System Developer

EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a technically skilled individual for a role focused on enhancing digital systems within NHS settings. The successful candidate will lead projects related to IMS Maxims EPR functionality, ensuring compliance with NHS standards, and collaborating with clinical and operational teams. Ideal candidates will possess a degree level education or equivalent experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and a commitment to enhancing patient care through digital transformation.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• Good level of general education necessary.
• Educated to degree level or relevant equivalent experience required.
• Evidence of professional development and experience in systems development.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance IMS Maxims EPR functionality.
• Provide leadership for System Administration services.
• Motivate staff for responsive service.
• Assist in system updates and testing.
• Work closely with stakeholders for system compliance.

Skills

Healthcare informatics

Systems development

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

Degree or equivalent experience in health service or information

Tools

IMS Maxims EPR

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

The Digital Level-Up programme is designed to advance digital maturity at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals. Key initiatives include PAS deployment, digitised clinical records, data sharing, patient engagement, and electronic referrals. The order communications project digitises clinical order requests and tracking within IMS Maxims EPR, while clinical documentation projects offer smartforms and structured notes to enhance data quality. eObservations and eWhiteboards allow real-time monitoring of vital signs and patient flow. Digital correspondence projects modernise communication with tools like the IMS Maxims correspondence builder. Specialist review and inpatient tracker features support clinical workflow and visibility. Participants may join multiple schemes, gaining broad experience in digital transformation.

We are seeking a motivated, technically skilled individual with experience or interest in systems development and health informatics within a healthcare or NHS setting. Working for OneLSC, it is aimed at candidates who wish to take on additional responsibilities alongside their existing role. You will work collaboratively with clinical, operational, and digital colleagues to deliver high-quality solutions that support patient care and Trust objectives.

Responsibilities

1. Developing and enhancing IMS Maxims EPR functionality to support Digital Level-Up programme projects and NHS standards.
2. Provide team leadership for an effective and efficient System Administration service across the organisation.
3. Motivate and encourage all staff to provide a responsive, caring and disciplined service to our customers.
4. Participate in regular housekeeping of systems.
5. Work with senior managers to ensure systems comply with national standards, capturing requirements, collaboratively designing with clinical teams/leads, conducting build, and fulfilling testing to achieve sign-off and solution release for all product lifecycle activities.
6. Liaise with system suppliers as required.
7. Assist and participate in migration projects.
8. Create and maintain standardised document templates.
9. Assist in system updates to include testing for upgrades for supported systems.
10. Work with Stakeholders to ensure that all parties are aware of system changes and conduct robust tests on system releases and upgrades in the test environment.
11. Develop systems to maximise functionality including: a) IMS Maxims smartforms and clinical noting, supporting efficient digital documentation; b) IMS Maxims order communications and other clinical systems, streamlining clinical order processes; c) IMS Maxims eObservations (including NEWS2) and eWhiteboards for real-time vital signs and patient flow management; d) IMS Maxims correspondence builder and digital communication tools for secure clinical and patient correspondence; e) IMS Maxims specialist review functionality to enable timely clinical input; f) IMS Maxims inpatient tracker functionality for real-time visibility of patient status and progress.
12. Develop into a local expert on other clinical applications used in the Trust, where required, and maximise the functionality where appropriate.
13. Work closely with clinical services to enable the delivery and utilisation of electronic records to aid clinical care. a) Providing guidance and support on redesign, system configuration and administration; b) Providing expert knowledge to all staff (including project managers, project teams, and users) to ensure electronic patient records are used effectively and consistently; c) Providing technical support and advice to users and peers, including documentation and ongoing support.
14. Working closely with other teams and departments to develop reporting functionality to ensure data is interpreted correctly.
15. Reviewing the setup, configuration and management of electronic systems to promote consistent use across services.
16. Presenting complex problem and service issues in a way that can be understood by staff in order that they can understand the impact on their service.
17. Ensuring data standards are in place to support the use of electronic systems and ensure high data quality.
18. Providing expert advice on how system functionality can address business problems.
19. Managing and maintaining local reference data.
20. Monitoring the system regularly for user or system errors, problems and performance.
21. Documenting working procedures.
22. Provide support for end user queries.

Qualifications

• Good level of general education
• Educated to degree level or relevant equivalent experience (i.e. health service, facilitation or information)
• Evidence of professional and/or personal and professional development

Desirable criteria

• Management Qualification
• European Computer Driving License (ECDL) or equivalent, Effective motivator and facilitator
• Highly developed specialist knowledge about the NHS and the benefits that can be obtained from information systems
• 2 years\' experience of NHS in a relevant area (e.g. an information or development based role, providing advice and specialist knowledge to others)
• Experience of working with people at all levels within an organisation
• Experience of coordinating and delivering meetings
• Experience of managing a service/staff
• Knowledge and experience of change management, Ability to influence and lead
• Ability to comprehend and summarise large amounts of complex data and information.
• Ability to work simultaneously on a range of topics and to effectively manage competing priorities
• Demonstratable IT Software experience; internet based, databases, information systems and key Microsoft packages
• Excellent analytical, investigative and problem solving skills
• Good presentational, training and facilitation skills
• Excellent numeracy and statistical methods skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Diplomacy, Flexible approach to working hours
• Ability to work on own
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Car owner/driver suitable alternative transport arrangements to enable you to undertake the job

About the Trust / One LSC

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

One LSC is a new collaborative partnership shared service formed by the five NHS Trusts serving the Lancashire and South Cumbria population of 1.8 million people. We are a shared service run by the NHS, for the NHS and are hosted by East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust on behalf of the partner Trusts of the Lancashire and South Cumbria system.

One LSC stands for "One Lancashire and South Cumbria" and reflects the Lancashire and South Cumbria System ambition to have one team serving Lancashire and South Cumbria in a joined-up way. It is jointly run by the five Trusts as a collaborative partnership. The Trusts that make up One LSC are: Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. One LSC brings together the Digital, Data and Technology, Estates and Facilities, Finance, People Services and Procurement and Logistics services from each of the provider Trusts to create one central community of professionals. Under one leadership team, they will provide services for and on behalf of all Trusts.

The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a "Zero Tolerance" policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background. We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
• This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
• Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.

Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS) If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained. The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed. The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.