Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Integration and Interoperability

• Design, build, test, and deploy HL7 v2 interfaces and message routes on the Trust’s integration engine (Rhapsody TIE), including message parsing, transformation, routing, filtering, acknowledgement handling, and error management.
• Develop and maintain FHIR, RESTful API, SOAP, and web-service integrations between Trust systems, partner organisations, and national NHS services.
• Support the configuration and maintenance of Cerner Millennium (Alex Health) Foreign System Interfaces (FSIs) and associated inbound/outbound data flows.
• Implement robust testing of all interfaces including unit testing, integration testing, regression testing, and end-to-end message validation across test and staging environments.
• Monitor interface performance, throughput, and error rates; proactively identify and resolve issues to maintain high availability of critical clinical data flows.
• Maintain comprehensive and current interface documentation including specifications, message schemas, mapping tables, endpoint configurations, and operational runbooks.
• Collaborate with application suppliers, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and system-owner teams to diagnose and resolve integration incidents within agreed SLAs.
• Support adoption of modern interoperability standards and patterns such as RESTful APIs, SMART-on-FHIR, and event-driven messaging where clinically and operationally appropriate.

SQL and Database Development

• Write, optimise, and maintain complex SQL queries, stored procedures, views, and functions to support integration, reporting, and data-extraction requirements.
• Design and manage intermediary database structures used for system integration (e.g. staging tables, ODBC links, VLink connectors) ensuring data integrity and security.
• Support data migration, cleansing, and transformation activities as part of system implementation and upgrade projects.
• Ensure all database development follows Trust information governance, security, and backup/recovery standards.

Digital Automation and RPA

• Design, develop, test, and deploy RPA workflows using platforms such as Evolve, UiPath, Blue Prism, or Microsoft Power Automate to automate clinical and administrative processes.
• Build digital forms, applications, and workflow solutions using low-code/no-code platforms (e.g. Power Apps, Power Automate) to improve operational efficiency.
• Work with clinical and non-clinical stakeholders to identify automation opportunities, document requirements, and design solutions that reduce manual effort and improve quality.
• Ensure all automation solutions comply with information governance, data protection, cybersecurity, and NHS governance standards.
• Provide ongoing support and maintenance for deployed automations, monitoring performance and resolving issues promptly.

API Development and System Integration

• Design, develop, and maintain RESTful and SOAP-based APIs and web services to enable secure data exchange between Trust systems and external partners.
• Implement authentication, authorisation, and encryption mechanisms for all API and integration endpoints in line with NHS cybersecurity standards.
• Develop integration solutions using JSON, XML, and other data interchange formats, ensuring data quality and schema compliance.
• Support the Trust’s adoption of national interoperability initiatives including GP Connect, Shared Care Records, and pathology/radiology data-exchange standards.

AI Awareness and Emerging Technologies

• Support the evaluation and prototyping of AI-enabled tools and technologies within appropriate governance and clinical safety frameworks.
• Maintain awareness of NHS England AI guidance, national AI assurance processes, and emerging best practice for AI deployment in healthcare settings.
• Contribute to discovery and feasibility assessments for AI and machine-learning use cases, working closely with the Solutions Design and Development Manager and clinical stakeholders.
• Research and recommend emerging technologies, tools, and approaches that could enhance the Trust’s digital automation and integration capabilities.

General Development Responsibilities

• Follow the full software development lifecycle for all work, including requirements analysis, solution design, development, testing, deployment, and post-live support.
• Produce and maintain solution design documents (SDDs), technical specifications, test plans, and operational support documentation to a high standard.
• Use source control systems (e.g. Git, Azure DevOps) to manage all code, configuration, and documentation changes.
• Participate in design reviews, peer reviews, retrospectives, and continuous improvement activities.
• Ensure all development work is subject to appropriate change management, clinical safety, and release governance processes.
• Maintain working knowledge of functional areas of relevant clinical systems, interface engines, and associated clinical/operational workflows.
• Provide expert input to project plans, technical specifications, non-functional requirements, test strategies, and go-live readiness criteria.

Service Management and Support

• Provide second and third-line technical support for live integrations, automations, and in-house applications within an SLA-driven environment.
• Diagnose and resolve complex application, interface, and automation faults, providing safe workarounds where immediate resolution is not possible.
• Participate in incident, problem, and change management processes in accordance with ITIL and Trust governance standards.
• Escalate to senior management for information, ratification, or decision-making when thresholds are met (risk, cost, patient impact, or strategic alignment).

Communications and Relationships

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with clinical, operational, and technical stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver solutions that meet business need.
• Communicate complex technical information clearly to non-technical audiences, tailoring content for different stakeholders.
• Work closely with Business Partners, Technical Services, and application teams to understand requirements, align approaches, and resolve issues.
• Contribute to professional reports, options appraisals, and presentations as required.
• Represent the team at internal forums and working groups relating to digital integration, automation, and development.