Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

OneEPR Integration Specialist (Senior Developer)

The closing date is 08 March 2026

Job summary

Band 7-£47,810- £54,710

Full-time - 37.5 hours per week

Fixed TermContract - 24 months

On-site required at least 3 days per week.

The OneEPR Programme exists to implement a single integrated electronic patient record (EPR) designed to improve patient outcomes and the experience of delivering care for our patients.

The solution is the direct result of the combined vision and strategic goals of:

1. Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT)

2. Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU)

3. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT)

4. University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust (UHS)

The Trusts will work together with their clinical and departmental experts alongside regional digital colleagues to procure and implement a joint EPR over the coming years .

Main duties of the job

IWT and PHU Trusts have started a journey to share PHUs in-house developed EPR in readiness for OneEPR. The Systems Integration Specialist will be a key player in the Trusts strategic goal to converge to a single EPR. This will involve working with Product Owners to support new feature requests to assist with feature parity with IWTs current EPR.

Please see attached full Job Description

About us

Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this.

The vision for our single corporate services is to:

  • Be an employer of choice for corporate talent, attracting and retaining people who share our values for excellence in care and welcome the opportunity to benefit from the broad range of flexible career and development opportunities we can offer.
  • Improve efficiency through simplified and standardised policies, processes, and systems, drawing on the best from both Trusts.
  • Do things once and reduce any duplication on transactional tasks giving corporate staff the ability to focus on higher value and more diverse activities.
  • Co-invest in the latest digital solutions and standardise our approach, meaning we do things once for both organisations.
  • Improve learning and development opportunities and sharing best practice, upskilling both Trusts.
  • Co-locate teams in purpose-built facilities on the Island and in Portsmouth to enable closer working and sharing.
  • Build resilience for individuals and our teams.

The single corporate service is delivered across both organisation. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.

Details

Date posted

23 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

24 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

REF1757F

Job locations

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Corporate Hub, Block 4000, Lakeside North Harbour, Western Road, Cosham

Portsmouth, PO6 3EN

Portsmouth

England

PO6 3EN


Job description

Job responsibilities

Design, build, test and deploy integration solutions in the trusts integration engine, InterSystems Health Connect

Design, build, test and deploy new features for in-house applications to align with IWTs requirements (C# and .NET)

Engage with product owners to understand requirements and convert into User Stories as part of the Agile process

Stay current on new digital technologies, and new healthcare interoperability standards and

Maintain an understanding of Trust-wide applications as well as those applications with which they interface.

Create/ use case specific implementation guides in accordance with HL7 standards including FHIR

Maintain interfaces based on user requirement changes, and/or modifications to data formats, or protocols, of either the sending or receiving systems in both on-premise and cloud based architectures

Job description

Job responsibilities

Design, build, test and deploy integration solutions in the trusts integration engine, InterSystems Health Connect

Design, build, test and deploy new features for in-house applications to align with IWTs requirements (C# and .NET)

Engage with product owners to understand requirements and convert into User Stories as part of the Agile process

Stay current on new digital technologies, and new healthcare interoperability standards and

Maintain an understanding of Trust-wide applications as well as those applications with which they interface.

Create/ use case specific implementation guides in accordance with HL7 standards including FHIR

Maintain interfaces based on user requirement changes, and/or modifications to data formats, or protocols, of either the sending or receiving systems in both on-premise and cloud based architectures

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Must have proven applied knowledge in a combination of two or more of the following areas: XML , C#, SOAP, REST, SQL, JSON, HL7/CCDA
  • Must have an extensive knowledge with Healthcare Interface Engines, Web languages, scripting and web development.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience required

Experience

Essential

  • Database Experience: Ability to Read and Write complex SQL code Database Experience: Preferred: Microsoft SQL Server.
  • Network Experience: Ability to investigate and diagnose connectivity issues using tools such as netstat, etc. Some knowledge of LANs, WANs, VPNs, and load balancing.
  • Adequate relevant experience with standard health care formats (CCDA, HL7, etc. ) to enable the autonomy required in this role.
  • Verifiable experience with programming and scripting required.
  • Experience in a health care systems environment is required.
  • Demonstrable understanding of Interface Concepts (both end user and data)
  • Demonstrable ability to work and communicate effectively with both technical and business audiences.
Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Must have proven applied knowledge in a combination of two or more of the following areas: XML , C#, SOAP, REST, SQL, JSON, HL7/CCDA
  • Must have an extensive knowledge with Healthcare Interface Engines, Web languages, scripting and web development.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience required

Experience

Essential

  • Database Experience: Ability to Read and Write complex SQL code Database Experience: Preferred: Microsoft SQL Server.
  • Network Experience: Ability to investigate and diagnose connectivity issues using tools such as netstat, etc. Some knowledge of LANs, WANs, VPNs, and load balancing.
  • Adequate relevant experience with standard health care formats (CCDA, HL7, etc. ) to enable the autonomy required in this role.
  • Verifiable experience with programming and scripting required.
  • Experience in a health care systems environment is required.
  • Demonstrable understanding of Interface Concepts (both end user and data)
  • Demonstrable ability to work and communicate effectively with both technical and business audiences.

Employer details

Employer name

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Address

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Corporate Hub, Block 4000, Lakeside North Harbour, Western Road, Cosham

Portsmouth, PO6 3EN

Portsmouth

England

PO6 3EN


Employer's website

https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Address

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Corporate Hub, Block 4000, Lakeside North Harbour, Western Road, Cosham

Portsmouth, PO6 3EN

Portsmouth

England

PO6 3EN


Employer's website

https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

IT Principal Developer

Lewis Houlden

lewis.houlden6@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

23 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

24 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

REF1757F

Job locations

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Corporate Hub, Block 4000, Lakeside North Harbour, Western Road, Cosham

Portsmouth, PO6 3EN

Portsmouth

England

PO6 3EN


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