Overview
IT Technical Solutions Engineer
Band: 7 - £47,810 - £54,710
37.5 hours per week
Permanent
Kirklees
Responsibilities
Are you passionate about using technology to make a real difference in healthcare? Locala Health and Wellbeing is seeking an experienced IT Technical Solutions Engineer to join our dynamic IT team.
You’ll play a key role in supporting and evolving our IT services, ensuring our colleagues can deliver high-quality care efficiently and securely.
As an IT Technical Solutions Engineer, you will deliver expert-level technical solutions across server infrastructure, networking, end-user computing, and security domains. You’ll work with the Locala IT Service Team provide advanced third-line support for complex incidents, acting as the technical escalation point to ensure timely resolution.
Your role will involve leading and contributing to both IT and business-driven projects, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, and supportable. You’ll drive the responsible adoption and integration of AI technologies, developing strategy and identifying use cases to ensure ethical, secure, and value-driven deployment.
You’ll support annual IT governance activities, including risk assessments, security reviews, and compliance with standards such as Cyber Essentials Plus.
We’re seeking someone with proven experience in IT infrastructure, networking, end-user computing, and cyber security, who bring strong technical leadership and problem-solving skills, with a track record of supporting and delivering IT projects in complex environments. The ability to communicate complex technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences is essential. Experience with AI technologies and their ethical, secure deployment is highly desirable, as is knowledge of ITIL frameworks and governance processes.
Above all, you’ll be committed to continuous improvement, innovation, and operational excellence, helping us make a meaningful impact on patient care and staff experience.
Join us as a IT Technical Solutions Engineer and make a meaningful impact on patient care and staff experience. You’ll be part of a forward-thinking, supportive IT team that values collaboration and continuous learning with opportunities for professional development and involvement in innovative projects, ensuring you can grow your skills and career.
Find out more about Locala through our Thrive Strategy
For full details of the role please see Job Description & Person Specification
For further information contact Chris Duncombe at chris.duncombe@locala.org.uk
Closing date – 22/09/2025
We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the stated date should we receive sufficient applications
About us
Here at Locala we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos.
Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.
We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.
“Locala is a ‘Disability Confident’ employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.”
Benefits
* Flexible working - We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
* Generous pension - We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%
* Refer a Friend Scheme - If you know a friend or family member who works at Locala on a substantive contract, you may be able to take advantage of our Refer a Friend Scheme. You both could receive a reward of £500 each, after you have successfully started your role with us.
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