Senior Integration Engineer

NHS; Willerby; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in Willerby is seeking a permanent senior integration engineer to join the Interweave team. This role involves designing and delivering integration solutions that enhance data sharing across health and social care sectors. Candidates must have strong communication skills and experience with integration technologies. The position offers remote work options, with occasional in-person meetings. A focus on staff development and a commitment to quality service are key aspects of this role.

Benefits

Enhanced leave package

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification in a relevant area.
• Experience designing integration interfaces.
• Understanding of HL7 v2 messages and FHIR standards.
• Knowledge of NHS Data Definitions and terminology.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver integration solutions for the Interweave platform.
• Maintain clear technical integration documentation.
• Assess and improve integration processes.

Skills

Clinical knowledge

Integration solutions

Effective communication

Data analysis

Project management

Education

Degree level qualification or equivalent experience

Tools

Docker

Node.js

Job description

We are seeking a permanent senior integration engineer to join the Interweave team (Home - Interweave (interweavedigital.com)). Interweave have developed a platform, which is owned by the NHS, and consists of several products that enable data sharing across health and social care sectors.

Data is central to the Interweave product range. We require an individual who can support partner health and social care organisations in supplying data to the shared care record, ensuring high-quality, timely and impactful information that improves service delivery.

You will design and deliver integration solutions that meet organisational requirements for providing data to the Interweave platform. You must communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences. You will be encouraged to explore new and emerging technologies, collaborate across the team, and contribute to ongoing projects.

Although the role is based in Willerby, remote working is available. Monthly in-person team meetings and occasional visits to health and social care organisations are required.

Please note: the use of generative AI (e.g. ChatGPT or Copilot) in your application is only permitted if the content accurately reflects your own experience and skills. Excessive reliance on AI, or material lacking clear individual input, may result in your application being rejected.

Main duties of the job

Fully understand the integration requirements of organisations which provide data to the Interweave shared care record platformsProvide designs, recommendations, and advice on the best-fit systems for integration solutions based on an organisation's requirements.Build and maintain interfaces between different messaging structures and related applications using the appropriate technology.Create and maintain clear technical integration documentation.Plan and lead integration tests in line with the Interweave onboarding process.Ensure high quality data is being provided to the Interweave exchange, formatted to the required standards.Investigate and action requests for service and/or change control notifications for integration developments.Keep up to date with emerging integration solutions and problem-solving methodologies and advise on their usage within the Interweave landscape.Maintain advanced management skills to provide support and advice to organisations on their integration solutions.Improve learning and development opportunities and sharing best practice, upskilling colleagues.Continually assess processes within the working remit and suggest improvements.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Job responsibilities

For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Should the successful applicant require Visa Sponsorship, this role is expected to fall within SOC code 2133/02 (Skilled Worker Visa).

Person Specification

Qualifications, Education and Training

• Degree level qualification in the relevant area, or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge or experiential learning/experience, for example holding a previous role(s) as an Integration engineer.
• Understanding/experience of designing and building interfaces between different messaging structures and related applications using industry recognised standards.
• Evidence of being fluent in a variety of programs and software in relation to the specialist area.
• Understanding/experience of creating test procedures, performance/integration specifications.
• Knowledge of data transformation, including JSON mapping, schema validation, and ETL-style processing.
• Understanding/experience of Gathering and analysing requirements and designing solutions to meet business needs.
• Evidence of continued professional development and/or experimental learning in subjects related to the position.
• Understanding/experience of HL7 v2 messages and relational databases involving designing schemas.
• Understanding / experience of working with FHIR standards.
• Knowledge of NHS Data Definitions and terminology including the NHS Data Dictionary and SNOMED.
• Be a member of a recognised professional body and hold a current professional registration.
• Competence with Docker, containerized deployments, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Awareness of the Data Protection Act, GDPR, and Caldicott Principles.
• Experience developing or maintaining APIs or microservices, ideally using Node.js or similar backend technologies.

Knowledge and Experience

• Specialist knowledge and expertise across one or more specialised areas, acquired through degree level or equivalent qualification/experience plus additional specialist knowledge.
• Demonstrable experience of working in the field where the post is held and preferably at a senior level.
• Evidence of chairing/organising meetings effectively.
• Evidence ability to work across organisational boundaries, developing and maintaining relationships with multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships.
• Experience of writing complex, efficient, and easy-to-read user requirements, solution designs, integration specifications and test plans.
• Proven experience of developing others through education, mentorship, or coaching
• Working with Healthcare/Social care Information Systems and their data extracts.
• Working with sensitive information.

Skills, Competencies and Personal Qualities

• Ability to work autonomously managing own and others time effectively.
• Work to deadlines and prioritise work accordingly.
• Logical approach to technical problems.
• Attention to detail and numerate.
• Ability to work within a culture of improving working lives and working time directive.
• Ability to coach, teach and motivate junior staff in area of expertise.
• Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels to both technical and non-technical audiences.

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.

Full-time,Flexible working,Home or remote working