Band 7 Senior Integration Programmer

National Health Service; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust's Integration Team seeks a Senior Integration Programmer to design, develop, test and support secure data exchanges across clinical and corporate systems.

You will lead integrations using Rhapsody, HL7, FHIR, XML, JSON and REST services, ensuring robust solutions and high service availability; you will mentor peers and contribute to standards. Based at Yardley Court, Edgbaston, Birmingham with flexible working.

Qualifications

• BTEC National or higher, or 3 A levels.
• A relevant IT or science degree, or degree-level experience.
• Strong development and integration skills: JavaScript, C#, TSQL, XML/JSON.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and support integrations across clinical and corporate systems.
• Create integrations using Rhapsody, HL7, FHIR, REST, XML and JSON.
• Lead technical delivery on integration projects ensuring robust, reliable solutions.
• Investigate and resolve issues to maintain high service availability.
• Create and execute test plans, support releases and contribute to continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with stakeholders translating requirements into effective solutions.
• Provide technical leadership, peer reviews and mentoring.
• Contribute to standards, processes and documentation for quality.

Skills

JavaScript

C#

TSQL

XML/JSON

System integration

Data transfer protocols

SOAP

RESTful JSON

FHIR

HL7

Rhapsody

TFS

Clinical processes

Education

BTEC National or higher

3 A levels

relevant IT or science degree

Tools

Rhapsody

Microsoft TFS

Job description

Salary: £61,000 - 101,000 per year

Requirements

• We require BTEC National or higher, or 3 A levels.
• We require a relevant IT or other science degree, or degree-level experience.
• We require strong development and integration skills, including JavaScript, C#, TSQL and XML/JSON.
• We require experience with system integration and data transfer protocols.
• We value experience with web services such as SOAP and RESTful JSON, FHIR and HL7.
• Experience in message transformation and use of an integration engine would be desirable.
• Rhapsody certification (Professional or Associate) would be desirable.
• Source control experience, for example Microsoft TFS, would be desirable.
• Knowledge of clinical processes in secondary, tertiary and primary healthcare environments would be desirable.

Responsibilities

• We design, develop, test and support integrations that enable secure exchange of information across clinical and corporate systems.
• We create integration solutions using Rhapsody, HL7, FHIR, REST services, XML and JSON.
• We lead technical delivery on integration projects, ensuring solutions are robust, reliable and aligned to best practice.
• We investigate, troubleshoot and resolve issues to help maintain high service availability.
• We create and execute test plans, support releases and contribute to continuous improvement.
• We work closely with stakeholders, translating requirements into effective solutions.
• We provide technical leadership, peer review and mentoring to support team development.
• We contribute to standards, processes and documentation to improve quality and consistency.

Technologies

• C#
• HL7
• Support
• JSON
• JavaScript
• REST
• SOAP
• TSQL
• Web
• XML
• SQL

More:

We are University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, and our Integration Team develops and supports the digital connections that allow clinical and corporate systems to share information safely, reliably and effectively. These integrations help ensure that the right information is available to the right people, supporting better decisions, smoother services and reduced risk across the Trust. We are looking for a Senior Integration Programmer to join our specialist IT Services team, working with technologies including Rhapsody, HL7, FHIR, XML, JSON and REST services. This is a permanent, full-time role with flexible working, based at Yardley Court, 11-13 Frederick Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham. We offer a supportive and skilled team environment where your expertise will be valued, and we are committed to inclusion, diversity and reasonable adjustments for colleagues with disabilities or long-term health conditions.

last updated 36 week of 2026