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IT Server Manager

IT Server Manager

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Brockworth, United kingdom

Full Time

24-03-2025

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Job Specifications

The Digital Service's IT Operation Teams leads on IT strategy, development, co-ordination, planning, project, and programme management for all Digital & supporting functions.

The primary focus of this role is to lead the Server team with providing a highly efficient and professional service in supporting and managing the GHC IT Server Estate. The post holder will manage the Server environments, have strong technical knowledge and experience of managing physical and virtual server infrastructure, including hardware, as well as management of Active Directory and associated services, O365 and cloud solutions such as Azure. Added to this, to ensure that the IT server environment is secure and meets the needs of the Trust and Governance requirements

This role is instrumental in ensuring continuity of service and availability of clinical and business administration systems within the Trust and local health communities. The post holder will be part of the core hub that manages real time communications with customers on the current status of IT and Clinical Systems and Operations, liaising directly with other services as required.

Working as part of a team the postholder will ensure that the IT Server Team operates smoothly to provide excellent IT and Infrastructure provision across the c5000 staff and across multiple sites

The IT Server Manager will provide specialist advice to the organisation and other stakeholders on IT matters in supporting Community Providers, identifying opportunities, new products and developments in information technology, formulating and agreeing proposals with stakeholders that will contribute or enable overall service improvement.

Reporting to the Head of IT Operations , the IT Server Manager will manage on the development, planning, testing and provision of current and new IT systems, services and equipment for both clinical and corporate staff for the trust. Thereby ensuring that Community & Corporate colleagues have the necessary tools to deliver and provide healthcare services across the county.

Extensive knowledge in Cyber Security and to lead on monitoring the latest cyber security threats ensuring appropriate measures are taken to secure the network and infrastructure.

We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.

About

The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:

89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative

Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jason Hillman Job title: Head of IT Operations Email address: jason.hillman@ghc.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0300 421 8333

Michelle Charles

Deputy Head of IT Operations

About the Company

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health, learning disability and community care services for the people of Gloucestershire. We also provide mental health and learning disability services in Herefordshire. The Trust was created in 2019 as a merger between 2gether NHS Foundation Trust and Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust. Know more