Job Description

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.



We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience

Please note, NSFT uses tools to screen any applications generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Job overview

The Service Desk is the single point of contact for all ICT related incidents and service requests. The goal of the Service Desk is to facilitate the restoration of normal operational service with minimal business impact on the Trust within agreed service levels and clinical / business priorities. The Service Desk also provides a mechanism for users to request and receive pre-defined; pre-authorised standard services, for example, new starters, new hardware requests, and / or new software requests.



The Service Desk Supervisor will be part of the Service Desk Team working as deputy to the Service Desk Manager by line managing members of the team, training new starters and ensuring quality of the team's work; as well as assisting in the duties of the Service Desk Analysts.

Main duties of the job

The primary duties of the role are to:


Line manage approximately half of the department's ICT Service Desk Analysts Provide training and mentorship to new starters within the team Lead on Quality Assurance activities within the team Allocation of work duties to ICT Service Desk Analysts Deputise for the Service Desk Manager, when necessary.

Working for our organisation

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us?

We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk?

The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please read the job description / person specification carefully and ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience needed

Person specification

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Qualifications

Essential criteria

ITIL4 Foundation or equivalent best practise qualification or experience working in an ITIL environment Degree level qualification within ICT field or relevant experience.

Desirable criteria

Comptia A+ or equivalent technical qualification #

Experience

Essential criteria

Professional ICT Support experience People Management or Leadership experience

Desirable criteria

Quality Assurance experience #

Skills

Essential criteria

Customer Service Skills Team Working Skills Conflict Resolution Skills

Desirable criteria

Performance management skills Leadership Skills #

Knowledge

Essential criteria

ICT Best Practise Knowledge

Desirable criteria

The NHS and it's Operational Structures #

Other

Essential criteria

Detail Orientated Calm and cool headed

YOUR APPLICATION



We can provide all our job application materials in alternative formats so that these are accessible to everyone. Should you require any documents within this job pack in an alternative format, please do not hesitate to contact us at recruitment@nsft.nhs.uk.



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EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.


As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post may be subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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