Applications Team Lead: Sponsorship Available

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated, innovative Applications Team Lead with extensive experience of configuring and developing clinical systems in a healthcare setting and strong leadership skills to join our team.

The post holder will be leading on the maintenance and development of the Trust’s community Electronic Patient Record, so would ideally have experience configuring TPP SystmOne.

The post holder will be responsible for the day to day line management and performance of the Application Analysts within the community workstream of the Enterprise and Clinical Applications Team, leading on the day to day running of the system, as well as analysing and interpreting current clinical workflows and designing solutions utilising the clinical system’s advanced functionality.

Please note: this role is office based at the Clinical Sciences Building (Salford Royal Hospital) with occasional requirements to visit the main hospitals or community sites.

 

Main duties of the job

This is a key role in the configuration of the Trust’s clinical applications. The emphasis will be to take a creative and visionary approach to the design and build of the clinical application, using a core configuration tools (SQL, C# or SSRS skills are not required).

An important aspect of the role includes the analysis and interpretation of current work flows and practices, working in partnership with clinical services. You will be self-directed, tenacious, yet able to work as a key member of a multidisciplinary team with a flexible approach.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant Masters level or equivalent significant experience

Desirable

  • Qualification and experience in the management of people

Experience

Essential

  • Experience as an EPR or IT analyst in a healthcare setting
  • Extensive experience in the configuration of an electronic clinical application
  • Experience of developing staff

Desirable

  • Experience of Configuring TPP SystmOne EPR

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Closing Date: 03 December 2025

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.