Job summary
The Senior Integration Developer at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust plays a vital role in the design, development, implementation and maintenance of secure, standards-compliant interfaces between clinical, operational and third-party systems. Primarily using the Trust's Rhapsody Integration Engine, you'll ensure efficient, reliable data exchange to support patient-centred care delivery.
Northumbria is highly digitally focused and committed to investing in our people. We offer generous holiday entitlement, access to additional training and a range of staff perks, including salary-sacrifice vehicle leasing and home-electronics schemes.
Main duties of the job
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Interface Development & Maintenance: Design, develop, test (unit, integration, regression), and optimise HL7, FHIR, XML and REST/SOAP/MLLP interfaces; implement performance tuning and troubleshooting of integration flows.
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Mapping & Data Standards: Create and maintain mapping tables in collaboration with the Data Platform team to ensure adherence to data standards.
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Architecture & Documentation: Define integration architecture; produce detailed technical designs, SOPs, and post-mortems for unplanned downtime; update documentation to minimise recurrence.
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Operational Support & Monitoring: Monitor day-to-day interface performance; provide on-call support and coordinate with the Digital Service Desk for planned or unplanned changes.
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Stakeholder Engagement: Liaise with clinical users, suppliers, and technical teams to gather requirements, manage scope, negotiate priorities, and report on project status.
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Leadership & Mentoring: Mentor junior developers, lead integration workstreams, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and collaborative team-working
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality opening a state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read applicant guidance notes before submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Technical Expertise:
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Advanced experience with Rhapsody Integration Engine (filters, translators, communication points).
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In-depth knowledge of HL7 v2.x, FHIR, and NHS messaging frameworks; scripting with JavaScript, XPath, and transformation logic.
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Proficiency in any one of SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle for data querying/auditing.
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Experience with RESTful APIs (JSON/XML) and web services integration.
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Methodologies: Experience in Agile/DevOps environments, version control, and interface lifecycle management.
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Communication & Analysis: Excellent verbal and written skills for translating complex technical issues to non-technical stakeholders; ability to perform root-cause analysis and statistical/technical problem solving
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Act as the senior technical contact for integration activities, influencing long-term strategies in collaboration with the Head of Development.
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Models compassionate and inclusive leadership to engage, empower, and develop team members, driving a high-performance, continuous improvement culture.
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Represents the Integration workstream in multi-stakeholder forums and contributes to policy/service development across the Trus
Job description
Job responsibilities
-
Technical Expertise:
-
Advanced experience with Rhapsody Integration Engine (filters, translators, communication points).
-
In-depth knowledge of HL7 v2.x, FHIR, and NHS messaging frameworks; scripting with JavaScript, XPath, and transformation logic.
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Proficiency in any one of SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle for data querying/auditing.
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Experience with RESTful APIs (JSON/XML) and web services integration.
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Methodologies: Experience in Agile/DevOps environments, version control, and interface lifecycle management.
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Communication & Analysis: Excellent verbal and written skills for translating complex technical issues to non-technical stakeholders; ability to perform root-cause analysis and statistical/technical problem solving
-
Act as the senior technical contact for integration activities, influencing long-term strategies in collaboration with the Head of Development.
-
Models compassionate and inclusive leadership to engage, empower, and develop team members, driving a high-performance, continuous improvement culture.
-
Represents the Integration workstream in multi-stakeholder forums and contributes to policy/service development across the Trus
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in Computer Science, Health Informatics, or a related technical discipline; or equivalent experience working in complex healthcare integration environments.
Desirable
- Qualification or completed training in using Rhapsody
- NHS-specific training or IG certification (e.g., DSPT awareness)
Experience
Essential
- Advanced knowledge and demonstrable experience of designing, developing, and supporting interfaces using the Rhapsody Integration Engine, including filters, translators, and communication points
- Experience of HL7 v2.x, FHIR, CDA/CCD/XDS, DICOM
Desirable
- Deploying an integration Engine in a cloud environment and making use of PaaS services to support the Integration Engine
- Familiarity with NHS Digital standards and data dictionaries.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in Computer Science, Health Informatics, or a related technical discipline; or equivalent experience working in complex healthcare integration environments.
Desirable
- Qualification or completed training in using Rhapsody
- NHS-specific training or IG certification (e.g., DSPT awareness)
Experience
Essential
- Advanced knowledge and demonstrable experience of designing, developing, and supporting interfaces using the Rhapsody Integration Engine, including filters, translators, and communication points
- Experience of HL7 v2.x, FHIR, CDA/CCD/XDS, DICOM
Desirable
- Deploying an integration Engine in a cloud environment and making use of PaaS services to support the Integration Engine
- Familiarity with NHS Digital standards and data dictionaries.
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).
