Digital and IT Officer
Job summary
Join our small but dedicated Digital & IT team at Taurus Healthcare and enjoy the opportunity to develop a broad range of skills across primary care and with wider collaborative partners. This is very much a face-to-face role, providing essential support to colleagues across the organisation and ensuring they can deliver the best possible care. From maintaining Microsoft network infrastructure and clinical systems to leading on business continuity processes, no two days will be the same. As our services operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 365 per year, we are looking for someone with the flexibility, adaptability and proactive approach needed to thrive in a fast-paced healthcare environment. Working closely with several key 3rd party support organisations, youll play a key part in keeping vital health services connected, resilient and responsive for patients.
Main duties of the job
- Provide first-line support for hardware and software issues *on-site, remote, and clinical users*.
- Maintain the company asset register and IT equipment stock levels.
- Lead on equipment evaluation, specification, and procurement.
- Manage IT requirements in the staff induction and onboarding/offboarding processes.
- Administer Office 365, NHS portal, SharePoint, Active Directory, and associated applications.
- Oversee access and configuration for corporate and clinical systems *remote and face-to-face*.
- Manage and administer the IP telephony platform and mobile phone estate.
- Provide local administration of network infrastructure *Wi-Fi, HSCN* with third-party suppliers.
- Support and update organisational websites, intranet, and communication platforms.
- Lead on developing and maintaining Digital & IT work schedules and business continuity processes.
- Undertake scheduled security audits, monitoring tasks, and risk incident reporting.
- Administer and support building management systems *CCTV, access control, and related infrastructure*.
- Support projects, IT upgrades, and digital programme delivery across the organisation.
- Ensure accurate documentation, IT procedures, and governance compliance are maintained.
- Provide cover for colleagues during absence to ensure business continuity.
*Full job description attached*
About us
Taurus Healthcare was established in 2012, as the provider arm of the GP Federation serving 185,000 patients in Herefordshire. Founded and owned by the partners of the entire Herefordshire Primary Care community, Taurus is focused on providing excellent out of hospital services for patients. Our ethos is to provide high quality and cost-effective health outcomes that are delivered as close as possible to the patients home, whilst ensuring that patients who do require in hospital services are seen as quickly and effectively as possible.
At Taurus Healthcare we strive to create a diverse, inclusive workplace, and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds including those from Military Veterans and family members of serving personnel.
Employee benefits include:
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Generous NHS pension scheme with 20.68% employer contribution
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33-38 days annual leave, including bank holidays (pro rata for part-time staff)
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Extensive Employee Benefits Programme (Vivup), offering:
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24/7 counselling services
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Salary sacrifice schemes (cars/bikes)
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National retailer discounts
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Access to the Blue Light Card discount scheme
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Digital & IT Officer has a crucial face-to-face role in the Digital & IT team to deliver the maintenance and development of Digital & IT functions that will enable the corporate objectives and vision.
The role will be pivotal in administrating and leading on the day-to-day functions as part of the Digital and IT Team and will ensure a smooth running of the business, supporting a variety of teams and troubleshooting to keep our technical infrastructure up and running.
The post holder will work closely with the IT Manager and Associate Director, and colleagues from across Taurus Healthcare including partner organisations to ensure the successful delivery of specific projects.
They must be able to operate effectively alongside individuals at all levels of seniority in a multi-stakeholder environment. They will be required to demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills, using tact and diplomacy to maintain effective collaborative working arrangements ensuring that key work deliverables can be achieved.
They will provide high quality communication both internally and with external partners, ensuring that the organisation is represented as high quality, professional, caring and with robust governance.
They will actively support and contribute to a strong governance ethos throughout the organisation aiding in the demonstration of compliance with contracts, projects, policies and any statutory requirements.
Main Responsibilities
Administrative Support
- Lead on developing and maintaining Digital and IT work schedules.
- Responsible for first line support for hardware and software issues experienced by staff on site, remote users and staff working at other clinical locations.
