Job summary
Digital health architecture is evolving. Emerging standards for interoperability and data persistence are moving the emphasis away from siloed applications and traditional database design into facilitating ubiquitous data flow across the enterprise. The value of digital care is determined upon how safe and accessible it is for clinicians and patients to use. This requires appropriately governed access to data which is of particular importance in the domain of genomics.
DHCW seeks a forward thinking and enthusiastic solutions architect that sees the wide-angle view, the possibilities of emerging digital technologies and a desire to make a difference for clinicians and patients alike. The role of Senior Solutions Architect is an exciting opportunity to join the national digital team within Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) to design next generation applications, services and platforms.
You will be working on a range of national development and innovation projects to support care for 3.1 million citizens of Wales, including:
- National Single Record and Clinical Portal,
- Radiology Informatics System Procurement (RISP),
- Digital Services for Patients and Public (DSPP),
- Welsh Nursing Care Record (WNCR).
Main duties of the job
In varied environments you will work with external technology suppliers as well as innovative technology teams across NHS Wales. You will support a range of projects from greenfield innovation through to mature use cases that require new approaches to traditional digital architecture problems.
You will design and contribute to the development, refinement and evolution of the National Architecture that supports the technical goals of allocated projects with experience of a range of technical tooling, programming languages, enterprise messaging solutions and clinical data repositories. You have experience of industry standard architectural paradigms and technical business process analysis.
You are responsible for formulating strategic and technical plans for given projects, leveraging a broad spectrum of architectural domain experience including business, enterprise, technical and application. You will produce documentation describing and communicating the principles of the architecture approach, including review, and assessing architecture and service designs from partner organisations. You will work with procurement teams to define requirements and evaluate suppliers for products and services necessary for delivery of the programme objectives.
About us
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is part of the NHS Wales family and has an important role in changing the way health and care services are delivered through technology and data. The organisation supports frontline staff with modern systems and access to important information about their patients, while empowering the people of Wales to manage their own health through digital NHS Wales services.
Working for DHCW offers lots of employee benefits, including flexible working, a competitive salary, 28 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays and opportunities for career development. We are committed to recognising and celebrating our staff as the most valuable part of our organisation.
Join our game changing, life-saving team and start making a real difference to health and care services in Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post is fixed term/secondment for 6 months due to the needs of the service. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Your responsibilities will include leading on identifying, specifying, designing, and developing new digital functionality and associated data and integration. Architects are also involved in the definition and documentation of associated technical standards as part of the NHS Wales National Architecture and leading the identification of best practice for technical strategy.
- You will be adept at modelling data objects and processes using UML and associated tooling.
- You will demonstrate a thorough practical track-record of working across the full software lifecycle and have demonstrable experience of owning technical projects.
- You are a digital innovator, able to prototype and solve challenging issues of functional capability at scales required for a national health architecture.
- You are a communicator, able to relay technical detail to a range of communities and stakeholders in a clear, concise manner.
- You collaborate, able to support colleagues, present and share your knowledge and learning as well as learning constructively form others.
- You act decisively in terms of technical leadership and an open team player as a colleague.
- You will support and lead on the evaluation, scope and design of innovative products and services throughout the data delivery pipeline.
- You can be flexible and support the needs of the business as required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post is fixed term/secondment for 6 months due to the needs of the service. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Your responsibilities will include leading on identifying, specifying, designing, and developing new digital functionality and associated data and integration. Architects are also involved in the definition and documentation of associated technical standards as part of the NHS Wales National Architecture and leading the identification of best practice for technical strategy.
- You will be adept at modelling data objects and processes using UML and associated tooling.
- You will demonstrate a thorough practical track-record of working across the full software lifecycle and have demonstrable experience of owning technical projects.
- You are a digital innovator, able to prototype and solve challenging issues of functional capability at scales required for a national health architecture.
- You are a communicator, able to relay technical detail to a range of communities and stakeholders in a clear, concise manner.
- You collaborate, able to support colleagues, present and share your knowledge and learning as well as learning constructively form others.
- You act decisively in terms of technical leadership and an open team player as a colleague.
- You will support and lead on the evaluation, scope and design of innovative products and services throughout the data delivery pipeline.
- You can be flexible and support the needs of the business as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/ or Knowledge
Essential
- Masters attained in a management and / or IM&T subject, or equivalent skills and experience.
- In depth knowledge of current IT development tools, paradigms, and methodologies (RAD, XTREME programming; relational database design; SOA).
- In depth knowledge of Service Provision standards and their application (ITIL particularly).
Desirable
- PRINCE2 Project Management Accreditation or equivalent.
- Solution Architecture methodologies
- Java. SOAP. XML. SQL Servicer DBA.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience working in Information and IT.
- Proven record of management of successful and substantial software development.
Desirable
- Understanding of NHS Clinical / Administrative Information and approaches required to design and implementation in this environment
Aptitude and Ability
Essential
- Understanding of messaging technologies and SOA.
- Principles of Software Engineering.
- Design of Windows applications.
- .Net environment - VB, C#, ADO.Net, ASP.Net, OOD, UML, SQL.
- Relational database design.
Desirable
- Ability to manage and motivate staff by creating personal development plans and identifying training needs.
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/ or Knowledge
Essential
- Masters attained in a management and / or IM&T subject, or equivalent skills and experience.
- In depth knowledge of current IT development tools, paradigms, and methodologies (RAD, XTREME programming; relational database design; SOA).
- In depth knowledge of Service Provision standards and their application (ITIL particularly).
Desirable
- PRINCE2 Project Management Accreditation or equivalent.
- Solution Architecture methodologies
- Java. SOAP. XML. SQL Servicer DBA.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience working in Information and IT.
- Proven record of management of successful and substantial software development.
Desirable
- Understanding of NHS Clinical / Administrative Information and approaches required to design and implementation in this environment
Aptitude and Ability
Essential
- Understanding of messaging technologies and SOA.
- Principles of Software Engineering.
- Design of Windows applications.
- .Net environment - VB, C#, ADO.Net, ASP.Net, OOD, UML, SQL.
- Relational database design.
Desirable
- Ability to manage and motivate staff by creating personal development plans and identifying training needs.
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh.
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).
