Digital Integration Manager in Wolverhampton

A fantastic opportunity to transform, shape and define the Interfacing/Integration solutions for the Trust's digital systems, responsible for forging and evolving key clinical systems and development that allows our clinical and non-clinical staff improved effectiveness in their role to the ultimate benefits of our patients. This is a highly rewarding position, your chance to contribute to a vital national service that everyone will use at some stage in their life.

Working to the Head of Digital Systems but in partnership with the Trust's Development Manager, Digital Services management team and Technical Services management team to provide technical direction, influence our overall technology roadmap as well as lead the critical component of system interoperability through the Trust's Integration Engine development. You must be highly motivated, enthusiastic and have extensive technical experience. You will be working in a friendly, flexible but relatively small team environment, where your role will also take you to all corners of the Trust's services both within and outside of the immediate hospital arena.

Interested in making a difference, working with us as we move with pace into the technology horizon, then consider applying for something which is equally rewarding but critical to the way we shape our Digital / IT services for improved quality of care to our patients.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for all technical solutions relating to software/data Integration and interoperability between digital systems across the trust and community. This is primarily achieved through integration architecture work as part of the Trust Integration Engine. Working with the software development and systems support teams (as well as other key stakeholders).

Job responsibilities

• Ensure the local configuration/solution of all systems within the software delivery service meets the business needs of the trust and community services.
• Act as a contact point and offer expert advice on data and systems integration.
• Provide feasibility recommendations in terms of viability for future integration solutions.
• Manage solution integration across software solutions and 3rd party clinical systems through the use of interfacing products.
• Actively support the transition from local legacy systems to new replacement systems, including actively participating in assessments at regional and national level where applicable.
• Own the technical specifications for local in-house integration/interfacing solutions, ensuring that the in-house solutions developed align with the customer requirement and solution specification.
• Lead the solution interface/integration design and oversee implementation of new technology or technical integration solutions including new projects, enhancement or upgrades across the Trust and community.
• Take ownership of integration solutions from viability at the outset to define & design.
• Responsible for ensuring that the solution is delivered as it was originally defined - i.e. owning the technical vision - and that when changes are made, they are correctly raised, assessed, impacted and approved.
• Ensure that the solution holds true to the enterprise vision, working with the Strategy and Governance groups to deliver a solution compliant with trust technical strategies and policies.
• Work alongside and in partnership with the Software Development Manager and Systems Support Managers taking accountability for the technical aspects of the solution delivery.
• Liaise with the Technical Services team working with technical SMEs (Subject Matter Experts) DBAs, Network Designers, System Admins, etc., to define and document the integration solution architecture.
• Assist the project managers/programme managers, clinical staff and Head of Digital Systems in developing project plans/delivery timeframes by identifying key activities, deliverables, impacted teams and technical dependencies and risks.
• Work closely with the Test Manager to help define test plans and scripts that align with the technical specification and business requirement.
• Manage technical risks within the Digital System area and escalate where necessary to the Head of Digital Systems.
• Oversee the delivery of projects, managing quality against specification and managing the effort including the line management of the interfacing project team to ensure that the resources are managed and monitored within the delegated budget.
• Be a source of expert knowledge across all local trust systems including appropriate cross-skilling of staff to deliver this knowledge base.
• Make a positive contribution to the knowledge base.
• Analyse and interpret the business requirements and provide technical direction and guidance for live system integration issues.
• Ensure the smooth transition from legacy systems to new future systems, working with the systems support teams to ensure stability over complex data migration activities and overall systems integration throughout the transition/implementation.
• Ensure business continuity plans are robust and provide technical validation to the Head of Digital Systems.
• Communicate complex and sensitive information to all relevant service users and managers in relation to integration issues that could impact on a service provision/reconfiguration.
• Develop and implement Policies and Service development initiatives which impact across other services, including the production of service strategies, processes or policies.
• Work with the Head of Digital Systems and its various teams managers to improve standards across the service and delivery lifecycle.
• Participate when required in the planning meetings and user groups for services both internal and external to the organisation.
• Work autonomously, guided by principles and broad occupational policies.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Essential: Management qualification or proven experience through practice.
• Additional specialist knowledge gained through education and experience to Masters level.
• Desirable: Master's Degree level qualification in Information Technology or demonstrable equivalent knowledge and/or experience.

Experience/Skills

• Essential: Requires an advanced knowledge of complex software development tools and technologies.
• Expertise in the field of software solutions and integration, as well as detailed technical knowledge of software architecture to support the creation of new software solutions to meet clinical needs regarding innovative ICT solutions.
• Knowledge of Microsoft technologies such as Visual Studio, BizTalk, Rhapsody, SharePoint and SQL Server.
• Requires advanced knowledge of systems integration, interface technologies, configuration management and development technologies and standards.