- Responsible for maintaining company asset register
- Maintain IT equipment stock levels and lead on equipment evaluation and procurement
- Oversee and support the Central Services, Ops, HR and Clinical Services with IT functions
- Manage IT requirements within the staff induction process
- Proactively forward plan and manage office systems and communicate effectively to coordinate a range of functions.
- Support and manage the Digital programmes information management systems to maintain all relevant documentation.
- When needed, use the internal CRM to update our websites and other communication platforms including TeamNet
- Provide cover for other team members during times of annual leave, sickness leave and to address business critical areas of work.
- Lead on developing business continuity processes and procedures working with colleagues across all service departments
- Responsible for Office 365 and NHS portal administration including associated applications such as Sharepoint
- Lead on managing all aspects of technical onboarding and off-boarding of staff for both corporate and clinical systems
- Responsible for clinical and corporate teams with access to appropriate clinical and administrative system. Remote and F2F
- Responsibility for Active directory Server management and associated services.
- Equipment specification and Procurement ensuring value for money and efficacy.
- Administration of Mobile phone estate through direct liaision with supplier for billing and phone administration
- Managing, administrating IP telephony platform for corporate and clinical services
- Local administration of network infrastructure for Wifi and HSCN connectivity working alongside 3rd Party Support Supplier
- Maintain and configure clinical rooms with the associated access for corporate and clinical systems, including business continuity infrastructure
- Manage, update and report on organizational D&IT risk incidents through associated recording platform
- Undertake and report on scheduled security audit and monitoring tasks in line with the information security policy and associated policies
- Advise, support and implement specific areas of work within a project workstream across the organisation to deliver the necessary D&IT objectives
Building Management Systems
- Lead on systems and infrastructure management for access control, CCTV and building management platforms which reside on the network infrastructure.
- To coordinate with contractors to schedule maintenance visits and repairs in a timely manner.
- To keep accurate records of contractor communications and work is undertaken and recorded.
- To report any related concerns or issues of building management systems promptly to the General Manager
COMMUNICATIONS AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
- To attend mandatory training and fire lectures regularly and assist with fire policy/evacuation procedure when necessary.
- To keep up to date with and attend training on revisions to information systems or changes in protocols for the inputting of data in the light of Local and national initiatives. To adhere to agreed protocols at all times.
- To participate in Individual Performance Review and Personal Development plans on an annual basis and to undertake training and development as identified within these discussions and as indicated by the requirements of the post.
*A full job description and person specification is attached to this advert*
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Knowledge of administrative procedures, project management or information analysis
- Demonstrable experience of working in a large complex organisation.
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
Experience
- Providing IT and/or digital related support functions
- Negotiating, networking and persuasive, supporting internal and external stakeholders
- Experience of working within health/social care
- Project management skills, with experience of project delivery
Knowledge and Skills
- An ability to communicate clearly verbally, and in writing, and in particular to be able to write procedure documents which are clear and easy to follow.
- Excellent IT skills
- An ability to build good working relationships with colleagues internally and across the System
- An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality.
- An awareness of data security requirements.
- Ability to translate verbal requirements into quantitative reporting
- Ability to interpret information and provide insightful intelligence
Qualities and Attributes
- Ability to work to and meet firm deadlines
- Ability to work on own initiative with limited supervision.
- A flexible approach to undertake a wide variety of tasks.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Taurus Healthcare Limited
Address
Taurus Healthcare Ltd
Whitecross Road
Hereford
HR4 0DG
Employer's website
https://www.herefordshiregeneralpractice.co.uk
- Company
- Taurus Healthcare Limited
- Location
- Hereford, United Kingdom HR4 0DG
- Employment Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £28962.57 - £33418.35 a year
- Posted
- Company
- Taurus Healthcare Limited
- Location
- Hereford, United Kingdom HR4 0DG
- Employment Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £28962.57 - £33418.35 a year
- Posted