Chief Solution Architect: Sponsorship Available

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

The Chief Solution Architect (CSA) is a senior role within the Digital, Data and Technology leadership team. The post holder will be accountable and responsible for the creation and production of solution designs of multiple applications, services and infrastructure with the organisation.

 

Reporting into the Chief Technology Officer, but working day to day with multiple portfolios and programmes, the role is to oversee the design and planning of solutions architectures, defining and implementing standards and best practices for digital solution

 

The Chief Solution Architect will be the subject matter expert and will produce and present policy, designs and recommendations for the target business outcomes that capitalise on relevant business strategies and requirements

 

Main duties of the job

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. Communication

 

Advise the Trust senior staff to use enterprise solutions rather than supplier proposed solutions.

Persuade Trust senior staff to adopt enterprise IT solutions and services in a standard way.

Negotiate with senior Trust stakeholders and suppliers to deliver value for money services to the Trust.

Work in partnership with the AD of system programmes to establish shared services best practices

Responsible for ensuring the teams knowledge of strategic business plans.

Accountable for ensuring the trusts current and future state are visible, ensuring the wider digital leadership are informed and consulted.

Responsible for the communication and application of the Architecture processes.

Ensure the maintenance of the Architecture repository and tool set.

Communicate (both verbal and written), with all levels of the multidisciplinary teams, external partners and with patients through focus groups in a diplomatic and tactful manner.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Master degree level in an IT, science or engineering discipline or equivalent qualification, or with relevant experience, training and knowledge

Knowledge/Skills& Experience

Essential

  • Proven significant experience as a lead solution architect or other architectural discipline.
  • Proven experience of managing a team of intellectual and committed individuals in a complex and versatile working environment.
  • Proven indepth understanding of: Microsoft enterprise tools (e.g. SharePoint Experience of implementing projects in a governed environment A/I Page 11 of 19 Dynamics, BizTalk, SQL Server, .NET etc.) and Messaging Services HL7, XML.
  • Proven experience of managing a variety of large, complex projects – scheduling and planning skills important.

Desirable

  • Experience of implementing projects in a governed environment

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: 25 August 2025

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