Job summary
- Main area
- Troubleshooting and Customer Service skills
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 340-SDT-10-25
- Employer
- North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bernicia House, Ambulance Headquarters
- Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 n/a
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Service Desk Technician 1st Line
Band 3
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Service Desk department for a 1st. line technician, who will be able to make a significant contribution within a demanding support environment. This is a fantastic opportunity to work within a fast paced and exciting environment that is continually changing monthly offering constant challenges and personal development.
Successful candidates will have excellent problem-solving & communication skills as well as exceptional organisational and time management skills, with ability to prioritise their own workload.
Providing 1st line support to end users in all aspects of IT and telecommunications delivery.
Communicating and ensuring the safe use of IT equipment and systems within the NEAS.
Configuration of hardware and software in accordance with detailed instructions
Conducting planned maintenance and upgrades to Trust IT desktop systems and software in accordance with detailed instructions.
Candidates will require a Full UK Driving Licence and be available to travel to different sites at short notice.
For further information please contact [email protected]
Main duties of the job
SDFT
Working for our organisation
We employ 3,500 staff in 63 locations and serve a population of 2,600,000 in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, and Tees over 3230 square miles.
Many people think the job of the ambulance service is to collect patients and take them to hospital, but we do much more!
Paramedic skills have developed hugely in recent years, meaning we carry out more treatment at the scene and en-route to hospital.
We have a dedicated clinical assessment service that allows us to provide patients with the most appropriate care from the beginning of the patient journey.
We have a specialised branch of the Trust called HART which deal with explosions or terrorist attacks.
Ultimately patients are the heart of everything that we do to support our mission of "safe, effective and responsive care for all".
We value and respect the diversity employees bring to our workplace. We recruit a workforce that reflects the community we serve, and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. To ensure we deliver on our aims in relation to diversity and inclusion we assess ourselves against a range of frameworks. We are ENEI Gold employer, Disability Confident Leader, Dyslexia Smart Award employer, Dementia Friendly, and part of Mind Blue Light programme and the Race at Work Charter from the Princes Responsible Business Network and are achieving across all objectives in NHS Equality Delivery System.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description for the full list of details and responsibilities for this role.
Person specification
Education,Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- GCSE Level education in a relevant area or demonstrable experience Relevant qualification – Standard Microsoft Desktop or demonstrable experience
Desirable criteria
- ECDL or equivalent Experience providing support within a service desk role
Key Skills, Knowledge and aptitude
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of how to deal with a range of non-routine activities Demonstrate strong keyboard skills and data entry / manipulation Basic understanding of desktop hardware Microsoft products
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of various IM&T concepts, i.e. cloud, Virtualisation, storage means etc.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Understanding of the safe and appropriate use of IM&T solutions / services
Desirable criteria
- Supporting end user and desktop IM&T systems to enhance service provision Delivery of technical support against organisational needs
Disposition,Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Flexible with the ability to prioritise and manage own workload from a given set of tasks Able to communicate with end users on IM&T related topics
- Ability to forge effective relationships at all levels Ability to work both individually and as part of a team Commitment to continuous development
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrable examples of identifying opportunities to deliver service improvements
Other
Essential criteria
- Hold a full British Driving Licence
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kevin Holmes
- Job title
- IT Systems Officer
- Email address
- [email protected]
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