Job vacancy: Lead Integration Developer, Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust, Middlesbrough

Job summary

Main area: Systems Integration
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 346-CORP-060-24

Employer: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Town: Middlesbrough
Salary: £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/05/2024 23:59
Interview date: 05/06/2024

Lead Integration Developer

NHS AfC: Band 7

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care —our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

The establishment and pro-active management of a talented and customer focussed systems integration team responsible for the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of robust integration solutions.

Design, develop, and implement efficient, robust, and secure interfaces through the use of an integration engine to both connect and facilitate the sharing of data between a wide range of systems and applications including through the use of HL7 and FHIR messaging, whilst working to the latest standards in terms of industry best practice, delivery techniques and processes to ensure that the Trust gains maximum benefits from interfaces implemented.

Design, development and testing of interfaces using integration best practice and coding standards including full commenting of code to ensure that solutions can be maintained and/or updated by the wider systems integration team.

Person specification

Qualifications and Experience

Essential criteria

Educated to Degree standard or equivalent preferably in an informatics related subject.
OR Equivalent experiential learning in the field of systems integration and interface design, development testing, and implementation

Desirable criteria

Post graduate qualification standard or equivalent or experiential learning in an informatics related subject.
Qualifications/certificates in software development, in particular systems integration.

Knowledge/ Skills/experience

Essential criteria

Experience of developing and implementing integration solutions utilising associated integration platforms utilising HL7 and FHIR messaging standards and Spine Mini Services.
Experience of developing applications using languages such as, but not limited to: • SQL • C# • Java
Experience of change control processes and producing technical specification options.
Experience of managing and supporting complex database management systems in busy, confidential settings.

Desirable criteria

Experience of interface development via the HealthShare - Health Connect Integration Engine
Knowledge of change management principles (ITIL)
Working in an NHS environment

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Committed to continual quality and service improvement
Self-aware and committed to continual professional and personal development. Able to accept and respond positively to feedback from supervision.

Desirable criteria

Develop oneself and others in areas of practice

If the contract type on the vacancy states 'Fixed Term' this would mean the vacancy is being advertised to address a temporary need for the duration stipulated on the advert, however, in the event that permanent funding is secured for the post the successful applicant will be confirmed in post on a permanent basis.

Internal applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis.

Newly Qualified Nurses

All band 5 nursing positions are only open to those candidates who already have their NMC registration in place and have successfully completed a preceptorship programme. Please note: Newly qualified applicants or those due to qualify will be recruited via a separate process, for more information about this process please contact: [email protected]

TEWV encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust is committed to the protection of staff, service users and visitors to the Trust from second hand smoke and currently operates a no smoking policy which ensures all buildings and grounds are smoke free.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from individuals who have experience of mental ill health or learning disabilities. Our service users and carers tell us our staff should be consistently concerned with maintaining and improving care with pride, empathy and compassion.

This job advert may close as soon as sufficient suitable applications have been received. If interested please apply for this post as soon as possible.

In order for your application to be successfully processed we will require references from your current and previous employer(s) which must cover a minimum period of three years. Please ensure that the reference section of your application is completed appropriately giving the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current and previous line manager(s). If this section is not fully completed your application may not be processed.

If your application is successful, the information you give on your application form will be used to create and be retained on your electronic staff record and to provide access to core Trust systems.

Please note that if the post you are applying for requires a DBS check, you will be required to also subscribe to the DBS Update Service, if successful, and thereafter renew your subscription each year. The Trust will reimburse the subscription fee.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, that as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. By applying for this post you are agreeing to Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Browse: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Please provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Your current immigration status will not be considered as part of the shortlisting or interview process.

Please note that not everyone needs a ‘Skilled Worker’ visa. If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead.

We are able to offer sponsorship for a Health and Care Worker or Skilled Worker visa, subject to candidate and position eligibility. Please review the job eligibility guidance for skilled workers here: Skilled Worker visa: Your job - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and for the Health and Care Worker visa here: Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note: if the job you are applying for does not meet the eligibility criteria above, we will be unable to offer you sponsorship and you will need to explore whether you may be eligible to apply for an alternative immigration route which will secure your right to work in the UK before you apply. If you are in the UK already on a visa please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.