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Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit

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**Job Overview**

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust (STH) is one of the UK’s largest and most successful Foundation Trusts. Ensuring that STH has a resilient and safe operating platform for our critical services is at the heart of our Information and Technology Strategy. As part of meeting this objective we are seeking to deliver a critical programme of modernisation and upgrades across our IT network (DC, WLAN, LAN & WAN), server infrastructure and wider desktop refresh.

**Responsibilities**

The Network Delivery Team is responsible for the design and delivery of all network infrastructure services to the Trust. These services include:

-  High speed, highly available network services

-  Network configuration & support services

-  Firewall & security services

-  Remote access services

We are seeking to supplement our current team with an energetic Network Engineer with strong network service skills. The successful individual will be involved in delivery and support of a range of network service solutions and assist in the delivery of our programme of network technology modernisation.

**Main duties of the job**

Supporting enterprise network infrastructure and services.

Supporting the connectivity of enterprise wireless client devices.

Supporting WAN connectivity to remote sites.

Network management and administration, alerting and reporting using modern protocols.

Assist in the development of network infrastructure services in line with the requirements of departmental policies, practices and documentation standards.

To maintain, modify and upgrade the Trust’s £8,000,000 network infrastructure in order to ensure it remains reliable and fit for purpose. This includes not only the main campus, but also the 40 smaller community sites around Sheffield.

**To Support The Wider Network Team**

- To manage a wide spectrum of service requests to completion.

- To react and resolve incidents in a timely manner assigned at 3rd line through incident management.

- To manage and escalate incidents to third parties or internal specialists when appropriate.

- To perform service requests to agreed and documented standards.

To assist the Service Desk and Service Support Teams with all aspects of service transition, change management and release management in connection with the development and introduction of new network services.

To provide assistance to the Senior Network Engineers where required.

Where necessary, escalate issues to end users, third parties or senior members of the directorate.

**Working for our organisation**

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

**This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period until 31st March 2027 due to the post being recruited as part of a limited term project within the Trust. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts taking into consideration the requirement for the post to be maintained as a part of the project’s implementation and the timescales associated with this.**

**Please note all existing NHS staff will only be considered on a secondment basis. This must first be agreed with your current line manager.**

**Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities**

**Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.**

**When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.**

**Person specification**

**Qualifications**

**Essential criteria**

- Degree or equivalent

- CCNA Accreditation

**Desirable criteria**

- Experience of working in large enterprise network environments (NHS preferable)

- ITIL Foundation

- ECSE

**Experience**

**Essential criteria**

- Extensive practical experience of working in a large enterprise IT environment (NHS preferable)

- Management of Incident and Service calls.

- Significant practical use of Ekahau Wireless Design software

**Desirable criteria**

- Supporting and configuring a range of network products

- Good communication skills

- Scripting experience

**Further Training**

**Desirable criteria**

- Customer Services

**Special Skills/Aptitudes**

**Essential criteria**

- Ability to analyse technical information and symptoms in order to troubleshoot the root cause of IT related incidents

- Methodical and systematic in approach to all aspects of work

- Commitment to continued personal development

- Ability to interpret and communicate technical information to peers and to a non-technical audience

- Advanced keyboard skills

- Good communication skills

- Good documentation skills

- Ability to work unsupervised

- Ability to use own initiative appropriately

- Self Motivated

**Desirable criteria**

- Interest and aptitude to develop skills in Python and other network related scripting languages

- Good presentation skills

- Ability to determine and manage realistic deadlines

- Knowledge of formal problem solving techniques

**Other Factors**

**Essential criteria**

- Flexible approach to working and requirement to occasionally work unsociable hours in line with the needs of the service

Network Engineer

**Job Overview**

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a newly qualified and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our Community In-patient rehabilitation Band 5 rotation based at Magnolia unit ( Complex multipathology / Stroke - Neuro) , Capetown ward ( general inpatient rehabilitation ) and Canterbury ward( Non- weight bearing and stepdown pathway) . There is potential to expand the rotations to cover community services in future.

Candidates will need the skills and ability to cope with fast paced MDT environment.

The Occupational Therapy team is part of the Integrated Therapies Service and staff benefit from a supportive environment and excellent learning opportunities though collaborative care team working.

The successful post holder will be required to participate in seven day working rota.

**For Further Information On The Above Post Please Contact**

Joanne Healey (Team Lead OT for Magnolia Unit)

[email protected] / 0204 553 7721

Kavita Shastri Integrated Therapies Lead ( Inpatient rehabilitation) [email protected] 07974878754

**Main duties of the job**

To provide occupational therapy assessment and intervention to all patients referred in the area of work.

To be an active member of the multidisciplinary team. To participate in clinical projects, service developments, audits and service reviews as agreed and supported by the Team Lead OT and integrated therapies lead.

To actively participate in the available rotations.

**Working for our organisation**

For full details about working for our organisation please refer to attached document along job description and job specification

**Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities**

For full job description please refer to detailed job description and personal specification documents

**Person specification**

**Education And Qualifications**

**Essential criteria**

- BSc in Occupational Therapy or equivalent

- Evidence of CPD

- HCPC registration

**Desirable criteria**

- Member of RCOT

**Skills And Abilities**

**Essential criteria**

- Competent IT skills

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

- Ability to actively contribute to, and work within an MDT

- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate

- Ability to work at a moderate to high levels of physical activity including the involvement in manual therapy, therapeutic handling of patients and the assessment, demonstration and provision/installation of specialist equipment and/or minor adaptations.

- Ability to work within Trust and Department guidelines and policies including equal opportunities and Health and Safety to meet the needs of the patients and colleagues.

- awareness of health conditions Orthopaedic, stroke, neurological conditions

- Awareness of the MCA and role of cognition in OT interventions

**Desirable criteria**

- Experience of working within the NHS setting / rehabilitation setting

**Experience**

**Essential criteria**

- Undergraduate experience of working in a variety of healthcare settings

- Experience of OT assessment and intervention with patients in a physical acute, rehab and/or community setting (e.g. medical, surgical, orthopaedic or neurological patients across the lifespan).

- Experience of continuing professional development Knowledge of the occupational therapy process and application for clinical practice

- Knowledge of models of OT practice and practical application

- Knowledge and understanding of evidence based practice.

- Awareness of group working

- Awareness of the role of OT within a physical rehabilitation setting

- Awareness of recent NHS legislation, recommendations, NICE guidelines

**Desirable criteria**

- experience of managing a caseload

- advanced computer literacy

- Participation in the audit process

**Personal qualities**

**Essential Criteria**

- Commitment to lifelong learning.

- Willingness to work flexibly

- Be able to work within a team

- Understanding of confidentiality and ability to communicate effectively with others

**Other Requirements**

**Essential criteria**

- Full valid UK drivers license

- Ability to participate in a 7 day service

**Desirable criteria**

- Car owner / driver with access to vehicle for work related purposes

Rotational Band 5 Occupational Therapist

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