Job Description
Full Time - 37.50 hours per week
We are seeking a temporary IT Technician to join our small but growing team of dedicated IT professionals. We support the delivery of
information technology to around 6,000 NHS staff working at Stepping Hill Hospital and over 30 sites in the Stockport community.
The successful candidate will have experience of supporting desktop and mobile technologies in the work place. You will have excellent problem
solving skills and an in-depth knowledge of computer architecture, windows operating systems, directory services and configuration management.
Operating as part of a small team, you must be able to work without supervision and be able to demonstrate very good communication skills.
A technical role with responsibility for the support and maintenance of end-user devices, ensuring that IT incidents are resolved effectively and that Trust employees are fully supported in obtaining maximum value from the Trusts information technologies.
IT Technicians work without supervision and must be effective team members. They must possess a high degree of initiative and innovative thinking.
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring a systematic, disciplined and analytical approach to problem solving and ensuring agreed procedures and standards are met.
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.