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Job Ref: IM&TS 026 Salary Scale: Band 7 (£49,387 - £56,515 depending on experience) Hours: 37.5 hours per week Contract Type: Permanent Note: This post will be asked to contribute to the 24 hour "on call" commitment of IM&T Services for which additional payments apply. A full driving license with access to transport is required for this post as staff may be required to work at multiple OUH sites.
Main duties of the job
Within the Network team, technical responsibility for delivering corporate Network system and services development, Operations and Support
The post-holder plays a leading technical role within the Network team, to ensure that the OUH and Service Level Agreements are either met or exceeded.
Consultancy - Level 5 (CNSL5) The provision of advice and assistance in any area associated with the procurement, provision, delivery, maintenance or effective use of information and communications technology. The consultancy can deal with one specific aspect of ICT, or it can be wide ranging and address many aspects, or it can be of a strategic nature.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- For a Detailed job description and main responsibilities please refer to the Job Description document attached.
Person specification
Miscellaneous
Essential
- Driver with access to own transport
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- CISCO IOS
- CISCO ISE & FMC
- CISCO Secure Client
- CISCO Router & Switch hardware
- CISCO Unity, Expressway, UCS and CUCM
- DHCP and DNS
- WAN carrier technology and circuitry (ISDN, PSTN, Broadband, Microwave, Wireless, etc)
- SolarWinds
- VLAN construction and implementation
- Network Management and Diagnostic software and tool kits
- Multitone and PageOne Paging Solutions
- Netcall system design and management
Desirable
- Security standards and protocols
- International/Industry structured data wiring/cabling standards and regulations
- Firewall Administration and Configuration to Engineer status
- Network Switch Configurations
- PABX to IPT connectivity
- Project Management methodology (I.E. PRINCE2)
- Cloud Telephony, such as Microsoft Teams
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Positive attitude
- Logical approach
- Ability to sustain concentration
- Organised
- Good interpersonal skills
- Professional appearance
- Timely decision-making
- Enthusiastic
- Interested in helping people
- Credibility
- Analytical approach
- Attention to detail
Desirable
- Mediation skills
- Patient & sympathetic
- Calm temperament
Previous experience
Essential
- Expert levels of technical experience, knowledge and ability
- Experience in senior role working within a large organisation’s, highly technical IT infrastructure related support team environment
- Experience in a Network related services discipline
- Experience in delivering high quality productivity and performance of a small groups and or individuals
Desirable
- “Project” orientated leadership track record, skills in driving and successfully delivering to time and budget whole projects or subset tasks within a project
Education Background
Essential
- GCSE ‘C’ grade or equivalent in English and Maths of Appropriate qualification in a relevant subject
Desirable
- Degree or equivalent experience
- ICT Industry standard qualification or training certification in one or more of the following technologies/products CISCO Certification Firewall Certification
Communication & Relationship skills
Essential
- Team skills
- Ability to relate appropriately to various professional groups both within and outside the Trust
- Leadership skills
- Good communication (spoken and written) skills
- Ability to document work accurately
- Ability to write clear reports and present business cases
- Good presentation skills
Desirable
- Thorough understanding of customer and supplier organisations.
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This advert is for Network & Telecoms Consultant with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Oxford, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent: This post will be asked to contribute to the 24 hour "on call" commitment of IM&T Services for which additional payments apply.. The application deadline is 04 Aug 2026.
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