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About The Organisation
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
The Role
The Post holder works within a specialist IT Systems team reporting to the IT Operations Manager (systems) but will be part of an operational team directly delivering the infrastructure services.
To provide strong technical expertise in the design, implementation, configuration and ongoing management of Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environments. The successful candidate will play a key role in developing and supporting our AVD platform, driving technical improvements, optimising performance, security and user experience, and ensuring the delivery of a resilient and scalable virtual desktop service.
In this key role, you will:
- To provide as part of a specialist internal technical team, the management, maintenance and support to key Digital in the Systems section below.
- To provide specialist technical knowledge across complex IT systems and server products e.g. VMware/ESXI/Hyper-V/KVM.
- To produce documentation on complex technical systems across NHSL wide Infrastructure platforms e.g. Servers, storage, Microsoft, Linux etc. which the post holder has a direct responsibility.
- To plan and execute changes and improvements to the NHS Lanarkshire IT Systems Infrastructure
What You'll Bring:
- The post holder will be educated to or operating at degree level in an IT Specialty.
- Specialist, demonstrable and extensive experience in an IT Systems related discipline.
- Further education and evidence of Continuous Professional Development in IT subjects e.g. study days/courses/post graduate qualification
- Specialist technical knowledge across complex IT systems products and practices understanding current needs and acknowledging industry trends.
- A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
What we Offer
As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:
- 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 their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.
For informal discussion, please contact Shane Carrier , Digital Services Manager (Technology Services) on shane.carrier@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Adnan Saddique, Recruitment Administrator on adnan.saddique@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
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Interested?
Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application
You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack
Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.
This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply early.