OneEPR Technical Architect

Band: 7 (47810 - 54710)

Hours: 37.5 

Contract Type: Fixed-Term 2 years

Location: Base location either St Marys Hospital Parkhurst Road Newport Isle of Wight PO30 5TG or Building 4000 Lakeside North Harbour Cosham Portsmouth PO6 3EN. Across site travel may be required the frequency will be agreed locally.

Closing Date: 31/10/2025

The OneEpr Programme exists to implement a single integrated electronic patient record (EPR) designed to improve patient outcomes and the experience of delivering care for our colleagues.

The solution is the direct result of the combined vision and strategic goals of:

1. Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT)
2. Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU)
3. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT)
4. University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust (UHS)

The Trusts will work together with their clinical and departmental experts alongside regional digital colleagues to procure and implement a joint EPR over the coming years .

Job summary

Play a leading technical role in the provision of effective efficient and fully integrated ICT services that maximise their availability and integrity for end-users and optimise the value gained by the Trust from its investment in Digital technologies. This will be achieved by:

• Designing complex new and modified ICT systems that address ICT security performance and availability requirements;
• Leading on software and hardware installations  specifications testing and service transition;
• Supporting the Trust in meeting business objectives by identifying potential technology innovations engaging with the business over how these can be exploited and where approved leading their implementation;
• Acting as champion for the departments ITIL processes providing professional guidance in and execution of Incident Change Release Problem Performance and Availability Management;
• Ensuring all systems hosted within the Trust Data Centres are operating at their optimum performance availability to IT users and integrity of their data;
• Providing technical expertise and professional support to the Service Delivery team.
• Proactively and positively contribute to the achievement of deliverables through individual and team effort. Manage the production of the required deliverables and control risks.
• Support team members to deliver on their functionally relevant objectives through offering advice guidance and support as appropriate.
• Ensure that approved budgets are spent effectively and in accordance with agreed procedures.
• Liaison with Senior Professionals and related functions to ensure that work is neither overlooked nor duplicated.
• Build and sustain effective communications with other roles involved in the shared services as required.
• Maintain and continuously improve specialist knowledge in an aspect of Health Service which significantly contributes to the Trusts stated objectives and aims.
• Establish and maintain strategic links with a range of external partners/stakeholders or manage the links made through the team. Engage with external partners/stakeholders to gain their necessary level of contribution and commitment to the successful delivery of your work.
• Undertake proactive horizon scanning for either developments relating to Trust work or opportunities for Trust involvement around health issues.
• Increase the level of knowledge and skills within the Trust through documenting key learning and supporting others to develop their professional abilities.
• Dissemination of knowledge through engagement in report writing and reviewing taking full responsibility for technical accuracy and reliability and being sensitive to the wider implications of that dissemination.
• Ensure that expertise is seen as a resource within and outside the Trust and form working partnerships with government departments national agencies and key stakeholders.
•  Develop structures systems ways of working and personal values that will support the Trusts sustainable development objectives with regard to issues such as Carbon reduction and waste minimisation; and to encourage all stakeholders of the Trust to act as enthusiastic agents of change.

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Qualifications :

• Degree level qualification or equivalent in computing or related field.
• Technical accreditation in at least one or more of the following; Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Certified Virtualisation Expert (CVE) or Citrix Certified Architect (CCA).
• ITIL Foundation Certificate

Evidence of continuing professional development

Additional Information :

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ Race Equality and Disability and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education opinions culture ethnicity race sex gender identity and expression nation of origin age languages spoken veterans status colour religion disability sexual orientation and beliefs.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Contract