OneEPR Enterprise Architect

NHS; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking an experienced professional for a senior technical role in IT infrastructure services. This full-time position requires leadership in integrating IT solutions that enhance patient care across the Trust. The ideal candidate should have a degree in computing or a related field, relevant technical certifications, and proven experience managing IT services. The role offers a salary range of £55,690 to £62,682 with a fixed-term contract lasting 2 years.

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification or equivalent in computing or related field.
• Technical accreditation in at least two or more specific certifications.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the provision of integrated IT infrastructure services.
• Design architectural models ensuring alignment with business strategy.
• Oversee application performance monitoring and user experience.

Skills

Team management

ITIL processes

Technical architecture

Education

Degree in computing or related field

Technical accreditation (e.g., MCSE, CCNA)

ITIL Foundation Certificate

Job description

The OneEpr Programme exists to implement a single integrated electronic patient record (EPR) designed to improve patient outcomes and the experience of delivering care for our colleagues.

The solution is the direct result of the combined vision and strategic goals of:

• Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT)
• Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU)
• Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT)
• University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust (UHS)

The Trusts will work together with their clinical and departmental experts alongside regional digital colleagues to procure and implement a joint EPR over the coming years.

Main duties of the job

You will play a leading senior technical role in the provision of effective, efficient and fully integrated IT Infrastructure services that maximise their availability and integrity for end-users and optimise the value gained by the Trust from its investment in IT. This will be achieved by

Designing multiple architectural models with varying complexities ensuring business strategy and processes are considered in translation to IT solutions;

Ability to operate across organisation and computer technology silos to drive common approaches across the Trust enterprise architecture

Acting as champion for the departments ITIL processes, providing professional guidance in and execution of Change, Release, Problem, Performance, and Availability Management

Provide leadership in enterprise architecture technologies when working with external vendors, suppliers and other stakeholders.

Provide leadership in application performance monitoring, detection of potential performance changes and overseeing action plans in ensuring users quality of experience.

About us

Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this.

The vision for our single corporate services is to

Be an employer of choice for corporate talent, attracting and retaining people who share our values for excellence in care and welcome the opportunity to benefit from the broad range of flexible career and development opportunities we can offer.

Improve efficiency through simplified and standardised policies, processes, and systems, drawing on the best from both Trusts.

Do things once and reduce any duplication on transactional tasks giving corporate staff the ability to focus on higher value and more diverse activities.

Co-invest in the latest digital solutions and standardise our approach, meaning we do things once for both organisations.

Improve learning and development opportunities and sharing best practice, upskilling both Trusts.

Co-locate teams in purpose-built facilities on the Island and in Portsmouth to enable closer working and sharing.

Build resilience for individuals and our teams.

Location: Base location either St Mary's Hospital, Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG, or Building 4000, Lakeside, North Harbour, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3EN.

Across site travel may be required, the frequency will be agreed locally.

Job responsibilities

NHS Band 8a - Salary £55,690 - £62,682.

Full- time 37.5 hours per week.

Fixed Term Contract - 2 years

Key Responsibilities

Proactively and positively contribute to the achievement of deliverables through individual and team effort. Manage the production of the required deliverables and control risks,

Support team members to deliver on their functionally relevant objectives through offering advice, guidance and support as appropriate.

Ensure that approved budgets are spent effectively and in accordance with agreed procedures

Liaison with Senior Professionals and related functions to ensure that work is neither overlooked nor duplicated

Build and sustain effective communications with other roles involved in the shared services as required

Maintain and continuously improve specialist knowledge in an aspect of Health Service which significantly contributes to the Trusts stated objectives & aims

Establish and maintain strategic links with a range of external partners/stakeholders or manage the links made through the team. Engage with external partners/stakeholders to gain their necessary level of contribution & commitment to the successful delivery of your work.

Undertake proactive horizon scanning for either developments relating to Trust work or opportunities for Trust involvement around health issues

Increase the level of knowledge & skills within the Trust through documenting key learning and supporting others to develop their professional abilities.

Dissemination of knowledge through engagement in report writing, and reviewing, taking full responsibility for technical accuracy and reliability and being sensitive to the wider implications of that dissemination.

Ensure that expertise is seen as a resource within and outside the Trust and form working partnerships with government departments, national agencies and key stakeholders.

Develop structures, systems, ways of working and personal values that will support the Trusts sustainable development objectives with regard to issues such as Carbon reduction and waste minimisation; and to encourage all stakeholders of the Trust to act as enthusiastic agents of change.

For full details of this role, please refer to the enclosed Job Description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification or equivalent in computing or related field. Technical accreditation in at least two or more of the following; Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Certified Virtualisation Expert (CVE) or Citrix Certified Architect (CCA). ITIL Foundation Certificate Evidence of continuing professional development PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate.

Employer name

Isle of Wight NHS Trust

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