Integration Architect

In this role you will lead the design, integration and ongoing management of the Trust’s Electronic Patient Record (Oracle Cerner Millennium). You’ll translate clinical needs into robust digital solutions and work with cross-functional teams to improve patient safety and workflows. You will steer technical delivery, mentor junior staff, and shape a joined-up healthcare IT landscape that enhances the experience for clinicians and operational colleagues. This is a chance to influence digital healthcare at scale within a respected NHS Trust.

• Lead strategic design, development and management of the EPR
• Perform systems analysis, fault finding, technical design, programming, documentation and reporting
• Translate user/business requirements into technical specifications and solutions
• Collaborate with Clinical Systems, Interfacing, ICT and operational teams to ensure consistent designs
• Manage and allocate work to Junior Integration Architects and Analysts/Developers
• Ensure modular, maintainable, well-documented and tested solutions
• Promote data definitions and standards across systems for compliance
• Advise on procurement, implementation, operation and maintenance of clinical systems
• Evaluate third-party products and negotiate supplier arrangements
• Manage projects using PRINCE2 principles
• Develop and deliver training and technical guidance
• Contribute to efficiency improvements and cost savings
• Provide technical leadership including out-of-hours support

• Educated to at least degree level or above in IT-related discipline or equivalent
• In-depth specialist training in high-level programming, systems integration or systems architecture
• Continued professional development evidence
• Specialist training in clinical systems development
• Experience in: systems analysis, database design & development, Oracle SQL, SQL Server 2019+, Advanced T-SQL, PL-SQL, project planning, clinical systems development and integration, UML, data flow
• Management of staff/team
• Desirable: ETL for large data, Oracle Cerner Millennium experience, MPages/PowerForms/PowerChart/PowerOrders/PowerPlans, CERnER related tools and languages, REST/Web API, JavaScript, XML, XSLT, HTML5/CSS3, Agile/ Scrum/ XP, CI/CD
• Knowledge of clinical systems development, web development technologies, databases, middleware/interfacing, web security, national programs, Cerner Millenium architecture/security/workflow, information governance

• Leadership and mentoring
• Excellent communication and negotiation
• Problem-solving and troubleshooting
• Oracle Cerner Millennium
• Oracle SQL
• SQL Server 2019+