Systems Administration Specialist (SystmOne) | East London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 23 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 March 2026 |
| Location: | Steppingley, MK451AB |
| Company: | East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7740627/363-CP7740627 |
Summary
Band 6 Systems Administration Specialist (SystmOne)
Bedfordshire Community Health Services - Permanent
This is an exciting opportunity to join an established digital and clinical systems support department within East London Foundation NHS Trust Digital Directorate. This role will be based in Bedfordshire, but will also require occasional travel to London for team based activities.
This is a new post supporting the configuration, training and transformation of our SystmOne Electronic Patient Record System. Whilst this role sits within digital, the candidate will also be required to work closely with our Head of Quality & Performance in Bedfordshire and our Data and Analytics Function.
Maintain specific, in depth knowledge of the systems supported by the applications team
Maintain a comprehensive knowledge of current working practices within the Trust
Utilise expert knowledge to resolve a range of varied, complex technical issues and explain complex situations in simple terms to staff at all levels
Working with the senior members of the Systems team ensure that system upgrades or new applications are tested, planned and documented before implementation
Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) for routine activities, ensuring all systems administrators adopt standard working practices, and provide procedures for the technical teams to enable them to undertake repeatable, low risk operational tasks
Establish procedures for the routine support or maintenance of systems, ensuring health and performance is monitored or maintained to an optimal level
Work with the Senior Systems Administration Specialist to review the quality of systems support and focus on continual service improvement
Liaise with customers to establish and document their system requirements
Make complex configuration changes to clinical systems.
Follow IT change control procedures and maintain/create configuration reference documentation.
Liaise with vendors
Liaise with ELFT services and external parties such as the NHS Digital National Back Office and system vendors to ensure good data quality is maintained on local systems and on the national spine
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
For full details of the job, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification document
This advert closes on Sunday 22 Feb 2026