Integration/EPR Specialist: Sponsorship Available

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

This is a full-time post. The role is based at Royal Bolton Hospital site with some hybrid working options available.

Before submitting your application, please ensure you provide clear examples of past working history and any relevant projects you have worked on, detailing specific software used the systems integrated.

Our Integration Specialists work with a range of HL7 interfaces making extensive use of Altera eLink and HealthShare/Ensemble Integration Engine or other Integration engines to develop and support a whole host of healthcare integration solutions.

You will require previous experience building detailed HL7 interface between healthcare systems using middleware messaging tools (Altera eLink/interface sub system ISS) The application should encompass previous experience of healthcare applications (PAS, EPR, Laboratory/Radiology, Pharmacy, eOBS, EDMS etc.)

Knowledge of Sunrise Clinical Manager (EPR) and associated database schemas would be beneficial.

The successful candidate will assist with the management of the integration workstream on deployment projects delivering the full integration lifecycle-design/develop/deploy.

The role also requires C# and JavaScript programming skills to develop and maintain system interfaces.

Experience of Windows Server platform and SQL Database technologies is also required

Main duties of the job

With the direction of the Integration and Systems Development Manager:

Support the management, maintenance and development of the Trust’s enterprise integration architecture, implementing robust middleware and effective interface governance.

Design, develop, test and document all systems interfaces in use or required within the Trust, in line with the Trust’s Informatics Strategy.

Provide ongoing support by analysing, monitoring and troubleshooting all aspects of system integration.

Assist and provide continued support of the implementation of the Trust’s EPR System / Interfacing.

Provide support and training for junior members of the team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level in computing or equivalent experience’

Desirable

  • Project management methodology qualification (e.g. PRINCE2)

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience building HL7 interfaces between Healthcare Systems
  • Experienced user of middleware messaging tools (AllScripts/Altera eLink / Interface Sub System – ISS) and development experience with these tools
  • Significant experience with AllScripts/Altera eLink to build system interfaces between Sunrise Clinical Manager and other healthcare applications (PAS / Laboratory / Radiology / Pharmacy / eOBS / EDMS)
  • Good experience of Sunrise Clinical Manager application

Desirable

  • Interface development with FHiR, XML
  • Experience building interfaces using Ensemble / Healthshare Data Transformation Language

Knowledge

Essential

  • Detailed knowledge of HL7 2.3 / 2.4
  • C#, JavaScript, PLSQL, Rest API
  • SQL Server, SQL Profiler, SQL (DML)
  • Excellent knowledge of Sunrise Clinical Manager / database schema

Desirable

  • Ensemble Integration Engine / Healthshare
  • Ensemble / Healthshare Data Transformation Language

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: 21 April 2026

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