Junior Digital Support Technician – Asset Management

Job overview

Junior Digital Support Technician – Asset Management

Give IT support where it really makes a difference

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), is the largest acute trust in the UK, with over 25,000 staff caring for over million patients a year. Combining 10 hospitals and community services from across Greater Manchester, we provide outstanding patient care and services.

Our ambition is to build on our leading initiatives and revolutionise the way we work together. That’s why we’re embarking on a programme of unprecedented transformation that will see cutting-edge digital solutions integrated across all our sites and services. This is an opportunity to develop your skills at the forefront of advances in healthcare management.

Selection process

If you are shortlisted, you will be contacted by email with further details of the selection process. This process will be carried out either onsite at the location of the role or, more commonly at the moment, via MS Teams, so you will be required to have access to this software.

If you are shortlisted, you can expect to hear from us within 10 working days of the advert closing.Participate in the delivery of an efficient, responsive, effective and customer focused IT support service. Junior IT Technicians will have responsibility for ensuring that IT technical support is provided to appropriate levels of customer service in line with corporate Service Level Agreements.

Main duties of the job

As a Junior Digital Support Technician – Asset Management, you will play a key role in supporting the Trust’s digital infrastructure by ensuring the effective management, tracking, and lifecycle maintenance of IT assets. Working within the Digital Services Directorate under the Technology – Digital Operations department, you will assist the Asset and Procurement Team in maintaining a robust Configuration Management Database (CMDB), coordinating asset deliveries and installations, and ensuring compliance with procurement and financial policies.

You will be responsible for logging and resolving incidents and service requests, supporting hardware and software deployments, and contributing to the upkeep of accurate asset records. The role involves close collaboration with Digital Support Technicians, Application Support teams, and external suppliers, and requires a proactive, customer-focused approach to service delivery.

This position is ideal for individuals with a foundational understanding of IT infrastructure support, strong communication skills, and a commitment to continuous improvement in digital operations. The role may involve travel across Trust sites and participation in out-of-hours support when required.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.  So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!