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Systems Administrator
Grade
Band 4
Contract
2 years (2 year fixed term, could be a secondment opportunity)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend cover is required)
Job ref
208-012-26-2
Employer
Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Grimsby, Scunthorpe and Goole
Town
Grimsby, Scunthorpe and Goole
Salary
£28,392 - £31,157 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/04/2026 23:59

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System Administrator

Band 4

 

 

Job overview

Are you looking to build a career in digital systems, information management, and organisational transformation? This role offers the chance to work at the heart of our Group’s digital operations, supporting the systems that underpin high‑quality patient care and efficient services.

As a key member of the Systems Administration Department, you will play an important role in the utilisation, management and development of core clinical and administrative systems across the group. Your work will help ensure our digital tools are reliable, effective and aligned with both clinical and organisational goals.

You will provide essential administrative and operational support to the development and maintenance of our information systems. Working within Digital Services, you’ll contribute to the delivery of strategic, tactical and day‑to‑day system management.

The role sits within the Digital Services Deployment and Support Team, who lead on planning, implementing and supporting key digital systems that enable the Group to meet its business and clinical requirements.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will collaborate with:

  • Project Teams across Digital Services
  • Senior Managers and Implementation Leads
  • Clinical and administrative services across the Group
  • External suppliers and third‑party partners

You’ll support digital projects, help teams make effective use of systems, and ensure smooth communication between internal stakeholders and external providers.

You will be:

  • Supporting the utilisation and management of key clinical and administrative systems
  • Providing support for system development and improvement
  • Assisting with planning and implementation activities for new and upgraded digital solutions
  • Helping services across the Group make effective use of digital systems
  • Liaising with third‑party suppliers to support system maintenance and issue resolution

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Group we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients. 

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients.  We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.

 “We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”.

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • 2 years experience using complex information systems
  • Appropriate computer literacy qualification (e.g. RSA II, ECDL)
Desirable criteria
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office productivity suite
  • Experience of working within a Health Service / Social Services department

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of system administration role and tasks
  • Proficient in system administration for diverse IT environments, ensuring seamless operations and security
  • Skilled in troubleshooting, diagnosing, and resolving hardware, software, and network issues effieciently
  • Excellent communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and support end-users effectively
Desirable criteria
  • Experience with ITIL practices, for incident, problem, and change management in healthcare settings
  • Knowledge of server and infrastructure management, optimizing performance and ensuring reliability

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoMenopause Friendly EmployerDisability confident employerDisability confident committedArmed Forces Covenant Bronze AwardNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Maureen O'Kane
Job title
Systems Implementation Coordinator
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
03033 302421
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