Medical Protection — indemnity for locally employed doctors from £79
Location
Portsmouth, England
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476 a year
Profession
Administrative and IT
Grade
Band 3
Deadline
31 May 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
27 Apr 2026

Job summary

NHS Band 3: Salary £25,760- £27,476 per annum

Hours per Week: full time 37.5

Location: Block 4000, Lakeside, North Harbour, Portsmouth, PO6 3EN

We are looking for an outstanding candidate who will help improve the effectiveness and value of health care delivery for Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (the Trusts). This post is a member of the Group Digital Service, within the Information Technology (IT) function. Working as one service, to minimise the impact of IT services affecting service users and on patient care, support services and management by:

  • Providing first-line single point of contact for IT service users, dealing with technical issues and requests as required through to resolution.
  • Resolving maximum number of incidents, at first contact, within agreed timescales in line with service agreements.
  • Where relevant, escalation calls to second-line service desk staff.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

  • Be the first point of contact for IT service users, dealing with all types of queries, requests for service and incident logging.
  • Log all support interactions accurately, ensuring comprehensive documentation is captured for troubleshooting and resolution purposes.
  • Assist with user account management tasks, including user provisioning, access permissions, and account maintenance.
  • Use technical skills and expertise to resolve identified IT issues and requests, either over the telephone or via remote support technologies.
  • Work as a team, forming part of an IT service desk, supporting a wide range of IT systems.
  • Provide excellent customer service, ensuring a positive and professional experience for service users seeking assistance.

Job responsibilities

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 organisations. 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.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and Disability, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans' status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.