Band 7 Senior Database Developer

Integrated Care System; London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in London seeks an Information Manager for a one-year fixed-term position. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software development and database management, leading projects within the Immunity and Rare Diseases Directorate. Responsibilities include analyzing business needs, developing bespoke applications, and providing training to clinical staff. Competitive salary of £56,276 to £63,176 per annum.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field required.
• Extensive experience as a Software Developer is essential.
• Proven experience developing and maintaining Microsoft Access applications.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business requirements and create technical design documents.
• Maintain bespoke in-house Immunity and Rare Diseases database systems.
• Provide training to clinical staff and administrators.

Skills

Software Development

Relational Database Design

Integration of Trust Systems

Microsoft Access Applications

Collaboration with Stakeholders

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Microsoft SQL Server

HL7

SSIS

Job description

This one-year fixed-term challenging post is open to secondment applications and will require the post holder, under limited direction, to analyse business requirements, create technical design documents, develop code test and provide on going application support.

The post holder will be an integral member of the team responsible in providing services to meet the Trusts IT and business requirements.

Support Senior database developer and lead the development of bespoke clinical database applications used to support the Immunity and Rare Diseases Directorate and to integrate different Trust IT systems used within the Trust. To provide technical expertise to inform the directorate on current IT solutions.

The post holder will be responsible for the development and maintenance of the bespoke in house Immunity and Rare Diseases database systems, and will work closely with the senior database developer, information manager, clinical leads, and the Information Management department to improve data richness and accessibility while increasing automation to reduce manual burden.

To ensure that all bespoke development is carried out in a safe and professional manner, tested and with all documentation (including software code, test plans and data, training and system manuals, planning) of sufficient quality and detail to allow for on going support and redevelopment.

Main duties of the job

Please see enclosed document for a detailed job description, which includes main responsibilities of the job.

About us

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job responsibilities

Please see enclosed document for a detailed job description, which includes main responsibilities of the job.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree of equivalent qualification in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
• Extensive experience as a Software Developer
• Considerable experience in the design and development of software solutions
• Strong understanding of relational database design and normalization.
• Proven experience developing and maintaining Microsoft Access applications.
• Microsoft certifications (e.g., MCSA: SQL Server)
• Experience of HL7
• SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services)

Experience

• Proven experience developing and maintaining Microsoft Access applications
• Possess extensive knowledge of integrating Trust systems such as ORACLE Health's EPR
• Collaborating with various stakeholders, including managers, clinicians, and other analysts
• To lead on projects relating to data and databases management within the Immunity and Rare Diseases Directorate.
• Provide training to clinical, and administrators within the information department.
• To be aware of new IT solutions which could be utilised for future development of the Immunity and Rare Diseases Directorate databases

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.

Information Manager – Immunity and Rare Diseases

£56,276 to £63,176 a yearper annum including HCAS