Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Systems Integration Developer

The closing date is 18 September 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Digital Services Department for an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual for the post of Systems Integration Developer within the technical systems development team.

The post holder will be a key contributor to the success of the Technical Systems Development Team in providing high-quality development and system support skills focussed on developing and supporting system integration solutions. The team play a critical role in ensuring patient are is supported through innovation, with a number of developments having received national recognition.

Main duties of the job

The role will involve the design, implementation, testing, maintenance and future development of complex and robust interfacing solutions to link both internal and external systems. The post holder will provide technical support, along with the development of the Trust's integration engines, as well as develop and support solutions on both the trusts on-premise and Azure platforms.

The individual will need excellent communication and organisational skills, and have the ability to work on your own initiative.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Date posted

05 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-CS2726-LG-A

Job locations

Sceptre Point

Preston

PR5 6AW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Master's degree in computer science or equivalent knowledge and experience

Knowledge

Essential

An in-depth knowledge of the design goals of required functionality, usability, maintainability, extensibility, resilience, performance, cost-effectiveness and timeliness
HL7 (Health Level 7) messaging protocol

Experience

Essential

Experience of managing interfaces in an integration engine
Recent relevant experience of developing data-driven applications in a complex and multi-disciplined environment
Recent relevant experience of the full life cycle of applications development - user requirements gathering, system design, programming, testing, performance tuning, training, deployment and support
Experience of integration, interfacing development

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Master's degree in computer science or equivalent knowledge and experience

Knowledge

Essential

An in-depth knowledge of the design goals of required functionality, usability, maintainability, extensibility, resilience, performance, cost-effectiveness and timeliness
HL7 (Health Level 7) messaging protocol

Experience

Essential

Experience of managing interfaces in an integration engine
Recent relevant experience of developing data-driven applications in a complex and multi-disciplined environment
Recent relevant experience of the full life cycle of applications development - user requirements gathering, system design, programming, testing, performance tuning, training, deployment and support
Experience of integration, interfacing development

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

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sceptre Point

Preston

PR5 6AW

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sceptre Point

Preston

PR5 6AW

Employer's website

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