Head of Digital Network Voice and Data | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 01 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £74,290 - £85,601 Per Annum (pro rata) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 July 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, M13 9WL |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7162417/349-COR-7162417-RL4 |
Summary
As the Head of Digital Networks- Data and Voice, you will have responsibilities for the delivery of highly reliable, performant, and efficient data and voice networks services, all day, every day, to facilitate the delivery of digital systems and applications. You will have expert-level technical knowledge and hands-on experience in overseeing and managing large and complex network infrastructure, as well as the associated hardware, contracts, software elements.
The post-holder will lead the Digital Networks- Data and Voice Team within IT Services and will undertake the technical tasks and establish an architectural design for the network infrastructure required to provide a comprehensive and robust service to the Trust.
This role is pivotal in ensuring that the Trust digital services are not only running smoothly but also constantly evolving to meet the changing needs of system suppliers and internal systems demands required to support end users. It involves a combination of technical expertise, well organised and structured leadership, strategic planning, and a strong customer-centric approach. You will be working closely with senior managers and their teams within Digital and external partners to ensure a focused, structured, and co-ordinated approach to the provision and delivery of digital services.
The main focus is to lead the development and operational management of the Trust network Infrastructure ensuring that these are exploiting the latest technologies to ensure reliability, performance, and security. The post holder will be the design authority for the network topology. Taking full accountability for the associated infrastructure, ensuring swift resolution through collaboration with the Digital Networks- Data and Voice Team and third-party support contracts.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Tuesday 15 Jul 2025
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