Senior Integration and Solution Architect

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Ensure objectives, policy and procedures are developed and implemented consistently to achieve the highest standards of development practice within Digital Services teams and Trust wide.

2. Provide technical leadership and guidance to teams to proactively identify and resolve technical issues and risks.

3. Provide budgetary oversight and recruitment of staff in integration and software engineering.

4. Provide guidance and support to teams on best practices, and technical implementation.

5. Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and objectives and translate them into comprehensive technical strategies for developing digital and data architecture.

6. Collaborate with system and regional wide teams, to ensure alignment and proper integration of technical components.

7. Create roadmaps and digital architectural designs that support the Digital Strategy and long-term vision of the Trust.

8. Design and implement robust, scalable, and secure technical solutions that meet business and regulatory requirements.

9. Define and support core architecture standards to ensure consistency and coherence across project by modelling approach that will integrate data and digital processes with wider human and operational processes.

10. Ensure development governance structures including operational groups, meetings, methodologies, risk management, incident management and other working practices are defined and regularly reviewed for effectiveness.

11. Define and monitor performance metrics within the teams and hold the leads to account in delivering them.

12. Ensure the links, formal reporting and communications of work between Digital Services, the programme team and the digital clinical representatives are optimised and regularly reviewed for effectiveness.

13. Oversee the delivery of action plans to address key risks arising from assessment of priority, incidents, and issues.

14. The post holder will have a high degree of autonomy in making decisions on proposed designs, solutions and methodologies in software engineering.

15. The post holder will be required to appraise and implement technical direction considering the expert advice from their professional teams, industry trend and external expert advice as required.

16. Will hold responsibility for the non-functional and support implications of technical developments and will advise the Trust on the actions required to fulfil any perceived shortfall of accepted standard.

17. Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in technology architecture. Actively promote and participate in a culture of knowledge-sharing initiatives, ongoing learning and improvement.

18. To respond appropriately to operational issues as required.

19. To document and maintain existing and new data feed requirements and work with third party suppliers / trust resources in process mapping, message mapping and integration testing for these feeds.

20. To provide oversight and risk mitigation for interface activities with technical and third-party system interface engagement teams.

21. To provide data conversion/migration expertise.

22. To provide technical documentation such as reference materials, installation instructions, knowledge-based articles, and specifications related to developments and interface feeds.

23. To manage the implementation of developed configuration changes to the trust's clinical applications.

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive, however it reflects the main responsibilities of the post holder. Other duties may be required from time to time, which are commensurate with the grade of the post. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Master's degree in a related subject or demonstrable equivalent experience of working at senior level in relevant area in technical architecture, systems design software development or related field
• Related qualifications or demonstrable equivalent experience

Desirable criteria

• Related agile/devops qualification
• Related Microsoft technology certifications

Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable experience of Leading teams of software and technical developers ranging in levels of skill and experience
• Substantial experience of appraising the technical competence of engineers
• Experience managing external contractors and engineering Suppliers
• Substantial track record of continuous management experience including managing staff and staff development
• Substantial experience of design, build and deployment of software engineering functions in a large/complex organisation
• Substantial experience in developing web software using .NET C# and ASP technology stack
• Experience working with and designing complex data and software architectures
• Experience of Continuous Delivery (CD) methodologies inside product development teams

Desirable criteria

• Experience of collaborating with clinical staff within a hospital environment
• Experience engineering an Electronic Health Record platforms in the NHS
• Experience of working with Azure cloud architectures for complex systems
• Experience of working with openEHR architectures for clinical systems

Skill, Knowledge & Competencies

Essential criteria

• Ability to present complex, sensitive or contentious information to a large group
• Advanced ability to influence staff at all levels to drive delivery and continuous improvements to ways of working
• Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
• Excellent communication skills - verbal, written, presentational and interpersonal
• Good organisational skills including time management, record keeping and paying attention to detail
• Able to interpret the working practices of others and manage the introduction of new ways of working to improve service delivery
• Extensive ability to use own initiative, coach individuals and lead a team engendering enthusiasm and commitment
• Well presented, flexible, positive, resilient, methodical, team player
• Knowledge of practical application of agile development methodologies
• Practical knowledge of software development lifecycle standards and timescales appropriate to units of work required
• Practical knowledge of data warehouse operational development and benefits realisation
• Advanced knowledge and practical experience of change management and workforce & business re-design
• Knowledge of NHS England digital strategies, policies and guidance Knowledge of hospital services and how services interlink

Desirable criteria

• Application of essential skills within NHS environment
• Able to communicate with staff at all levels on complex business or clinical processes
• Able to build good collaborative relationships with clinical stakeholders
• Ability to explain complex technical, compliance or legal issues to a clinical audience
• An understanding of the Digital Strategy of the NHS and its implications for hospitals
• Knowledge of hospital services and how services interlink
• Knowledge of the working practices used within the Trust, e.g., Inpatients, Outpatients, Medical Records
• Knowledge of how services are commissioned within ICSs and the NHS

Specific Job Requirements

Essential criteria

• Significant use of computer VDU screen/keyboard
• Requirement for concentration when inputting data, checking, and reconciling information
• Minor lifting and handling in an office environment (e.g., files, boxes.)

Desirable criteria

• Experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects

Other

Essential criteria

• Be able to manage time effectively, prioritise and deliver to agreed deadlines
• Must be able to use initiative and make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales
• Take decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action and ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise
• Enthusiasm, determination, motivated and positive
• Confident approach, hardworking, committed, and dependable
• Treat colleagues with dignity and respect
• Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours

The closing date for this post may be extended if there are insufficient applicants or brought forward if there is a high volume of applicants.

We want to ensure that everyone who works at the Christie or uses our services is welcomed, valued and treated with dignity and respect. The Christie values diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for all and fair representation across the organisation at all levels. In support of these commitments, we particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority people and people with disabilities for this post. Appointment will be only on merit.

We are committed to creating a balanced and diverse workforce. As such we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Together we will foster inclusion and tackle inequity and health inequalities in cancer care.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy

All positions within the Christie are subject to the receipt of satisfactory written references, medical clearance and evidence of your Right to Work in the UK. Some roles will require a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. Please note if you are successfully appointed to a post with this Trust, you will be required to pay for your own DBS Disclosure.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.

If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, I regret that on this occasion your application will have been unsuccessful.

The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and will form part of the recruitment process. In the event that you are successful following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.

Overseas candidates wishing to apply for this position and who would require immigration sponsorship, may wish to self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post on the UKVI website.

You should be aware the Trust operates a No Smoking Policy and therefore employees are not permitted to smoke at work.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 186.4KB)
• The Christie Values and Behaviours (PDF, 919.5KB)
• Strategy Brochure (PDF, 1.0MB)
• Trust Membership - Christie Talent (PDF, 23.0KB)
• Travel to The Christie (PDF, 3.8MB)