Senior Integration and Solution Architect 

Job Type: Permanent

Sector: Healthcare 

Location: Catford and home working (required to travel to other hospital sites) 

Remote Working: As above

Band: 8B

Pay Rates: 

£66,718 to £76,271 per annum depending on skill and experience 

Working Days and Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, 37.5 hours  

Job Summary 

The Senior Integration and Solution Architect is responsible for the implementation, support and/or upgrade of complex EPR developments, developed applications, data sharing solutions and the Trust Integration Engine (TIE). The Senior Integration and Solution Architect coordinates the design, system validation, implementation and upgrade activities across developed solutions and venues of care, developing more complex aspects of the Trust’s EPR systems. 

Duties

• To manage the development of complex solutions for the Trust’s clinical applications and the TIE.
• To respond appropriately to operational issues as required.
• To document and maintain existing and new data feed requirements and work with third party suppliers / trust resources in process mapping, message mapping and integration testing for these feeds.
• To provide oversight and risk mitigation for interface activities with technical and third-party system interface engagement teams.
• To provide data conversion/migration expertise.
• To provide technical documentation such as reference materials, installation instructions, knowledge-based articles, and specifications related to developments and interface feeds.
• To manage the implementation of developed configuration changes to the trust’s clinical applications.
• To manage the prioritisation of the delivery of developmental changes and system integration improvements by the Trust’s Change Management Process.
• To provide solution functionality and integration expertise to Trust engagement teams; including, but not limited to, system domain (environment) strategy, regulatory, code/package management, optimisation and alignment to national and legislative standards.
• To provide technical support for custom development, user defined functions, interfaces, reports, extracts, data migration scripts and conversions.
• To be proficient in the tools supporting implementation and on-going maintenance of the TIE and third-party applications as required.
• To provide 3rd line technical support for troubleshooting and performance analysis of developed and purchased applications, including the TIE.
• To define, monitor and report on Service Level Agreement (SLA) performance and work with vendors to ensure contractual SLAs are adhered to.
• To advise and assist the Programme Management Office resources during project implementations including but limited to resource, cost and delivery timescale estimations.
• To ensures change control processes are in place and adhered to by project teams and IT Department staff.
• To coordinate solution and venue engagement activities across programmes with technical teams to support environment/domain planning and management.
• To assist with the identification of efficiency improvements within the IT Dept’s services.
• To work with senior managers across the Trust to develop service improvements on an on-going basis.
• To identify technical and process needs, provide recommendations for appropriate solutions and contribution to ICT strategic planning.
• To contribute to IT Disaster Recovery planning.
• To represent the IT Department at both internal and external meetings.
• To stay current in on-going education offerings pertinent to role development and overall consulting skills.
• To establish and maintain policies and procedures to ensure successful operation of all clinical applications.
• To work in accordance with corporate and organizational security policies and procedures.
• To take appropriate action to prevent and report any compromises of security within scope of role.
• Responsible for participating in the 24-hour extended support service (on-call on a rota basis).

Qualifications, Skills and Experience 

• Master’s Degree level or substantial equivalent experience.
• Evidence of continual professional development
• Experience in healthcare computing, including experience of managing enterprise wide clinical systems or Integration Engines.
• Has participated in multiple phases of an integrated health system implementation.
• Good proven knowledge of integration techniques, interfacing protocols and messaging systems including: HL7, CDA or FHIR.
• Has previously engaged successfully in multiple implementation cycles.
• Experience of the Support, Management, Configuration & Build of Cerner Millennium.
• Good proven knowledge and an understanding of specialist ICT technologies including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, Microsoft Active Directory, Database technologies (e.g. SQL Server, Cache).
• Experience of the use of UCERN for determining roles and responsibilities in NHS Experience
• Experience writing and reviewing NHS Policy documents and developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPS)
• Experience managing a team within a healthcare environment
• High quality care for every patient, every day delivery of Cerner Millennium.
• An excellent understanding of the patient journey and the key challenges Trust clinicians face with respect to use of systems.

Questions

Do you have previous experience working as Senior Integration and Solution Architect within the NHS or Healthcare?

Do you have previous experience working as Senior Integration and Solution Architect?

Do you have experience participating in multiple phases of an integrated health system implementation?

Do you have extensive knowledge and experience of the Support, Management, Configuration & Build of Cerner Millennium?

Do you meet the criteria above and available to start immediately?