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Job summary
This vacancy is open to employees of Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust only.
NHS Band 5 Salary: £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
Hours Per Week: Full time, 37.5
Contract Type: Temporary for 23 months
Main duties of the job
The purpose of the Network Engineer in the IWT-PHU Group hospital setting is to ensure the stability, security, and efficiency of the hospital's network infrastructure, which is crucial for supporting healthcare services and administrative operations. This role involves implementing, and managing robust network components that facilitate seamless communication and data & telephony exchange across various departments.
About us
Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this.
The single corporate service is delivered across both organisation. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.
Details
- Date posted: 27 May 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 5
- Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
- Contract: Fixed term
- Duration: 23 months
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: REF2341E
- Job locations: Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Corporate Hub, Block 4000, Lakeside North Harbour, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3EN, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
To provide project support for the IWT-PHU Group hospitals network infrastructure, configuring and installing switches, UPSs and related hardware in-line with IT standards.
Provide an operational support, maintaining the integrity and availability network & telephony hardware, responding to switch failures and assisting with port patching.
To maintain a secure environment and provide professional assistance in the development of the infrastructure.
Contribute to the IT Departments on-call rota and if required, maintain required skills, experience and resource levels allowing for hospital digital 24/7 services.
For further details please refer to attached Job Description
Applying for this NHS job
This advert is for Network Engineer with Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust in Portsmouth, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £32,073 to £39,043 a year. The contract type is Fixed-Term. The application deadline is 09 Jun 2026.
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