Job summary
Working directly with Information and Development Manager, Service Managers, Clinicians, and Project Managers, specify, develop, manage, and maintain Clinical Systems and databases to meet identified business and performance management requirements. Ensuring system security and integrity of data is always maintained.
Main duties of the job
- To specify, develop and manage clinical and non-clinical information systems to ensure the delivery of effective clinical data to meet national, regional, clinical, and or corporate objectives. Including version-controlled documentation of system requirements, development, and associated training documentation.
- On a day-to-day basis act as system expert for our inbuilt clinical and non-clinical systems across multiple departments and sites. Maintaining system security and personnel and patient confidentiality, providing advice and guidance, resolving software problems where possible.
- Liaise and assist Project Managers on development specifications in accordance with Trust, national and local requirements.
- Preparation and maintenance of data base schema documentation and data dictionaries associated with new developments.
- Schedule software installation into training and live environments following thorough testing, using standard test scripts.
- Liaise with Digital Directorate and system supplier for technical support.
- Liaise with Information and Audit for data support.
- Perform any other duties within the department as may be required.
About us
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
We have a number of staff networks including the BAME network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our armed forces network is one of our emerging networks.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Prime Duties and Responsibilities:
- Communication & Relationship Skills
- Ability to communicate within peer group and other technical support staff at a highly complex and technical level
- Ability to communicate highly complex and technical concepts and information to a non-technical audience
- Ability to understand and translate information from non-technical users into designs and specifications
- Knowledge, Training & Experience
- Highly developed interpersonal skills and ability to collaborative and effective working relationships with all staff groups
- Experience in developing and interrogating complex databases.
- Must possess a comprehensive range of practical analytical, statistical, and numerical skills.
- Production of high-quality system design and development documentation.
- Ability to work on own initiative, motivating other staff to deliver set objectives on time and within target.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Prime Duties and Responsibilities:
- Communication & Relationship Skills
- Ability to communicate within peer group and other technical support staff at a highly complex and technical level
- Ability to communicate highly complex and technical concepts and information to a non-technical audience
- Ability to understand and translate information from non-technical users into designs and specifications
- Knowledge, Training & Experience
- Highly developed interpersonal skills and ability to collaborative and effective working relationships with all staff groups
- Experience in developing and interrogating complex databases.
- Must possess a comprehensive range of practical analytical, statistical, and numerical skills.
- Production of high-quality system design and development documentation.
- Ability to work on own initiative, motivating other staff to deliver set objectives on time and within target.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
shortlisting
Essential
- Substantial experience development experience
A understanding of HL7 messaging and how it is used in a healthcare environment
Essential
- Experience and knowledge of programming languages
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
shortlisting
Essential
- Substantial experience development experience
A understanding of HL7 messaging and how it is used in a healthcare environment
Essential
- Experience and knowledge of programming languages
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).
