Software Development and Integration Manager

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Stoke-on-Trent is seeking a Software Development and Integration Manager responsible for developing and delivering internal systems and strategic planning across specialized areas. The ideal candidate will lead software projects, ensure system reliability, and foster a culture of continuous improvement within the organization.

Qualifications

• Qualification in Management, Leadership or Innovation.
• Evidence of continuing professional development, either academic or in an industry standard qualification.
• Relevant first degree or equivalent experience in digital solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise in software development and integration.
• Lead operational management, implementation, and maintenance of projects.
• Identify areas for improvement in business processes.

Job description

Go back University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Software Development and Integration Manager

The closing date is 31 October 2025

Band 8B Software Development and Integration Manager

Previous applicants need not apply

The Software Development and Integration Manager will be responsible for the development and delivery of internally developed systems, integration and database structures to support internally developed and managed operational business and/or clinical systems.

The role will support the development of systems to enable efficient digital systems to record electronic data across the organisation as well as those used across the wider ICS partner organisations and be responsible for strategic planning across a number of specialised areas within this area of responsibility.

The Software Development and Integration Manager will ensure any upgrades required to or affecting systems managed or integrated within area of responsibility are tested thoroughly. This also includes overseeing the design, planning, configuration testing and implementation phase are documented, robust and accessible to meet the requirements of the service, as well as ensuring robust contingency plan is in place for continuity of internally developed systems.

Main duties of the job

• The role will provide the expertise in software development and integration and regularly review the toolset used across the team, as well as new opportunities to ensure that the functionality of internally developed systems are utilised to maximise the benefits to users and support delivery of trust business objectives.
• To provide leadership in the operational management, implementation, maintenance of software development and integration projects assisting in the provision of continuous and acceptable service to users,
• To lead the team tasks as well as co-ordinate project resource, develop training programmes, recruitment, disciplinary and appraisal processes as required.
• To be the Trust expert in Software Development (including web development, database structures and integration tools) and support the project management and implementation of Trust wide IT systems which are consistent with the Trust's strategic direction, ensuring that these comply with national guidance, informing the organisation and taking appropriate action to ensure compliance.
• To identify and develop areas across the Trust where internal developed systems or team skills can be utilised to improve business processes and lead to increased efficiency.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve

Job responsibilities

For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualification in Management, Leadership or innovation
• Evidence of continuing professional development, either academic (e.g., MSc) or in an industry standard qualification (e.g., MSCD).
• Relevant first degree or equivalent experience in digital solutions (web/database/integration)

Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience

• Designing and implementing complex solution architecture
• Deploying, configuring, and managing software database and integration solutions design and development
• Diagnosing and resolving software solutions, performing root cause analysis, and implementing corrective actions to minimize downtime and ensure system stability
• Comprehensive documentation of applications including design, deployment and testing
• Team Leadership and Mentoring: Providing technical guidance and mentorship to Network/Telephony engineers and support to software, database and integration developers
• Experience of being responsible for financial or physical assets.
• Experience of clinical practices and working within specialist environments

Personal Qualities

• Positive mindset in respect of supporting organisational change; learning, and continuous improvement.
• Effective interpersonal and intrapersonal skills including high degree of self-awareness and self-regulation.
• Takes responsibility and is accountable for delivering to their agreed objectives.
• Consistently professional, collaborative, and compassionate in their approach.
• Works with patients and people at the fore - operates to a customer service ethos.
• Acts to support and enable effective teamwork.
• Delivers work of consistent and predictable high quality.
• There is a frequent requirement for prolonged concentration when facilitating.
• Emotional effort: the post holder will at times be exposed to distressing and emotional circumstances.
• Ability to travel to and work across multiple sites.

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.

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust