Applications Support Analyst

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

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Job summary

Working closely with the Application Support Team, the post holder will support in the delivery of clinical application services to the Trust and beyond.

Day to day support will focus on operational and continues improvement demand of Electronic Patient Record systems but will also require support of administration, testing and projects of other clinical systems.

The postholder will undertake maintenance, testing and clinical system administration of the trust's applications. They will support the Application Managers/Applications Specialists with application changes,troubleshooting problems and challenges, the expansion and upgrading of applications, as well as supporting new systems in both Project stage and BAU.

The postholder will also be expected to support the Test Lead in the testing of applications, including new software releases and updates.

The post holder will be a point of contact for all clinical application and e-RS related issues or queries for internal staff, GP Practices and external stakeholders. You will be an accessible, customer focused and knowledgeable point of contact. You will manage incidents and develop relevant skill and knowledge to progress change requests on the trusts incident management system for all applications we support

The postholder must understand the systems, offer potential solutions to problems, escalate when required and will support a team of skilled application specialists.

Main duties of the job

Applications Support Analyst - Band 5Full-time, 37.5 hrs

The attached full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

Interview dates: 21st & 24th October

About us

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children's Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. As well as offering access to a range of core skills training and professional development.

Date posted

27 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£34,521 to £41,956 a year per annum inc HCAS (Outer)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

199-NN-6627452-A&C-Y

Job locations

Croydon University Hospital

530 London Road

Croydon

CR7 7YE


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
  • Operational knowledge of complex applications, such as Patient Administration and Clinical systems, preferably gained in a complex health care environment.

Desirable

  • ITIL Foundation qualification
  • Oracle Millennium (formerly Cerner) Fundamentals

Previous experience

Essential

  • Experience of managing and resolving requests and incidents using an incident management system.
  • Experience in the usage, support, maintenance, and administration of Clinical applications with the focus of Electronic Patient Record systems eg. Oracle Millenium, Emis Web & e-RS

Desirable

  • Experience of testing new software releases and updates
  • Experience of supporting the delivery of applications from project into live support and also application upgrades

Skills/ Knowledge/ Ability

Essential

  • Able to prioritise workloads and resource them in response to changing demands and requirements.
  • Able to effectively troubleshoot incidents and understand when to escalate when required
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work as part of a large multi-disciplinary team and communicate with staff and colleagues at all levels, particularly when supporting applications users/staff
  • Evidence of continuous personal development
  • Good understanding of the principles of both the data protection act & cyber security

Desirable

  • Experience of delivering training to individuals or large groups of staff
Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
  • Operational knowledge of complex applications, such as Patient Administration and Clinical systems, preferably gained in a complex health care environment.

Desirable

  • ITIL Foundation qualification
  • Oracle Millennium (formerly Cerner) Fundamentals

Previous experience

Essential

  • Experience of managing and resolving requests and incidents using an incident management system.
  • Experience in the usage, support, maintenance, and administration of Clinical applications with the focus of Electronic Patient Record systems eg. Oracle Millenium, Emis Web & e-RS

Desirable

  • Experience of testing new software releases and updates
  • Experience of supporting the delivery of applications from project into live support and also application upgrades

Skills/ Knowledge/ Ability

Essential

  • Able to prioritise workloads and resource them in response to changing demands and requirements.
  • Able to effectively troubleshoot incidents and understand when to escalate when required
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work as part of a large multi-disciplinary team and communicate with staff and colleagues at all levels, particularly when supporting applications users/staff
  • Evidence of continuous personal development
  • Good understanding of the principles of both the data protection act & cyber security

Desirable

  • Experience of delivering training to individuals or large groups of staff

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Address

Croydon University Hospital

530 London Road

Croydon

CR7 7YE


Employer's website

https://www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk/recruitment/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Address

Croydon University Hospital

530 London Road

Croydon

CR7 7YE


Employer's website

https://www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk/recruitment/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Head of Applications

Luke Nash

lukenash@nhs.net

02084013752

Date posted

27 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£34,521 to £41,956 a year per annum inc HCAS (Outer)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

199-NN-6627452-A&C-Y

Job locations

Croydon University Hospital

530 London Road

Croydon

CR7 7YE


Supporting documents

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