IT Service Desk Apprentice

Job Description

Employer description:We work towards helping thousands of people every day, at more than 140 sites across the UK. Our outstanding quality of care starts with our commitment to our people.We love empowering, supporting and nurturing our colleagues just as much as we love caring for our patients.Role purpose / Overview:The Purpose of this role is to train and teach the individual how to support and maintain systems and software used within the Cygnet Health Care day to day operations.Part of this role will be to provide high quality Digital Services support to all our Cygnet sites through the delivery of good customer service and technical support via number of avenues such as telephone, email, remote support and face to face.The role will include:

• Logging and managing support requests on our internal Service Desk system
• Problem diagnosis
• Work allocation and resolution while working to Service Level Agreements

The Apprentice will look to develop an excellent understanding of, and commitment to: Good customer service, along with a solid understanding of IT.The role will be primarily based at the Coventry Digital Services Office but may on occasion require travel to other sites as dictated by service and team requirements.Through our selected Apprenticeship training provider QA youll receive the very best training available anywhere in the UK, with structured training and mentoring both from the training provider and through our own team.The successful candidate will enrol onto QAs ICT Level 3 Cloud Support Specialist Apprenticeship standard, a 15-month qualification which incorporates both on the job & classroom learning.Team Responsibilities:

• To provide the highest level of first line user support, both technical and non-technical, to new and existing Clinical and Administrative members of staff across the Group, this may include areas of system training using remote tools, in person or a group.
• Undertake any reasonable request within own competencies and understanding.
• Ensure the security of data and adhere to Cygnet IG policies & procedures at all times.
• Provide any additional support to any team member as required.
• Uphold procedures and guidelines set out by the Digital Services Department or the Cygnet Group.
• Follow Cygnet Health Care Policy and Procedures and maintain level of service, which meets the standard for the Cygnet Health Care Group.

Youre Main Duties and Responsibilities: [as an apprentice, duties may include:]

• Primary function of this role will be the imaging and deployment of hardware (PCs, Laptops & mobile devices) across the estate.
• Keeping clear and up-to-date information about the hardware deployed within the Asset management solution.
• Work as part of a centralised Digital Services support team, acting as the first point of contact for all Digital Services support queries whether it be via phone, email or face to face.
• To resolve as many queries on first contact as possible within the remit of the team and within knowledge - To escalate within the team if you are unable to deal directly and to ensure knowledge is gained going forward.
• To log all queries on the Service Desk management software ensuring tickets are fully noted, categorised and assigned and managed within SLAs.
• Prioritise and escalate tickets accordingly.
• Identify problems from repeat incidents and escalate internally.
• To be able to provide meaningful instruction to users at their technical level of understanding and be able to advise users on best practice (E.g. File management and storage issues).
• Provide general support including support Microsoft Office products.
• To administrate company mobiles phones and provide guidance.
• Administration of user accounts using Active Directory.
• Support printer and photocopiers and liaise with the leasing company to manage fault resolution and facilitate meter readings.

Queries could include or be related to but not limited to:

• Network Accounts
• System Accounts
• Firewalls
• Routers/Switches
• MS Exchange
• Servers
• VPN
• Telephone System
• Active Directory
• Group policy

• Mobile Phones
• Tablets
• Printers
• Scanners
• Photocopiers
• Faxes
• Projectors
• PCs / Laptops
• Monitors & Peripherals
• Landline Phones

• Microsoft Office Products
• Sage X3
• Adobe Professional/Reader
• Java
• SharePoint
• Anti-Virus
• Popular Internet browsers
• In house custom Software
• Ticketing System
• Encryption software

Desired skills and qualities:

• We can of course help you to develop your skills, but youll need to bring enthusiasm and character to the table.
• Youll need to have the desire to learn new skills and develop your current skills.
• A can-do attitude.
• Youll need to be open to learn.

Entry requirements: You need to have 5 GCSEs:

• Maths and English (or equivalents) at grades D or above
• 3x GCSEs grade A-C in any other subject

You must not already have a qualification in a similar subject at the same level, or higher level than this apprenticeship.If you hold international equivalents of the above qualifications, at the time of your application you must be able to provide an official document that states how your international qualifications compare to the UK qualifications.Find out more here: https://Qualifications/UKQRS/Default.aspxImportant Information:QAs apprenticeships are funded by the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), an executive agency of the Department for Education.To be eligible for a Government funded apprenticeship you must have lived in the UK or European Economic Area (EEA) for the last 3 consecutive years.