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IT Support Engineer 1st Line

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Role title: 1st Line IT Support Engineer

Location: Fulwood

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

 

We are always looking for great talent to join our team and help achieve our ambitious goals and growth. We care about our people, and we care about the future of eye health and how CHEC can play an innovative part in making this great, with your help.

 

If you are care focused and looking to join an organisation that is thriving on success, then CHEC is your employer of choice! We have an exciting opportunity for an 1st line IT support engineer to join us as we continue to expand throughout the UK.

 

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic IT Support Engineer to join the team as we embark onto our next stage of continued growth. We are looking for a tech savvy, forward thinking individual to bring new ideas and resolutions to our IT support team.

 

If successful, you will serve as the first point of contact for all IT support queries within a well-established private healthcare provider with over 500 employees across the UK. You'll work with a wide range of users to promptly resolve or escalate technical issues in a professional manner. This role will cover our northern region and involve regular site visits.

 

We are looking for someone who can:

  • Respond to users software / hardware queries via email or phone
  • Talk colleagues or clients through actions to resolve IT issues
  • Prior experience with Microsoft stack and Azure (Cloud Services)
  • Escalate issues to the relevant teams when necessary
  • Monitor and maintain computer systems and networks
  • Troubleshoot system and network problems
  • Diagnose and solve hardware or software faults
  • Update ticketing system ensuring all queries or issues have been logged and resolved correctly
  • Prioritise and manage open cases in a timely manner

 

What you’ll bring to the role:

  • Previous experience in a similar 1st Line IT Support role, providing technical assistance to end-users via phone, email, and remote support tools.
  • Strong ability to multitask in a fast-paced IT support environment.
  • Self-motivated with strong workload management and timekeeping skills.
  • Passionate about customer service and consistent communication
  • Previous experience within the IT healthcare sector, with an understanding of industry-specific systems, compliance, and data sensitivity. (Desirable)
  • Familiarity with the ITIL framework with an understanding of service management best practices and structured support processes (Desirable)

 

About CHEC

Community Health and Eyecare, or CHEC as we like to be called, are a leading provider of NHS services in the UK, with an established group of hospitals and community clinics.  Our vision is to provide accessible healthcare services across the UK. Our bespoke state of the art Cataract and Surgical Centres are a beacon of envy, where we are contracted to deliver cataracts, YAG laser and wAMD services across the UK, providing end-to-end care for every eye condition whilst continuing to support the NHS nationwide with our services.

 

Why work for us?

  • 23 days holidays plus bank holidays
  • Buy and sell annual leave scheme
  • Refer a friend scheme
  • Company pension scheme
  • Company sick pay scheme
  • Life assurance scheme
  • Blue light Card- 100’s of discount and cashback options
  • Career development opportunities – dedicated reward framework and multiple learning opportunities
  • Performance review with a training and development plan
  • Dedicated clinical education team
  • Great team and working environment

Since 2012, CHEC has been working with the NHS to increase patient choice and provide better access to exceptional, timely, locally-based ophthalmology and gastroenterology care – free at the point of care.

CHEC has a nationwide portfolio of community hospitals and clinics – operating in a unique hub-and-spoke model. We are proud to have a role alongside colleagues in the NHS, offering patients the choice of access to essential procedures and help achieve the best possible clinical outcomes.  We continue to expand our community-based offering of vital healthcare to patients across England, including ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) and Dermatology services.

CHEC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment, this includes being aware of and adhering to all CHEC Safeguarding policies.  Recruitment checks are undertaken in accordance with the NHS Employment Check Standards and successful applicants may be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Good relationships are built on trust, integrity, and honesty, the values that underpin CHEC’s commitment to the delivery of patient focused services. We strongly believe in a strong and open relationship with our employees.

As an employer, CHEC offers a great place to work and an enthusiastic team to work within. Amongst the benefits of becoming a CHEC team member are:

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