Job summary
Digital is a core component of our long-term vision and as part of this, University Hospitals Plymouth is pursuing a digital strategy that ensures staff can work collaboratively, across organisation boundaries and care settings, with easy and immediate access to the information and tools that enable the very best patient care.
Your primary function is to manage the IM&T Solutions Architecture Team who provide expertise in enterprise solutions architecture to aid University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust and associated partners in designing highly integrated clinical and business solutions architectures, options appraisals, and recommendations in support of current and future Trust strategy and business objectives.
***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***
Main duties of the job
You and your team will act as a liaison between IM&T and the Trust to understand complex business and clinical processes, mapping these to potential solutions, articulating potential benefits and risks and contributing to strategic outline and full business cases.
To do so, you will develop in-depth knowledge of multiple complex and specialist systems and how they integrate through a process of discovery, process mapping and documentation that can be used, in conjunction with other stakeholders, to form opinions of future strategy and decisions.
You will have and will develop knowledge of national systems, APIs, integration standards and clinical terminologies such as HL7v2, FHIR, CareConnect and Snomed CT.
You will directly contribute to organisational decision making in relation to digital strategy and therefore you will have demonstrable experience of working at all levels of an organisation with strong evidence of influencing skills and relationship management.
About us
We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure.PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY.If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100.We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams.It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Support the Head of Enterprise Solutions Architecture and other key stakeholders such as the Chief Information Officer, Chief Technical Architect and Chief Support Officer in the development of digital strategy, strategic outline cases, outline business cases and full business cases.
- You will communicate regularly with clinicians, specialists, and other relevant staff, listening to and analysing their needs, and help them to agree clinical best practice standards, future workflows, and system optimisation.
- Work with stakeholders to identify and capture new organisational needs, developing clear and detailed process maps and business requirements that can be used to inform digital strategy.
- Work with the appropriate stakeholders to analyse, negotiate and facilitate agreement for change to high-impact or critical workflows and current working practices, whilst managing expectations and resolving conflicts when necessary.
- Maintain a detailed knowledge of complex organisational processes and systems used in support of patient care.
- Analyse and evaluate complex business and clinical processes, identifying alternative options including assessment of process feasibility and articulation of process requirements.
- Evaluate, document, and propose solutions for large and/or complex business areas, supported by evidence, and to communicate these through effective briefings, reports, and presentations so that they may be understood by staff of varying technical ability and background.
- Handle complex analysis activities in often contentious situations to ensure common understanding of difficult and sometimes contentious ideas.
- To undertake gap analysis, in collaboration with other stakeholders, on differing approaches to digital integrated care solutions.
- Create timely impact assessments relating to requests or proposed changes, by analysing current and proposed processes and capability to assess action required.
- Rapidly identify risks or issues relating to or uncovered by analysis activities. Ensure these are accurately and formally raised with line/project/service management.
- Investigate complex operational problems and opportunities, identifying effective business solutions through process improvements and new technology.
- Able to advise upon and apply analysis methodologies and tooling as best practice; but also, to understand where it is necessary to extend/deviate taking responsibility for these innovations and ensuring that learning is fed back into methodologies and tooling.
- Work closely with Other Team members, alongside the Transformation, Integration, , Software Development, Clinical Systems, Training and Performance Teams and organisational stakeholders on the architecting of integrated digital solutions that underpin place based care and integrated patient pathways.
- To produce proposals and detailed specifications of solutions which will enable the effective delivery of integrated care across teams, services and organisations in a manner which considers and reconciles the complex nature of the underlying clinical data and differences in how services manage patient care.
- To maintain and develop specialist knowledge of healthcare integration standards (e.g., HL7 v2, FHIR) and national NHS standards (e.g. Transfer of Care, GP Connect) and act as a Subject Matter Expert for Solutions Architecture in the field of integrated healthcare systems, NHS data definitions and clinical terminologies.
