Team Manager, Network and I.T. Communications

In this role you will lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of robust network and telecoms across NHS sites, ensuring reliable, secure services for patients and staff. You will manage a team, drive secure, scalable IT communications, and deliver strategic network initiatives and disaster recovery planning. You’ll partner with stakeholders to align technology with organisational goals and contribute to continuous improvement in a fast-paced health environment.

• fantastic annual leave allowance
• flexible working opportunities
• protected hours for health and wellbeing activities
• competitive benefits package

• Lead design, implementation, and maintenance of network and telecommunications systems across NHS sites
• Oversee LAN, WAN, wireless, and telecom platforms to ensure reliability and performance
• Develop and enforce security policies and procedures; manage network security initiatives
• Drive strategic initiatives for security, scalability, and service improvements
• Deputise for Senior Manager, Networks and IT Communications
• Engage with internal stakeholders, vendors, and partners to align strategies with organisational goals
• Support disaster recovery planning and adoption of new technologies

• Proven experience leading and developing technical teams; workload management and staff development
• Significant experience managing enterprise network and/or telecommunications services
• Experience delivering infrastructure projects in a complex IT environment
• Experience supporting multi-vendor technical environments
• Knowledge of IT service management principles and best practice
• Knowledge of information governance, cyber security, GDPR
• Experience analyzing complex issues and delivering recommendations; producing reports/business cases
• Budget management and resource planning experience

• Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills
• Strong written and oral communication abilities; ability to explain complex information to diverse audiences
• Strategic thinking and ability to manage competing demands
• Network architecture and administration
• Cyber security and data protection (GDPR)
• IT service management (ITIL) principles