Job summary
The ICT department at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an inspirational, proactive, experienced Senior Clinical Systems Integration Developer to integrate and develop clinical systems across the Trust.
This is a key position within the ICT team liaising with multiple clinical and operational staff both within and external to the Trust to support across both sites. An enthusiastic, flexible, and conscientious approach is required as is good communication skills and front-line people skills.
The Trust has invested heavily into improving the overall ICT infrastructure so it can be used for future innovation and development. ICT is seen as a core enabler for change within the organisation and needs to be suitable for the 21st century.
Main duties of the job
This post is a BWC wide post with operational responsibility across the whole organisation for clinical systems development and integration. The department's Senior Clinical Systems Integration Developer is tasked with the support and maintenance of all the integration hosted by the ICT department. The department utilises mainly Rhapsody technology as such the post holder should possess excellent knowledge of this technology and act as the departments Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Rhapsody and clinical system integration. Most of the Trust electronic messaging is sent in HL7 messaging and the candidate must have extensive knowledge.
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Computer Science or equivalent knowledge and experience gained through any combination of alternative study, employment, or voluntary work
- Evidence of further professional development
- HL7 technical certification or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Microsoft Certified in the use of SQL Server
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in the following; SQL Server, Integration Design, Integration Development, Microsoft Office
- Proven experience in the generation of integration packages
- Experience of handling, analysing and manipulating large, complex datasets
- Experience generating HL7 Messaging using SQL Server
- Experience of analysing and interpreting complex information and presenting it in a simplified manner
- Experience of messaging technologies e.g. Rhapsody
- Knowledge and a strong interest in messaging, HL7 and programming, underpinned by significant experience and/or theoretical study
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant procedures and guidelines around health-related datasets, information sharing and data storage.
- Understanding of NHS data items
- Demonstrable understanding of NHS care structures and information flows within and between health organisations.
- Understanding of reporting on and analysis of NHS clinical data
Skills
Essential
- Can communicate highly complex statistical and analytical data and information successfully to a lay audience
- Demonstrates own activities to new or less experienced employees
- Provide training in own discipline e.g. HL 7 Messaging, SQL Server
- Demonstrates activities, work routines to others in own work area
- Demonstrable skills in using SQL Server, SQL Server Reporting Services and SQL Server Integration Services.
- Manage customer/client relationships when developing integrations and messaging solutions
- Good communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to provide detailed informatics and technical advice to both other specialists and non-IT or Informatics staff.
- Excellent written, presentation and verbal skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Computer Science or equivalent knowledge and experience gained through any combination of alternative study, employment, or voluntary work
- Evidence of further professional development
- HL7 technical certification or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Microsoft Certified in the use of SQL Server
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in the following; SQL Server, Integration Design, Integration Development, Microsoft Office
- Proven experience in the generation of integration packages
- Experience of handling, analysing and manipulating large, complex datasets
- Experience generating HL7 Messaging using SQL Server
- Experience of analysing and interpreting complex information and presenting it in a simplified manner
- Experience of messaging technologies e.g. Rhapsody
- Knowledge and a strong interest in messaging, HL7 and programming, underpinned by significant experience and/or theoretical study
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant procedures and guidelines around health-related datasets, information sharing and data storage.
- Understanding of NHS data items
- Demonstrable understanding of NHS care structures and information flows within and between health organisations.
- Understanding of reporting on and analysis of NHS clinical data
Skills
Essential
- Can communicate highly complex statistical and analytical data and information successfully to a lay audience
- Demonstrates own activities to new or less experienced employees
- Provide training in own discipline e.g. HL 7 Messaging, SQL Server
- Demonstrates activities, work routines to others in own work area
- Demonstrable skills in using SQL Server, SQL Server Reporting Services and SQL Server Integration Services.
- Manage customer/client relationships when developing integrations and messaging solutions
- Good communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to provide detailed informatics and technical advice to both other specialists and non-IT or Informatics staff.
- Excellent written, presentation and verbal skills.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital
Birmingham
B4 6NH
Employer's website
https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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