Job summary
- Main area
- Data Warehouse Applications
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 259-8111812GSS
- Employer
- Barts Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Burdett House
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £66,274 - £73,496 Per annum inc
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
ICT-EPR System Lead Developer
Band 8a
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Job overview
The Trust has embarked on an ambitious adoption to maximise digitation of patient records, across all its departments and services. We have invested in the Oracle Millennium EPR system since 2008 and now have a single mature and established EPR system across all 5 of our hospital sites within our Trust.
As a lead developer within the Trusts’ EPR Development team, you are responsible for leading, developing, enhancing and supporting the Oracle Millennium System based on requirements gathered from key stakeholders. This includes working on the more complex change requests that the team receives.
This role is a highly advanced technical role requiring direct hands-on modification to the live EPR operating environment, database and configuration.
You will be responsible for the production, development, and promotion of a range of EPR development services for various software modules & solutions deployed at the Trust. This extends to responsibility for implementing bug fixes and changes that are requested by the Clinical Systems Technical Support Team along with strict adherence to Change management and configuration management processes.
You will have line management responsibility of direct reports including HR management duties, work planning, mentoring as well as developing talent within the team.
Main duties of the job
As a lead representative of the EPR Development team, you are responsible for developing, enhancing and supporting the Oracle Millennium System based on requirements gathered from key stakeholders. This includes working on the more complex change requests that the team receives.
This role is a highly advanced technical role requiring direct hands on modification to the live EPR operating environment, database and configuration.
Responsible for the production, development, and promotion of a range of EPR development services for various software modules & solutions deployed at the Trust
Responsible for implementing bug fixes and changes that are requested by the Clinical Systems Technical Support Team along with strict adherence to Change management and configuration management processes.
Responsible for configuring the system performing administrative functions when requested by other Clinical Systems Support Teams.
Responsible for line management of direct reports including HR management duties, work planning, mentoring as well as developing talent within the team.
Provides expert advice and guidance on EPR system development matters.
Overall, required to provide expert knowledge in the mechanics of the Millennium system such that the system can be modified to support the requirements of the business.
Ensuring Trust compliance with required Change and Release management procedures.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Effective communication and influencing skills
- Strong presentation and facilitation skills
- Good systems and business analysis skills
- Minimum of two years working in a Service Management environment
- Significant Problem management experience relating to software systems,
- Implementation experience in at least one major clinical system
- Experience of Patient Administration System management
Desirable criteria
- NHS data standards and reporting requirements
- Ability to supervise and monitor less experienced staff
Skills
Essential criteria
- The ability to work with confidence autonomously, using own initiative to solve problems and make decisions.
- Significant technical ability with EPR systems (Oracle Millennium).
- The ability to set own objectives and meet targets that are in place
- Must be able to input critical data accurately and at high speed.
- Proficient in Quality Assurance Techniques.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Competence in ITIL Change and Problem management
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Practical knowledge of Oracle Millennium and related tools
- Service Management knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Oracle Millennium CCL / DV Dev
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to A level Standard
- A relevant first-degree, or equivalent qualification.
Desirable criteria
- ITIL green badge equivalent in service management
- PRINCE2 foundation equivalent in project management
- Management Diploma or equivalent
Other
Desirable criteria
- Confident, robust and resilient and with the drive to complete
- Open minded with a positive attitude
- Well organised with a professional approach
- Capable of independent judgement
- Knowledge of equal opportunities and an understanding of its importance
- Effective leadership, interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to command respect and to create a sense of community amongst the members of the project team
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Surjeet Janjuha
- Job title
- EPR Data Services & Development Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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