Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

IT Clinical Systems Configuration Specialist (Band 6)

The closing date is 29 July 2025

Job summary

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is working with partners across the care community to deliver a unique, cross care setting, real time, patient centric electronic health record that will improve the quality and delivery of care to the patient.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the IT Clinical Systems Team at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust as a Band 6 IT Clinical Systems Specialist. The team you would be joining supports the services of ANHSFT and also our wider Place partners such as Bradford Teaching Hopsital Trust in their ongoing use and development of TPP SystmOne for their clinical and operational teams.

The primary project for the successful candidate will be to act as the SystmOne Specialist in our Trust's move to and ongoing support of SystmOne as the Primary Record

Main duties of the job

Work as part of the IT Clinical Systems Team supporting the ongoing use and development of TPP SystmOne and ICE for ANHSFT services and wider Place partners such as BTHFT.

Ensureeffective provision and communication of complex system requirements, corporate issues, and analysis through comprehensive written reports as well as negotiate resolutions primarily with Trust management, external system suppliers and within the Project and Management Team.

Provide specialist support and advice on systems specification, configuration and requirements, functionality, implementation, and roll out across the organisation to support all aspects of care, service planning, policy-making and accountability.

Involved in the design and build of new services and operational practices.

Review existing systems and processes and ensure still fit for purpose.

Work effectively between bespoke projects, the Integrated Health Record Programme and its requirements as well as 'business as usual' systems changes and developments.

Provide and receive highly complex and sensitive information; agreement or co-operation required; present complex and sensitive information to large groups

Coordinate the development and adaptation of information system(s) to meet stakeholder requirements whether that be by the Clinical IT Systems Team or liaising with external third party system supplier

About us

We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

  • Cycle to Work
  • Travel Scheme
  • Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
  • Onsite Nursery
  • Buying and Selling Annual Leave
  • Car Leasing
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Employee Health and Wellbeing
  • Extensive Reward Scheme
  • Counselling Service
  • Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
  • Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

Our values:

We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:

  • Committed to Quality of Care
  • Compassion
  • Working together for patients
  • Improving Lives
  • Everyone Counts
  • Respect and Dignity

Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.

Details

Date posted

15 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

423-7292155

Job locations

Airedale General Hospital

Skipton Road

Steeton

BD20 6TD


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents.

Person Specification

Education/Training/Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent or experience in an IT service environment with evidence of relevant skills equivalent to Degree level
  • SystmOne Train the Trainer
  • Knowledge and experience of using specialist IT electronic healthcare record systems, partculalrly TPP SystmOne and CliniSys ICE
  • Show evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

  • Microsoft Office qualifications - MOS expert level or ECDL Advanced
  • PRINCE2 Practitioner (or equivalent project management methodology)
  • ISEB IT Service Management (ITIL V3) Foundation

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience of managing comprehensive patient systems to support the provision of patient care
  • SystmOne usage experience
  • Relevant experience within a health care setting

Desirable

  • Project Delivery experience
  • Previous experience of supporting change within clinical environments
  • Previous experience of producing training material
Person Specification

Education/Training/Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent or experience in an IT service environment with evidence of relevant skills equivalent to Degree level
  • SystmOne Train the Trainer
  • Knowledge and experience of using specialist IT electronic healthcare record systems, partculalrly TPP SystmOne and CliniSys ICE
  • Show evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

  • Microsoft Office qualifications - MOS expert level or ECDL Advanced
  • PRINCE2 Practitioner (or equivalent project management methodology)
  • ISEB IT Service Management (ITIL V3) Foundation

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience of managing comprehensive patient systems to support the provision of patient care
  • SystmOne usage experience
  • Relevant experience within a health care setting

Desirable

  • Project Delivery experience
  • Previous experience of supporting change within clinical environments
  • Previous experience of producing training material

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

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Airedale General Hospital

Skipton Road

Steeton

BD20 6TD


Employer's website

https://www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Airedale General Hospital

Skipton Road

Steeton

BD20 6TD


Employer's website

https://www.airedale-trust.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

IT Clinical Systems Manager

Tony Bates

tony.bates1@nhs.net

01535652511

Details

Date posted

15 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

423-7292155

Job locations

Airedale General Hospital

Skipton Road

Steeton

BD20 6TD


Supporting documents

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