- Stay up to date on the latest NHS clinical and business system developments at regional and national levels and incorporate any findings into your work, options appraisals and briefings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Support the Head of Enterprise Solutions Architecture and other key stakeholders such as the Chief Information Officer, Chief Technical Architect and Chief Support Officer in the development of digital strategy, strategic outline cases, outline business cases and full business cases.
- You will communicate regularly with clinicians, specialists, and other relevant staff, listening to and analysing their needs, and help them to agree clinical best practice standards, future workflows, and system optimisation.
- Work with stakeholders to identify and capture new organisational needs, developing clear and detailed process maps and business requirements that can be used to inform digital strategy.
- Work with the appropriate stakeholders to analyse, negotiate and facilitate agreement for change to high-impact or critical workflows and current working practices, whilst managing expectations and resolving conflicts when necessary.
- Maintain a detailed knowledge of complex organisational processes and systems used in support of patient care.
- Analyse and evaluate complex business and clinical processes, identifying alternative options including assessment of process feasibility and articulation of process requirements.
- Evaluate, document, and propose solutions for large and/or complex business areas, supported by evidence, and to communicate these through effective briefings, reports, and presentations so that they may be understood by staff of varying technical ability and background.
- Handle complex analysis activities in often contentious situations to ensure common understanding of difficult and sometimes contentious ideas.
- To undertake gap analysis, in collaboration with other stakeholders, on differing approaches to digital integrated care solutions.
- Create timely impact assessments relating to requests or proposed changes, by analysing current and proposed processes and capability to assess action required.
- Rapidly identify risks or issues relating to or uncovered by analysis activities. Ensure these are accurately and formally raised with line/project/service management.
- Investigate complex operational problems and opportunities, identifying effective business solutions through process improvements and new technology.
- Able to advise upon and apply analysis methodologies and tooling as best practice; but also, to understand where it is necessary to extend/deviate taking responsibility for these innovations and ensuring that learning is fed back into methodologies and tooling.
- Work closely with Other Team members, alongside the Transformation, Integration, , Software Development, Clinical Systems, Training and Performance Teams and organisational stakeholders on the architecting of integrated digital solutions that underpin place based care and integrated patient pathways.
- To produce proposals and detailed specifications of solutions which will enable the effective delivery of integrated care across teams, services and organisations in a manner which considers and reconciles the complex nature of the underlying clinical data and differences in how services manage patient care.
- To maintain and develop specialist knowledge of healthcare integration standards (e.g., HL7 v2, FHIR) and national NHS standards (e.g. Transfer of Care, GP Connect) and act as a Subject Matter Expert for Solutions Architecture in the field of integrated healthcare systems, NHS data definitions and clinical terminologies.
- Stay up to date on the latest NHS clinical and business system developments at regional and national levels and incorporate any findings into your work, options appraisals and briefings.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- oExtensive demonstrable experience of providing solutions architecture guidance in Acute healthcare services.
- oProven highly developed specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience.
Desirable
- oProven knowledge of medical terminology
Qualifications
Essential
- oEducated to Master's degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent demonstrable experience oProfessional certifications or equivalent demonstrable experience in solutions architecture.
- oProfessional certifications or equivalent demonstrable experience in solutions architecture.
Desirable
- oTOGAF certified certification
Aptitude & Abilities
Essential
- oAbility to lead and manage a team of solutions architects
- oAbility to plan, initiate and coordinate work programmes and adjust as required.
Desirable
- oAbility to chair meetings and forums
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- oExtensive demonstrable experience of providing solutions architecture guidance in Acute healthcare services.
- oProven highly developed specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience.
Desirable
- oProven knowledge of medical terminology
Qualifications
Essential
- oEducated to Master's degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent demonstrable experience oProfessional certifications or equivalent demonstrable experience in solutions architecture.
- oProfessional certifications or equivalent demonstrable experience in solutions architecture.
Desirable
- oTOGAF certified certification
Aptitude & Abilities
Essential
- oAbility to lead and manage a team of solutions architects
- oAbility to plan, initiate and coordinate work programmes and adjust as required.
Desirable
- oAbility to chair meetings and forums
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
