IT Service Desk Technical Assistant

**IT Service Desk Technical Assistant**

**Location**: Chelmsford

**Job Type**: Temporary

**Duration of booking**: Expected to last 6 months likely longer

**Proposed start date**: ASAP

**Sector**: Healthcare

**Base**:Hospital

**Band**: 3

**Pay Rates**:
£10.69 Paye inclusive of holiday per hour

£11.40 Umbrella rate per hour

**Working Days and Hours**:Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm

**Job Summary**
- To provide 1st and 2nd line I.T. support to the client
- To be responsible for the distribution of I.T. peripherals such as mobile phones, print supplies, mobile memory, etc; and maintaining documented records for them.
- To provide, deliver and/or facilitate ad-hoc I.T. training to the client
- Assist with other associated functions such as stock control, Asset Management, I.T. security, Network Administration (Including Network Domain) and I.T. procurement.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Receive and action service desk calls from system users throughout the Trust.
- To ensure that all calls logged to the support service are accurately and clearly entered and updated in the service desk system.
- Deploy, maintain, and support IT equipment and peripherals to users throughout the Trust, including software installations, maintenance and updates.
- Diagnose and resolve system or user problems, using remote control software, Windows administration tools or by attending the user’s location as appropriate. Create and maintain user accounts and assign appropriate system rights.
- Undertake testing of IT hardware and software prior to installation/rollout within the Trust.
- To provide 1st line IT support to the Emergency Dispatch operation, ensuring that issues are resolved quickly and efficiently minimising any impact on the Dispatch operation.
- Analyse, prioritise, and elevate calls to senior staff or 3rd party contractors in accordance with defined IT service desk procedures and policies.
- Organise and prioritise own workload to minimise disruption due to interruptions. Plan and manage routine repairs and upgrades and respond to unexpected faults/failures. Ensure all major issues are escalated to the I.T Manager.
- Modify and administer system user and NHS Mail accounts for departmental and third-party systems in accordance with agreed support procedures.
- Assist in maintaining mid user access to network resources in accordance with Trust policies midand departmental guidance/procedures.
- Carry out health checks (anti-virus software and security update status, etc) on pc’s/laptops, and ensure 3rd party contractors also do so, when responding to logged calls. Also, assess IT hardware with regards to being fit for purpose and meeting the businessneeds.
- Assist the IS&T Service Desk Technicians with data backups, including changing the backup media and recording/reporting on the success/failure of each system backup to the appropriate individual.
- Take part in the departmental on-call rota.
- Assist in the implementation of National, Regional, and local IT related projects as required.
- Assist the IS&T Delivery Managers as required.
- Any other appropriate duties according to the needs of the service and as directed by the IS&T Delivery Manager (Service Desk).

**Questions**
- Do you have experience working as an IT Service Desk Technical Assistant in the NHS?
- Do you have experience working as an IT Service Desk Technical Assistant in the healthcare sector?
- Do you have experience working as an IT Service Desk Technical Assistant?
- Do you have experience with distribution of I.T. peripherals such as mobile phones, print supplies, mobile memory?
- Do you meet the criteria above and available to start immediately?