour Hospital
Band 5 £31,733 - £39,168 including Distant Islands Allowance pro rata per annum (2023/2024 AfC pay rates as of 1st April 2023)
Full Time 37.5 hours per week
Permanent

The Information Technology department at NHS Orkney is undergoing significant development and expansion in preparation for Digital Transformation within the NHS.  An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior IT Desktop Engineer to manage, develop the Desktop and IT Infrastructure.  

This role will ensure that all aspects of the IT Desktop service (Desktop, network, telephones, audits etc…) are kept up to existing high standards as well as being actively involved in large scale IT project delivery (Next Generation Network, Jira, Microsoft Azure etc…) with opportunities for learning and development.

To be considered for this post you must be able to work effectively with both technical and non-technical colleagues at all levels within the organisation, and demonstrate an ability to successfully handle multiple, complex and large-scale IT tasks, together with a proven ability to deliver work objectives successfully on your own initiative. This roll is involved in an out of hours rota.

Excellent problem solving and good written and verbal communication skills are essential for this role, in addition to working well as part of a team.

Orkney offers low pollution, low crime, excellent schools, great leisure facilities, unique wildlife and amazing scenery, whilst still only a short flight away from the UK mainland.  To find out more about living and working in Orkney go to Orkney.com

For an informal discussion regarding this post please contact Carl Savage, Desktop Team Lead on carl.savage@nhs.scot or Richard Rae, IT Manager, on email Richard.Rae2@nhs.scot to arrange an informal chat

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