United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

System Specialist - Band 6

The closing date is 16 June 2025

Job summary

This vacancy is for a two-year fixed term post for a member of the ULTH Applications Services team.

Are you looking to be part of an amazing digital team committed to the delivery of support and development to critical digital systems, including its clinical and administrative services, and for those services where we collaborate or provide a service, including the Lincolnshire ICS?

We are delighted to share that we have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, patient-centred System Specialist to join our Application Services team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will need to develop and maintain excellent working relationships with colleagues within the Digital Services Department, including working closely with our Digital Transformation Department to support the delivery of the Digital Strategy. The post holder will communicate regularly with staff within all Lincolnshire NHS organisations and with external suppliers.

About us

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Pilgrim Hospital is situated beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (ULTH) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).

Details

Date posted

02 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

24 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

357-LN-218-25-QIA341

Job locations

Lincoln County Hospital

Greetwell Road

Lincoln

LN2 5QY


Job description

Job responsibilities

What should you do next?

Have a look at the job description, and if you like what you see, then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!

Job description

Job responsibilities

What should you do next?

Have a look at the job description, and if you like what you see, then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree level qualification or equivalent in a computing related field
  • Evidence of on-going personal, technical and management development

Desirable

  • Membership of appropriate professional organisation, e.g. BCS.
  • Vocational accreditation, e.g. MCSE
  • ITIL qualification

Knowledge, Skills and Aptitude

Essential

  • Good written communication skills
  • Knowledge of clinical systems in use within the NHS
  • Experience of writing and reviewing technical specifications
  • Knowledge of SQL server
  • Good knowledge of Microsoft Windows operating system

Desirable

  • Intersystems Healthshare knowledge
  • Knowledge of HL7
  • Unix system administration
  • Experience of Object Orientated Programming (OOP)

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Highly Experienced in working in an IT service department on support and/or development with some of this at System Manager level
  • Experience of interfacing computer systems
  • Experience of programming and script writing
  • Experience of Microsoft Infrastructure applications, such as Active Directory/Exchange/SCCM etc
  • Experience of effective team working.

Desirable

  • Development and delivery of training plans
  • Project management skills
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree level qualification or equivalent in a computing related field
  • Evidence of on-going personal, technical and management development

Desirable

  • Membership of appropriate professional organisation, e.g. BCS.
  • Vocational accreditation, e.g. MCSE
  • ITIL qualification

Knowledge, Skills and Aptitude

Essential

  • Good written communication skills
  • Knowledge of clinical systems in use within the NHS
  • Experience of writing and reviewing technical specifications
  • Knowledge of SQL server
  • Good knowledge of Microsoft Windows operating system

Desirable

  • Intersystems Healthshare knowledge
  • Knowledge of HL7
  • Unix system administration
  • Experience of Object Orientated Programming (OOP)

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Highly Experienced in working in an IT service department on support and/or development with some of this at System Manager level
  • Experience of interfacing computer systems
  • Experience of programming and script writing
  • Experience of Microsoft Infrastructure applications, such as Active Directory/Exchange/SCCM etc
  • Experience of effective team working.

Desirable

  • Development and delivery of training plans
  • Project management skills

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

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Lincoln County Hospital

Greetwell Road

Lincoln

LN2 5QY


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Lincoln County Hospital

Greetwell Road

Lincoln

LN2 5QY


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Applications and Interoperability Architect

Mark Sharman

mark.sharman4@nhs.net

01522573967

Details

Date posted

02 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

24 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

357-LN-218-25-QIA341

Job locations

Lincoln County Hospital

Greetwell Road

Lincoln

LN2 5QY


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