Job summary
Our vision is to be a national and international leader in healthcare, rooted in our communities. We aim to deliver the best care by providing proactive, joined-up support for local people and specialist services for patients with the most complex health conditions. We also want to create the best possible experience for our staff and work positively with partner organisations to improve healthcare outcomes.
We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Integration Architect to support the continuing development, integration and improvement of our Electronic Patient Record, Oracle Cerner Millennium. You will combine strong technical expertise with excellent communication, analytical and leadership skills.
You would be taking on a technical role focused on shaping and delivering digital solutions that support safe, effective, and joined-up patient care. In this role, you will help us get the most from our EPR, improve the usability of our digital systems, and create a better experience for clinical and operational colleagues.
Main duties of the job
Working collaboratively with different teams, you will contribute to the design, development, implementation, testing and ongoing management of the Trust’s EPR and associated applications. You will also help develop new functionality and integrate additional products to improve clinical workflows and enhance patient safety.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to at least degree level or above in IT-related discipline or equivalent.
- In-depth specialist training in high-level computer programming or systems integration or systems architecture.
- Clear evidence of continued professional development.
- Specialist training in clinical systems development.
Desirable
- Leadership/Management qualifications/training
- PRINCE2 qualification
- Be willing to undertake training as required to keep knowledge up to date.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial commercial experience in the following:
- Systems Analysis
- Database Design & Development
- Oracle SQL database
- SQL Server 2019 (or later)
- Advance T-SQL, PL-SQL
- Project Planning
- Clinical Systems development and integration
- Substantial commercial development experience
- UML, business process mapping, flowcharts, process flow, data flow
- Management of staff/team
Desirable
- ETL, import & export large data into SQL Server/Oracle
- Experience in Oracle Cerner Millennium would be a distinct advantage
- CIS2, NHS Smartcard Connect
- MPages, Custom MPages, PowerForms, PowerChart, PowerOrders, PowerPlans
- DA2, Olympus, Cerner Command Language (CCL), EKM rules
- PMOffice, RevCycle, PMDBConv, Clinical Workflows
- Advance T-SQL, PL-SQL
- (Performance tuning, indexing, optimization, CTE, UDF, XML integration, dynamic SQL, cursors, data modelling, ERD, transaction management, error handling, isolation levels)
- Programming
- ASP.NET Web applications, SPA’s, web sites (C# or VB)
- Web Services & Web API, REST architecture, OAuth1, OAuth2, OpenID Connect, Identity Server
- XML, XSLT, DHTML, JavaScript, JSON, AJAX, JQuery
- HTML5 & CSS3
- Adaptive/responsive design
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly specialist knowledge of clinical systems development.
- Highly specialist knowledge of web development technologies.
- Specialist knowledge of databases.
- Excellent understanding of middleware / interfacing of clinical systems and databases.
- Excellent knowledge of web security and vulnerabilities
- Knowledge or experience of Agile, Scrum, XP
- Test-driven development, code refactoring and continuous integration
Desirable
- Good understanding and knowledge of national programs, policy and strategy.
- Good understanding and knowledge of Cerner Millenium Architecture
- Good understanding and knowledge of Cerner Millenium Security and Workflow
- Good understanding and knowledge of Information Governance and the Caldicott Principles, or knowledge of the Data Protection Act and handling confidential data.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent programming skills.
- Excellent troubleshooting and debugging skills
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Advanced use of MS Office suite.
- Expert in systems analysis and design.
- Excellent negotiation skills.
- Understanding of the use of IT in the delivery of patient care.
- Ability to interpret policy, legislation and national specifications.
- Management and mentoring of Junior staff.
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Evidence of demonstrating the Trust Values (Compassion, Openness, Pride, Partnership, Improve, Learn and Respect) and the associated Values in Action behaviours in the workplace.
- For posts with managerial responsibility only Evidence of promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, and ensuring fair and equitable practices throughout your work experience. Evidence of promoting a culture which helps individuals live behaviours aligned to our Trust Values (Compassion, Openness, Pride, Partnership, Improve, Learn and Respect)
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.
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: 13 November 2026
