# Taskforce Engineer

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/taskforce-engineer/0dbd4856-5f94-4095-afeb-fce92e3e14a9
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/taskforce-engineer/0dbd4856-5f94-4095-afeb-fce92e3e14a9.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Location:** St Helens Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Engineer
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-25T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-16T11:10:49.462Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Macclesfield/Mersey_West_Lancashire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Administrative_Clerical/Administrative_Clerical-v8279041
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8279041?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.sthk.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

To provide 1st and 2nd line technical support for IT services to all NHS staff within any site of the Acute Trust. This role is primarily to support Macclesfield District General Hospital, Congleton War Memorial Hospital, Knutsford and District Community Hospital and associated satellite sites. including Primary Care, ICB, General Practices and Community Clinic sites, during the hours of 8:00am and 8:00pm to the agreed working attendance.

The JD & PS are currently under AfC review and are subject to change

### Main duties of the job

Post holder will be required to participate in an out of hours on call arrangement, providing 1st and 2nd line support, both remotely and on site, to all partner and customer organisations that are supported by MMDA on a rota basis to cover 24x7x365 To provide 1st and 2nd line technical support for IT services to all NHS staff within any site of the Acute Trust, Primary Care, ICB, General Practices and Community Clinics, during the hours of 8:00am and 8:00pm to the agreed working attendance.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached detailed job description and person specification for main responsibilities.

## Person Specification

### Other

**Essential**

- Driving License

### Skills

**Essential**

- Ensure that the quality of work is of high standard with respect to installation of hardware and application software
- Ability to identify the organisation user requirements
- Ability to work under pressure
- Leadership skills and dedication for implementation of new technologies

**Desirable**

- Very organised and methodical in approach, pays attention to detail

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Educated to degree level within IT field or have experience in an IT operational support role
- Experience of using relevant NHS systems

**Desirable**

- Working towards relevant professional qualification i.e. Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, Comptia A+ Certification

### Knowledge and Experience

**Essential**

- Clear focus on IT support services, the ability to identify and meet the organisations expectations
- Desktop and Remote management support technologies
- Effectively anticipate changing situations on a continuous basis
- Ability to produce clear and comprehensive reports
- Strong Communication and presentation skills
- Able to manage own work load and delegate to others
- Able to act independently, referring any major issues as necessary

**Desirable**

- Considerable experience of working in an Operational technical support environment
- Experience of working within projects that are part of the NHS National IM&T Strategy
- Motivated by new technologies and innovative in their deployment
- Assess, control and resolve problems using the latest remote management technologies and tools
- Provide the highest possible quality of service to users
- Provide first line support for all operational administration clinical services as agreed under the service levels
- Knowledge of NHS National IM&T Strategy

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 488.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10595347)
- [staff benefits at mwl (pdf, 5.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2916)
- [person specification (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10595348)
- [mwl recruitment journey (pdf, 884.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2902)
- [vcp authorisation questions (pdf, 200.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10597227)
- [important information for candidates (pdf, 128.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=663)
- [helpful tips to complete your application form (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2901)

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