Job summary
As an HL7 Integration Analyst, you will be responsible for the development, deployment, analysis, and maintenance of healthcare integration solutions. You will focus on delivering robust interoperability across systems by leveraging standards such as HL7 (v2 and FHIR), Rhapsody Integration Engine, APIs, and custom code solutions. In addition to developing and supporting integration points, you will play a critical role in conducting integration analysis to ensure clinical and operational requirements are accurately interpreted and met through technical delivery.
Main duties of the job
This role requires an exceptionally high level of technical expertise. The post holder is expected to have the skill to routinely analyse and solve highly complex technical problems without the need to call upon others for advice, whilst providing technical guidance and sharing knowledge with other in-house software developers.
The post holder must be capable of taking the lead in developing software components for a variety of applications and ensuring they are rigorously built and tested in accordance with software industry best practice standards.
The post holder will ensure that new or replacement systems properly integrate with other Trust and/or partner systems and the service is maintained and supported appropriately.
About us
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description and person specification for the full job details. This is available to download at any time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description and person specification for the full job details. This is available to download at any time.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- Bachelor's degree in Software Development or equivalent qualifications, knowledge, or experience.
- Foundation qualification in an agile development methodology (for example the BCS Foundation Agile) or equivalent knowledge or experience.
- Expert knowledge in advanced principles of object-oriented design
- Expert knowledge the development of relational database systems using the Structured Query Language and associated database administration activities.
- Working knowledge of relational database administration.
- Highly skilled in application or web development using a suitable IDE and programming language.
Desirable
- Advanced qualification in an agile development methodology (for example the Professional Scrum master qualification) or equivalent knowledge or experience.
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of software development in a formal development environment
- Able to learn new technologies and IT systems quickly through both self-study and professional courses.
- Ability and judgement to lead software development projects according to well defined industry good practice
- Display high levels of concentration to analyse and solve complex problems
- Ability and confidence to lead and motivate a team, at daily team meetings when called upon to do so.
- Ability and confidence to speak publicly to groups of people, demonstrating ideas, concepts and working software and answer related questions
Desirable
- Experience developing software for Clinical Information or Healthcare systems.
- Industry standard programming and development tools including web platform experience.
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Able to establish good working relationships with people at all levels.
- Be methodical and disciplined in work with meticulous attention to detail. Able to work under own initiative
- Display high quality written and verbal communication skills
Desirable
- Understands the Data Protection Act and its implications for the holding of patient information and NHS Information flows / services.
Personal qualities
Essential
- Determined, patient and self-motivated.
- Highly professional and flexible attitude to work.
- Actively listen to the advice and guidance of colleagues and tune behaviour accordingly - for example listen to suggestions from colleagues during reviews etc.
Desirable
- Mentor colleagues, analysing their strengths and weaknesses and providing advice and guidance to develop their skills and abilities (particularly their technical expertise)D
- Speak confidently to groups of users or peers, demonstrating ideas, concepts and software and answering questions.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- Bachelor's degree in Software Development or equivalent qualifications, knowledge, or experience.
- Foundation qualification in an agile development methodology (for example the BCS Foundation Agile) or equivalent knowledge or experience.
- Expert knowledge in advanced principles of object-oriented design
- Expert knowledge the development of relational database systems using the Structured Query Language and associated database administration activities.
- Working knowledge of relational database administration.
- Highly skilled in application or web development using a suitable IDE and programming language.
Desirable
- Advanced qualification in an agile development methodology (for example the Professional Scrum master qualification) or equivalent knowledge or experience.
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of software development in a formal development environment
- Able to learn new technologies and IT systems quickly through both self-study and professional courses.
- Ability and judgement to lead software development projects according to well defined industry good practice
- Display high levels of concentration to analyse and solve complex problems
- Ability and confidence to lead and motivate a team, at daily team meetings when called upon to do so.
- Ability and confidence to speak publicly to groups of people, demonstrating ideas, concepts and working software and answer related questions
Desirable
- Experience developing software for Clinical Information or Healthcare systems.
- Industry standard programming and development tools including web platform experience.
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Able to establish good working relationships with people at all levels.
- Be methodical and disciplined in work with meticulous attention to detail. Able to work under own initiative
- Display high quality written and verbal communication skills
Desirable
- Understands the Data Protection Act and its implications for the holding of patient information and NHS Information flows / services.
Personal qualities
Essential
- Determined, patient and self-motivated.
- Highly professional and flexible attitude to work.
- Actively listen to the advice and guidance of colleagues and tune behaviour accordingly - for example listen to suggestions from colleagues during reviews etc.
Desirable
- Mentor colleagues, analysing their strengths and weaknesses and providing advice and guidance to develop their skills and abilities (particularly their technical expertise)D
- Speak confidently to groups of users or peers, demonstrating ideas, concepts and software and answering questions.
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
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Address
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Kao Park, Building Two, London Road
Harlow
CM17 9NA
Employer's website
https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
