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Job summary

Main area
Clinical Systems
Grade
Band 4
Contract
2 x Permanent, 1 x Fixed Term
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri between 08:00 and 17:30 on a shift basis (7.5 hours per day))
Job ref
327-26-623
Employer
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Edward Jenner Court
Town
Gloucester
Salary
£28,392 - £31,157 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/08/2026 23:59

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Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Systems Support Officer

Band 4

We love what we do and we think you will, too!

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county. 

We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding careWe put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.

We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.

Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience.  We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.

It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC.  We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .

 

Job overview

Join Our Clinical Systems Team – Make Digital Healthcare Work

We’re on the lookout for 2 x permanent and 1 x fixed term/secondment Clinical Systems Support Officer (Band 4) to join our team based at Edward Jenner Court.

If you enjoy problem-solving, helping people, and working with systems that genuinely make a difference—this could be the role for you.

🔍 What you’ll be doing:

  • Being the first point of contact for staff needing help with clinical systems
  • Troubleshooting issues and seeing them through to resolution
  • Supporting system updates, improvements and projects
  • Managing user access and identity (Registration Authority)
  • Working with clinicians, digital teams and external partners

💡 You’ll be supporting systems used by over 5,000 staff, helping ensure patient care can run smoothly every day.

👀 We’re looking for someone who is:

  • Friendly, approachable and customer-focused
  • Organised and great at prioritising
  • A confident communicator (especially when explaining technical things simply!)
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment

✨ Experience in support, service desk, or clinical systems is a bonus—but attitude and willingness to learn are just as important.

🌟 Why join us?

You’ll be part of a supportive team, gain valuable experience in NHS digital systems, and play a key role in improving how healthcare is delivered every day.

👉 Interested? Apply now and be part of something that matters.

Main duties of the job

  • To be the first point of contact for all staff within GHC who have issues or requests relating to Clinical systems either by phone or face to face during the hours of support of 08:00 to 17:30 Monday to Friday.
  • Manage incidents and user requests through to resolution.
  • Carry out clinical systems administration tasks to ensure that systems are up to date and accurate.
  • Attend training on all Clinical systems in order to provide effective system support including the transition to Business As Usual (BAU) of any changes to systems.
  • Acts as an authorised Registration Authority Agent for GHC, operating under the delegated authority of the organisation’s Registration Authority Manager.
  • Undertakes Registration Authority activities strictly in accordance with NHS England Registration Authority Policy, GHC Registration Authority policy, and Registration Authority standard operating procedures.

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us.  In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views.  It was great to hear that:

  • 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
  • 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
  • 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

 This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement.  However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Qualified to NVQ level 4/5, Higher National Certificate or equivalent professional qualification or working experience to the required level
  • Evidence of continued professional development

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable IT skills including intermediate competence in common Microsoft applications
  • Experience of working across professional boundaries
Desirable criteria
  • Understanding of clinical and operational processes within the NHS, the public sector or health setting.

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Provide support and be part of a team through significant programmes of change
Desirable criteria
  • Awareness of NHS Governance and IG Principles

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDisability confident leaderImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.NHS Pastoral CareStep into healthNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jane Morgan
Job title
Clinical Systems Admin and 2nd Line Support Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0300 421 7057
Additional information

Sue Williams - [email protected]

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