Job summary
- Main area
- Digital
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Secondment: 9 months (up to)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 374-LC6525-A
- Employer
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Eastbourne DGH
- Town
- Eastbourne
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Service Desk Analyst - Eastbourne DGH
NHS AfC: Band 4
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
Job overview
We're looking for a Service Desk Analysts to join our team at Eastbourne DGH, providing first-line technical support via telephone and an online portal.
we have two secondment opportunities until 31st March 2026.
In this role, you'll provide a responsive, customer focussed service to colleagues who wish to report digital faults, register requests and obtain information and advice.
Wherever possible, you'll provide immediate resolution to issues, ensuring the service is delivered within our agreed Service Level Agreements (SLAs). When needed, you will escalate issues and liaise with colleagues, both within ESHT Digital and across the wider Trust.
The Service Desk is open from 8am - 6pm Monday to Friday and you will be expected to cover both the 8am - 4pm and 10am - 6pm shifts on a rotational basis.
Main duties of the job
Our ideal candidate will have excellent customer service skills, ideally gained from working in a telephone call centre environment. They will need to gather information as quickly as possible to correctly diagnose faults whilst ensuring that each caller feels supported and has confidence that their issue will be resolved.
They will have excellent communication skills, the ability to communicate technical information so that it is understood by non-technical colleagues and will also be a great team player.
Working for our organisation
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
Statement on the Use of AI
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Using AI for your application may not accurately represent your knowledge, skills, and experience and may result in a disconnect between your qualifications and our assessment of your application.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information.
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to NVQ Level 4 / Diploma level or equivalent in Computing or IT related subject to include administration and customer service skills
- Proven level of literacy and numeracy – GCSE grade C or above
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of ITIL framework and processes
Experience
Essential criteria
- Customer Service telephone call handling experience
- Experience of delivery to key targets
- Experience of working with suppliers from a range of technical functions such as servers, desktops, network etc.
- Experience of working in team environments
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within the NHS
- Awareness of NHS Information Governance principles
Skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of ITIL service support processes and practices including the application of quality and performance standards
- Intermediate knowledge of computer hardware and software
- Knowledge of desktop and mobile data technology and proficiency in the use of office automation or productivity packages such as MS Office and email
- General understanding of IT / IG guidance/regulations that apply to the NHS, including Freedom of Information Act 2000, Data Protection Act 1998, Caldicott Guidelines and Data Accreditation Standard.
- Ability to work within strict procedures and protocols, ensuring IT security procedures are followed
- Good keyboard and Microsoft Office skills
- Excellent communication skills with a wide range of users including the ability to communicate technical information
- Ability to interpret Trust policies and procedures and be able to communicate this interpretation to end users
- Ability to be able to assess the needs of a situation from the facts presented by the end user and analyse a range of solutions to ensure a successful conclusion of the call
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of the NHS Constitution
- Understanding of NHS environments and the IT systems involved, e.g. Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Office (2010 and above)
- Ability to delegate duties to other team members when appropriate
- Able to move IT equipment such as desktop computers, printers etc.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Chay Poole
- Job title
- Digital Operations Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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