Job summary
- Main area
- Digital Services
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- 16 months (Fixed term/secondment until 31/10/2027)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri 08:00-18:00 (7.5 hrs per day))
- Job ref
- 120-AC785-0626
- Employer
- Velindre University NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Velindre Cancer Centre
- Town
- Cardiff
- Salary
- £50,129 - £57,365 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/06/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Digital Infrastructure Lead
Band 7
Thank you for your interest in working for Velindre University NHS Trust, which is a committed equal opportunities employer. The Trust welcomes applications from people who share our vision;
Velindre University NHS Trust will be recognised locally, nationally and internationally as a renowned organisation of excellence for patient and donor care, education and research.
our values;
- Caring
- Respectful
- Accountable
and who will complement our current experienced and specialist employees who are passionate about working in a Trust that has the ambition to provide world class services and care to patient and donors.
Velindre University NHS Trust holds a special place at the heart of healthcare in Wales. It is also an amazing organisation to work and to develop your career. The Trust comprises of two divisions, Velindre Cancer Centre and Welsh Blood Service. The Trust also hosts on behalf of the Welsh Government and NHS Wales, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) and Health Technology Wales (HTW).
Velindre University NHS Trust provides our employees with a favourable salary and reward / staff benefits & support package.
For more information on this vacancy please contact the recruiting manager, who will be pleased to discuss their employment opportunity with you.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
The Trust also reserves the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement at any stage of the process, to enable internal staff requiring to be redeployed in suitable roles.
Posts may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check and Professional Registration Check.
For more information on our Trust Employee Reward and Benefit’s Package please visit the Velindre University NHS Trust website.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
The salary scale for a Band 3 has been adjusted as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2026/2027 and will be implemented in August 2026 backdated to 01 April 2026 where applicable.
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint 2 x Fixed Term Roles.
Working as part of the Velindre University NHS Trust (VUNHST) Digital Services Team, the Senior Digital Infrastructure Lead plays a key role in delivering secure, reliable, and high-performing IT infrastructure across the organisation, supporting both the Welsh Blood Service and Velindre Cancer Centre.
You will use specialist technical expertise to design, support, and improve infrastructure services across on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments, ensuring systems meet organisational and non-functional requirements while enabling ongoing transformation and service optimisation.
You will take a flexible, innovative approach, supported by strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills to support service delivery, collaborate with stakeholders, and drive improvements aligned to organisational priorities.
You will be expected to:
- Provide expert operational and technical support across infrastructure services
- Lead complex incident resolution and preventative improvements
- Monitor performance and maintain secure, compliant systems
- Support infrastructure design, planning, and implementation
- Work collaboratively to deliver high-quality digital services
- Drive continuous improvement and innovation
- Ensure services meet SLAs and organisational standards
- Participate in an on-call rota as required
Main duties of the job
Experience of working within a senior IT Infrastructure role and support environment is essential. Proven experience and knowledge in the following areas is required:
- Managing and supporting secure, reliable IT infrastructure across on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments
- Infrastructure design, implementation, and ongoing service improvement aligned to organisational needs
- Diagnosing and resolving complex incidents, including root cause analysis and preventative actions
- Monitoring system and service performance using infrastructure tools, ensuring alignment with SLAs
- Leading or contributing to infrastructure projects, including planning, design, testing, and implementation
- Working knowledge of IT service management frameworks (e.g. ITIL) in operational and project environments
- Experience with virtualised environments, operating systems, and enterprise infrastructure platforms
- Knowledge of automation, scripting, and infrastructure management tools
- Maintaining secure systems within information governance, cyber security, and compliance frameworks
- Collaborating with technical teams, stakeholders, and suppliers to deliver high-quality services
- Supporting staff development through mentoring, coaching, and team collaboration
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and organisational skills
- Experience of asset and infrastructure lifecycle management, ensuring value for money
- Excellent communication skills, including presenting complex technical information
Working for our organisation
Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.
Formed in 1994, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to apply the key principles of value based healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.
At Velindre University NHS Trust we aim to foster a culture of discovery, collaboration, and continuous improvement. We will achieve this by embedding research and innovation into everything we do, to deliver meaningful, measurable impact for our patients and communities.
If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
This post is fixed term/secondment until 31/10/2027. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
Person specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Desirable criteria
- Meets all Desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Desirable criteria
- Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Desirable criteria
- Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Daniel Rainbird
- Job title
- Deputy Head of Digital Infrastructure
- Email address
- [email protected]
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