Job summary
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & East Cheshire NHS Trust (ECT) is seeking to implement a new Electronic Patient Record (EPR) which is known locally as Digital Clinical System (DCS). DCS will be implemented across Cheshire East Partnership (which covers MCHFT and ECT) to improve quality & safety and to enable efficient working practises, leading to better patient experiences for our region.
The DCS implementation forms an integral part of an innovative and exciting clinical transformation programme that will be enabled by a comprehensive digital experience, incorporating a wide range of EPR functionality required to deliver excellent patient care.
The Interface & Integration Assistant will be responsible for the datasets and protocols implemented between MEDITECH and Trust provided 3rd party solutions, often via each Trust's Integration Engine (TIE). This will include responsibility for the safe use of critical integration software and hardware.
The Interface Analyst will be responsible for agreeing the appropriate interface specifications and assuring their compliance with published data and protocol standards, ensuring the contracted scope is supported. Where interfaces do not meet the requirements, the assistant will work with the analyst and suppliers to plan, test, and implement the rectification.
Their responsibilities will be active throughout the implementation, go-live, optimisation, closure periods and will handover to a business-as-usual role.
Main duties of the job
The Interface & Integration Assistant will liaise with the EPR, 3rd party suppliers and interface specification owners, e.g. NHSEI and international bodies, and other interface experts. The role will also require close working relationship with the DCS Interface Analyst, Trust TIE managers, configuration and test leads, the Cutover Manager and the Clinical Safety Officer.
Strong analytical skills and integration specifications knowledge will be required to ensure success in this highly complex and high-risk programme of work.
The Interface & Integration Assistant will contribute to the overarching Interfaces Strategy and its refinement of the programme plan. They will also contribute to the design and implementation of 1st line integration support services.
About us
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). The Trust provides high quality planned and emergency care, cardiac, critical care,child health,maternity services and intermediate care at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.
The Trust provides over 500 beds and employs over 5,100 members of staff. A comprehensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools through ourCentral Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership.
We have played, and continue to play, a proactive role in the development of Integrated Care plans across Cheshire & Merseyside and our local Cheshire East and Cheshire West Place-based systems. We believe, and it is the cornerstone of our five-year Trust Strategy, there is the opportunity to progress innovative, responsive and effective care in the best setting for the patient, be it in the hospital or out in the community.
At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Knowledge of NHS systems integration standards including the NHS Interoperability Toolkit, referring to NHS Digital Software Development advice and Guidance and correlating this with the published clinical needs of Integrated Care Systems and other entities.
- Document the data mapping required between systems, highlighting inconsistencies in coded values or message addresses.
- Apply the best practice upon which successful approaches to technical systems integration are based to the DCS Programme.
- Contribute to system interface specifications to assure development, test, bringing into service and handing into business-as-usual support including safe change control.
- Ensure the end points of all system-to-system data flows are safe and in accordance with the requirements of the user solutions.
- Ensure where data flows cross organisational boundaries, all responsibilities are abided by.
- Ensure all risks and issues are reported in a timely manner and all necessary actions are acted upon.
- Apply attention to detail in accordance with integration excellence.
- Establish enduring professional and effective relationships with third party providers in support of an effective systems integration regime.
- Working proactively to support interfaces adoption in accordance with NHS policies.
- Contributes to DCB0160 Clinical Safety Standards compliance activities.
- The role will seek to collaborate with external expertise, e.g. NHSEI, to assure the integrity of all system interface specifications.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Knowledge of NHS systems integration standards including the NHS Interoperability Toolkit, referring to NHS Digital Software Development advice and Guidance and correlating this with the published clinical needs of Integrated Care Systems and other entities.
- Document the data mapping required between systems, highlighting inconsistencies in coded values or message addresses.
- Apply the best practice upon which successful approaches to technical systems integration are based to the DCS Programme.
- Contribute to system interface specifications to assure development, test, bringing into service and handing into business-as-usual support including safe change control.
- Ensure the end points of all system-to-system data flows are safe and in accordance with the requirements of the user solutions.
- Ensure where data flows cross organisational boundaries, all responsibilities are abided by.
- Ensure all risks and issues are reported in a timely manner and all necessary actions are acted upon.
- Apply attention to detail in accordance with integration excellence.
- Establish enduring professional and effective relationships with third party providers in support of an effective systems integration regime.
- Working proactively to support interfaces adoption in accordance with NHS policies.
- Contributes to DCB0160 Clinical Safety Standards compliance activities.
- The role will seek to collaborate with external expertise, e.g. NHSEI, to assure the integrity of all system interface specifications.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Graduate Level or equivalent level of experience.
Desirable
- BSc in a computing or numerate discipline.
Qualifications
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of HL7 message structures
Desirable
- Relevant professional registration e.g. BCS.
Skills
Essential
- Track record of effective engagement and partnership working with internal stakeholders.
Desirable
- Advanced Excel skills to collate complex data.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Graduate Level or equivalent level of experience.
Desirable
- BSc in a computing or numerate discipline.
Qualifications
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of HL7 message structures
Desirable
- Relevant professional registration e.g. BCS.
Skills
Essential
- Track record of effective engagement and partnership working with internal stakeholders.
Desirable
- Advanced Excel skills to collate complex data.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Crewe / Infinity House with regular travel to Leighton Hospital and Macclesfield District General Hospital
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Leighton Hospital, Middlewich Road,
Crewe
CW1 4QJ
Employer's website
https://www.mcht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
