Principal Software Engineer - Integration

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Principal Software Engineer to lead the Digital Services Directorate in architecting, developing, integrating, and supporting critical digital systems for the EPR rollout and wider strategy.

You will mentor highly skilled developers and integration specialists, set technical strategy, champion Agile, and work with clinical colleagues to ensure data accuracy, availability, and real‑time insights for patient care.

Qualifications

• Extensive software development experience in NHS or similarly complex environments.
• Strong knowledge of interoperability standards (HL7, FHIR) and integrating complex clinical systems.
• Extensive experience with Integration Engines.
• Senior management experience within the NHS or similarly complex environments.
• Expertise in database design, server/platform configuration, DevOps/CI tooling, cybersecurity considerations and disaster recovery planning.
• Significant experience leading multi‑skilled development teams using Agile Scrum.
• Proven ability to design, test, deploy and maintain technically resilient software in safety‑critical settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of developers and integration specialists.
• Oversee development of high‑quality, secure software and data integrations for clinical safety and operational efficiency.
• Act as technical authority across backend systems, interfaces, data architecture and code quality.
• Collaborate with clinical and nonclinical colleagues to ensure accurate, trusted EPR data for real‑time needs.
• Champion Agile methodologies and drive continuous improvement as Scrum Master.
• Drive interface development using HL7, FHIR, RESTful APIs, SOAP across multiple Trust systems.
• Advise senior management on technical strategy, data usage, integration approaches and system enhancements.

Skills

InterSystems Caché

ObjectScript

SQL SSIS/SSRS

REST APIs

ReactJS

JavaScript

HTML

CSS

HL7/FHIR

Integration Engines

NHS senior management

DevOps CI tooling

Cybersecurity

Disaster recovery

Agile Scrum

Technical leadership

Job description

As our Principal Software Engineer, you will take a senior leadership role within the Digital Services Directorate, responsible for architecting, developing, integrating, and supporting the digital systems critical to our EPR rollout and wider organisational strategy.

In This Role, You Will

• Lead and mentor a team of highly skilled developers and integration specialists.
• Oversee development of high‑quality, resilient, secure software and data integrations supporting clinical safety and operational efficiency.
• Act as technical authority across backend systems, interfaces, data architecture and code quality, providing expert leadership to development teams.
• Work with clinical and non‑clinical colleagues to ensure EPR data is accurate, validated, trusted and available for real‑time and strategic clinical needs.
• Champion Agile methodologies, serving as Scrum Master and driving continuous improvement.
• Drive interface development using HL7, FHIR, RESTful APIs, SOAP, and modern standards across multiple Trust systems.
• Advise senior management, digital leaders and clinical stakeholders on technical strategy, data usage, integration approaches and system enhancements.
  

This is a senior, highly influential role where you will shape the Group’s approach to clinical system integration, resilience, and integration standards. Your work will be used by thousands of clinical and operational users and will directly support safer, faster and more informed patient care.

Essential Experience Includes

• Extensive software development experience, including:
• Intersystems Caché ObjectScript, SQL (SSIS/SSRS), REST APIs, REACTJS, JavaScript, HTML, CSS.
• Strong knowledge of interoperability standards (HL7, FHIR) and experience integrating complex clinical systems.
• Extensive experience with Integration Engines.
• Senior management experience within the NHS or similarly complex environments.
• Expertise in database design, server/platform configuration, DevOps/CI tooling, cybersecurity considerations, and disaster recovery planning.
• Significant experience leading multi‑skilled development teams using Agile Scrum.
• Proven ability to design, test, deploy, and maintain technically resilient software in safety‑critical settings.
  

Desirable Experience

• Experience working directly with NHS clinical systems or previous EPR experience
• Knowledge of clinical workflows and NHS operational structures.
• DevOps certifications or advanced testing/system planning experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Server, enterprise storage, virtualisation and DevOps technologies
• Certified Scrum Professional or other Agile/Scrum certifications
  

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: David Knowles Job title: Head of Systems and Integrations Development Email address: [e-mail]