Software Integration Specialist

On a day-to-day basis provide hands on systems integration and interface development, testing, maintenance and support to the Acute Trust and Community.
A substantial part of this role will require the understanding and testing of interfaces between our Patient Administration System and many hospital and community health systems, so would suit either a developer or an experienced analyst who wishes to increase their technical knowledge.
The postholder will work closely with personnel from IT, clinical services and third-party system suppliers to ensure that all interfaces function correctly.
Experience with BizTalk or other integration engine technologies, HL7 messaging, SQL Server and Visual Basic.Net.
The post holder will take part in the planning and implementation of upgrades and new deployments of interfaces; and their third line support enabling 24 x 7 operation and ensuring the provision of near-100% availability.
The development of system interfaces will be under the direction of the Senior Software Architect and will be driven by the ICT work programme.
The post holder must have the ability to use a variety of integration/interface methods and it would be a distinct advantage to have knowledge of common communications protocols including TCP/IP, MLLP, HTTPS and FTP.
The role requires an understanding of a variety of system platforms, technologies and standards; of which database structures and HL7 messaging standards are fundamentally important., Undertake systems integration development including database and application level developments, enhancements and additions to the Trust integration engines; and the testing thereof.
Provide 3rd line support for the Trust integration engines, system interfaces, bespoke systems and databases.
Production and maintenance of both technical and user documentation and procedures, ensuring that they are kept up to date.
Maintenance of the Trust's integration engines and interfaces.

Working for our organisation
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly., Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant's qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants' qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.
Sponsorship - Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. As of 1 January 2021, free movement ended and the UK introduced a points-based immigration system. Further information is available regarding two types of visa; Health Care Visa https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/your-job and Skilled worker visa https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.