Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Clinical Systems Product Specialist

The closing date is 01 March 2026

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Digital Technology Services Directorate (DTS) of Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT). An innovative and ambitious Directorate that provides the foundation of digital solutions that enable NHFT to be a provider of outstanding and compassionate care. The team prides itself on delivering an effective, value for money core IM&T service that continually strives to drive efficiency whilst providing a secure and resilient infrastructure that keeps pace with and pre-empts business requirements.

Main duties of the job

This role falls within the Clinical Systems Team. The focus of the role will be to function as a subject matter expert across a variety of NHS clinical systems applications. Also, assisting in the daily administration of the department and to contribute to the overall effectiveness of the Clinical Systems Team and its development. The Product Specialist will be a skilled and experienced member of the Digital Technology Services department with the ability to perform tasks unsupervised providing appropriate customer and system support. Candidates must have excellent IT skills and a commitment to leading and developing the team and service and be a strong team player with a flexible attitude to day-to-day work. They should be enthusiastic in maintaining high quality services, ensuring the delivery of electronic patient record system administration, including Smartcard access, end user training, and adaptation of new and existing technologies to meet the needs of clinical services. Previous experience of working within a systems administration or product specialist role would be advantageous. Working within an NHS environment would be desirable but not essential.

This is a fixed term contract post with an end date of 11/01/2027

For an informal discussion please contact:

Lisa MacPhail - Deputy Head of Clinical Systems - 07702510612 or

Kath Woods - Clinical Systems Manager - 07708468284

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Details

Date posted

20 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year PA

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

10 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TG727-CORP

Job locations

Haylock House

Kettering

NN15 6EY


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Assessment against job description

Essential

  • Meets essential criteria against behaviours and values
  • Meets essential criteria against knowledge and experience
  • Meets essential criteria against skills and abilities

Assessment against job description

Desirable

  • Meets desirable criteria against knowledge and experience
Person Specification

Assessment against job description

Essential

  • Meets essential criteria against behaviours and values
  • Meets essential criteria against knowledge and experience
  • Meets essential criteria against skills and abilities

Assessment against job description

Desirable

  • Meets desirable criteria against knowledge and experience

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Haylock House

Kettering

NN15 6EY


Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Haylock House

Kettering

NN15 6EY


Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Head of Clinical Systems

Lisa MacPhail

lisa.macphail@nhft.nhs.uk

07702510612

Details

Date posted

20 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year PA

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

10 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TG727-CORP

Job locations

Haylock House

Kettering

NN15 6EY


Supporting documents

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