SCR Interface Specialist
The closing date is 26 May 2025
Job summary
Are you an experienced developer with a passion for healthcare technology and system integration? Do you want to contribute to solutions that support better cancer care across the NHS? If so, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity for you to join our Somerset Cancer Register (SCR) team as an SCR Interface Specialist.
Main duties of the job
As the SCR Interface Specialist, you will lead the design, implementation, and optimisation of SCR interfaces using healthcare standards such as HL7 and FHIR. This role combines hands-on technical work with cloud technologies like Azure Health Data Services, alongside collaboration with internal teams and external healthcare partners.
You'll take a key role in performance analysis, support customer migrations to the cloud, and help shape future integration strategies. From working with .NET and SQL Server to driving interface development through agile sprints, you'll ensure SCR systems deliver secure, robust, and high-performing solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead development and support of SCR interfaces using HL7, FHIR, Azure, and .NET technologies.
- Review and optimise system performance using Azure dashboards.
- Collaborate with clinicians, analysts, developers, and national bodies.
- Provide third-line technical support and lead technical discussions with customers.
- Create detailed technical specifications and support test and release processes.
- Support knowledge transfer across SCR teams.
You'll be joining a forward-thinking NHS Trust that's committed to technological innovation and improving patient outcomes. This hybrid role offers flexibility, a supportive team, and the opportunity to work on meaningful projects at the intersection of technology and cancer care.
Apply now to be part of our growing SCR team and make a real impact in digital healthcare integration.
About us
Somerset Cancer Register is a unique and very successful NHS software business looking after over 100 Trusts across England. Our products have a good reputation which is a reflection on the quality of our work with customers. We are a small, dynamic and flexible team covering all aspects of software development. We are going through a large modernisation programme with our infrastructure and products, so this is an exciting time to join us.
As an organisation, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust offers employees a wide range of benefits including flexible working, NHS pension scheme, generous annual leave allowance and a commitment to career development.
You will be eligible for our Blue Light Card and a wide range of NHS exclusive shopping & leisure discounts. We are proud of our skilled, diverse workforce and as an inclusive employer we welcome applications from all backgrounds.
Working in Somerset enables you to enjoy the idyllic countryside, areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.
There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. Somerset offers the countryside and the cosmopolitan -- there is truly something for everyone!
Details
Date posted
09 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Home or remote working
Reference number
184-OL-PU-2355
Job locations
Priorswood Medical Records/Information Governance
Unit J, Crown Close
Taunton
Somerset
TA2 8RX
Employer details
Employer name
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Priorswood Medical Records/Information Governance
Unit J, Crown Close
Taunton
Somerset
TA2 8RX
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