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From the employer's careers site First seen 26 Oct 2026

Senior Service Desk Analyst

Salary

£36943 to £44900 per year

Apply on Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Description

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Digital Analyst to support the delivery of high-quality Digital Services across the Trust. As a senior member of the Service Desk team, you will play a key role in ensuring the effective operation of Digital support services, managing major incidents, driving service improvements, and supporting the Trust's IT Service Management (ITSM) processes.

You will also support the development of Service Desk staff through mentoring and knowledge sharing, while promoting self-service, automation, and continual service improvement initiatives.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced IT professional with strong customer service, technical troubleshooting, and ITSM experience.

Main duties of the job

  • Act as a senior escalation point for complex incidents, service requests, and major incidents.
  • Support the day-to-day operation and continuous improvement of the Service Desk.
  • Administer and maintain the Digital IT Service Management (ITSM) platform, ensuring it continues to meet operational and service delivery requirements, supports business processes, and delivers an effective user experience across Digital Services.
  • Manage and develop ITSM processes, workflows, the Service Catalogue, and knowledge base.
  • Monitor service performance, reporting on KPIs and identifying improvement opportunities.
  • Promote self-service, automation, and knowledge management to improve user experience and efficiency.
  • Support the implementation and transition of new digital services into business-as-usual support.
  • Mentor and support Service Desk staff, sharing knowledge and best practice.
  • Liaise with technical teams, suppliers, and stakeholders to ensure timely resolution of issues.
  • Contribute to service improvement initiatives and Digital Services projects.
  • Ensure digital services remain reliable, responsive, and aligned to the needs of Trust staff and patient care.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary: £36,943 to £44,900 per annum
  • Agenda for Change pay scheme
  • Band 5
  • Permanent, full-time contract

Requirements

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
  • ITIL V4 or V5 qualified
  • Experience in good documentation skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Significant Experience in Customer Service focused role
  • High level of experience managing ITSM tool including automation and workflows
  • Experience of performance (SLA/KPI) management
  • Experience in supporting users in a Digital Services environment
  • Shows understanding of Cyber and Data Protection awareness
  • Technical experience in Digital support

Skills

Required

  • ITIL V4 or V5
  • good documentation skills
  • excellent communication skills
  • ITSM tool management
  • performance management
  • Cyber and Data Protection awareness
  • Digital support

Nice to have

  • CompTIA Tech qualified or equivalent
  • displays enthusiasm for self-development
  • worked with AI Tools
  • good knowledge of complex applications

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9199-8350232-NA

Apply on Croydon Health Services NHS Trust