Job summary
- Main area
- Senior Network Engineer
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Oncall service)
- Job ref
- 200-NN-7240562-A&C-Z
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Georges University Hospitals
- Town
- Tooting
- Salary
- £56,276 - £63,176 PA including HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Network Engineer
Band 7
Job overview
We are looking to recruit a band 7, Senior Network Engineer.
The role would be to work as part of a team supporting clinical and non-clinical users throughout the trust in their use of all IDT services and where appropriate offering advice and support to the user.
Act as deputy for the Network Manager. Provide expert guidance to Network Engineers, Network Manager, and stakeholders. Investigate a range of complex IDT issues. Follow the relevant technical strategies, policies, standards, and practices.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for previous experience of working in a high demanding environment with excellent communication skills and to be able to work well as part of a team.
Previous experience of clinical information systems would be a definite advantage.
Please ensure you read the job description and person specification before applying.
Working for our organisation
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the country's principal teaching hospitals and our main site is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. We have over 9,000 dedicated staff serving a population of 1.3 million across south-west London.
We deliver a large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation. We also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people. As well as acute hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist care and a range of community services to patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
*****Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role*****
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level in a computing/engineering/technical discipline, or Network related qualification (CCNA)
- Minimum 2 years’ experience working with Cisco Networks
Desirable criteria
- CCNP Certified
- Knowledge Software Defined Networking (SDA/ACI)
SKILLS/ KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Specialist knowledge of Cisco Routers and switches
- Knowledge of Cisco WAN/LAN topologies & protocols
- Effective problem solving skills and ability to solve complex logical faults
- Firewall experience (such as Cisco, Palo-Alto, Forcepoint)
- •WiFi experience (Aruba, Cisco etc) Backup and Recovery systems
Desirable criteria
- NHS and private sector network application knowledge – HSCN
- Knowledge of Network Monitoring Software: SolarWinds Orion, Cisco ISE, Kiwi Log
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience of in-depth working within an IDT environment using Cisco wired and wireless technologies
- Experience of planning and installing LAN/WAN networks
- Configuration and deployment of Cisco Catalyst Switches e.g 9500/9300 3850/3750 switches and wireless Access Points
- Site to Site VPN
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in Software Defined Network
- Backups, scheduling and prioritising, data and disaster recovery, and business continuity
- To be able to plan and implement IT projects in conjunction with IT and non-IT staff.
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:
- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image
As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected].
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Omar Philips
- Job title
- Network Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02087253456
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