Digital Portfolio Manager - Deputy Solutions Architect

Humber Health Partnership is implementing a major new Electronic Patient Record (EPR) that will transform digital care across our hospitals and services. To support this, we are recruiting a highly skilled Deputy Solutions Architect Integration to lead development of the Trust's new Data Warehouse and interfaces essential to a safe, modern EPR ecosystem.

This senior role is central to ensuring the Group's data architecture, warehousing capability and system interfaces are robust, future-proof and aligned to national and internal digital priorities.

You will:

• Lead the design, development and evolution of the Group's data warehouse, reporting infrastructure and interface solutions supporting the new EPR.
• Drive solution designs, technical specifications and integration standards to ensure safe, effective interoperability between clinical and administrative systems.
• Oversee change control, configuration management, system upgrades and interface testing to ensure uninterrupted service.
• Represent the Group in internal and external programmes, clearly communicating digital vision and EPR integration strategy.
• Provide expert oversight across complex digital projects, including data development, system deployment and solution design.

• Extensive experience in systems and integration development within NHS clinical and administrative systems.
• Deep understanding of NHS business processes, digital systems, interfaces and data flows.
• Experience managing digital or technical teams including staffing, performance, resource planning and development.
• Knowledge of development methodologies (e.g., Agile/Scrum) and project management approaches such as PRINCE2.
• Knowledge of data architectures, interface technologies and integration standards relevant to modern EPR systems.
• Ability to analyse complex technical and operational problems and develop high-quality digital solutions.

Desirable

• Experience with ITIL, service management or advanced agile frameworks.
• Knowledge of specialist or bespoke Trust systems and integration patterns.

You will be:

• A proactive and solutions-focused leader.
• Calm under pressure, able to act independently and set high standards for digital practice.
• Diplomatic, influential, and effective at negotiating with stakeholders ranging from suppliers to clinicians.
• Motivated by improving digital capability and transforming clinical care through better data, integration and digital services.

Our organisation is committed to investing in digital, modernising clinical services and delivering safer, more connected care. Your expertise will have significant real-world impact., * PRINCE 2 Foundation or Scrum / Agile leadership qualification or experience

• Experience of Systems development and integration within NHS clinical and administrative systems
• System or Integration development experience in clinical and administrative systems
• Degree or relevant appropriate Health related qualification

Desirable

• ITL Practitioner Certification or Scrum or Agile leadership qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience in the management of a system and integration development services team
• Proven ability in staff and team management
• Knowledge and experience of a development methodology (e.g. Scrum/Agile) to develop and deliver practical development processes
• Experience of system release management, regression testing and product development lifecycles including test script development and execution
• highly developed specialist knowledge of the NHS supported by a relevant NHS Management qualification or experience

Desirable

• Highly developed specialist knowledge and extensive understanding of a wide range of NHS IM&T procedures and systems covering: User Needs Analyses; Interfaces; Business Case Preparation; Compliance Testing; Procurement; and PRINCE Project Management., * PRINCE 2 Foundation or Scrum / Agile leadership qualification or experience
• Experience of Systems development and integration within NHS clinical and administrative systems
• System or Integration development experience in clinical and administrative systems
• Degree or relevant appropriate Health related qualification

Desirable

• ITL Practitioner Certification or Scrum or Agile leadership qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience in the management of a system and integration development services team
• Proven ability in staff and team management
• Knowledge and experience of a development methodology (e.g. Scrum/Agile) to develop and deliver practical development processes
• Experience of system release management, regression testing and product development lifecycles including test script development and execution
• highly developed specialist knowledge of the NHS supported by a relevant NHS Management qualification or experience

Desirable

• Highly developed specialist knowledge and extensive understanding of a wide range of NHS IM&T procedures and systems covering: User Needs Analyses; Interfaces; Business Case Preparation; Compliance Testing; Procurement; and PRINCE Project Management.

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.

As a Group we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion. Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve. Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH. As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology. We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.