Application Development Manager
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Job overview
The purpose of this post is primarily the management and leadership of the Application Development Team, designing and developing replacement processes to meet business requirements and become part of the Electronic Patient Record EPR.
In a rapidly changing technology environment, the Trust needs to transform its processes and systems to meet developing business requirements. It must implement technology solutions which are aligned to the business focus.
The EPR is critical to the Trust being the primary system for patient administration and care, expanding through development to incorporate other systems, both paper and electronic, over the next few years is essential. The post-holder will be responsible for leading a team of development specialist who will work in conjunction with organisational teams such as the Digital Transformation Team in delivering this major change.
Additionally the role covers the development and maintenance of other applications both clinical and administrative, such as Robotic Process Automation, web based applications, Microsoft power apps and InfoFlex.
Main duties of the job- Develop and maintain an in-depth understanding of the Trust’s business requirements and long-term business strategy, particularly in relation to EPR. This will involve developing a close working relationship with the Digital Transformation Team, extensive discussions with senior management and clinicians to understand their challenges and ensure the developed solutions meet these needs.
- Lead the team in ensuring that all elements of Application Development are designed and developed in line with the agreed Programme delivery,
- Day to day management of a team of 6 to 7 IT Development Specialists
- Responsible for the overall delivery of a programme of EPR developments to budget, timescale and the appropriate levels of quality in accordance with STH’s delivery methodology
- Be committed to continued personal development and maintain skill sets through ongoing training. Provide support and share knowledge with colleagues, as appropriate.
- Perform tasks in accordance with the ITIL Service Management framework and the Departmental Service Code of Practice.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (STH) is one of the UK's biggest and most successful providers of hospital and community based healthcare, with a comprehensive range of NHS services. STH provides care to Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Mid Yorkshire and North Derbyshire and specialist services to all parts of the UK.As one of three major trauma centres in Yorkshire and the Humber, STH operates across five hospitals and over 40 key community locations. The Trust has 16,500 staff providing services to over two million patients a year, including 150,000 accident and emergency attendances.
The Informatics Directorate is responsible for ensuring the operation of secure and confidential systems, the provision of high quality information and records to support patient care, clinical governance and performance management. It is also responsible for developing the Trust’s Health Informatics Strategy and for delivering the Trusts Information and Technology Strategy.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Directorate is responsible for designing, developing, maintaining and supporting the full IT infrastructure (including Networks, Servers, Storage, PC’s), Integration, In-house as well as managing key Systems such as ICE, EDMS and InfoFlex.It provides specialist advice not available elsewhere within the Trust on implementation and management of information technology resources and systems.
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria- Degree-level or equivalent experience in application development or a related area
- Masters’ degree, or equivalent knowledge in application development or a related area
- Project Management - PRINCE 2 foundation or equivalent experience
- Project Management – Agile project management foundation or higher
Experience
Essential criteria- Extensive experience of the full Application Development Process covering: Requirements Analysis Design Development Testing Service Transition Maintenance and Support
- Extensive experience of Trust business and clinical processes
- Significant experience of producing capacity and delivery plans
- Significant experience of managing projects
- Extensive experience of delivering quality applications, against demanding timescales, to meet user requirements.
- Significant experience of stakeholder management
- Experience of National Data Audit and Reporting requirements
- Significant experience of supplier management within healthcare
- Experience of financial management, budgetary and forecasting
- Experience of development in clinical systems
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria- Extensive knowledge of Service Management
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate to a wide audience of both SME and non SMEs.
- Excellent Team Building skills
- Able to produce clear operating policies to ensure good practice
- Extended knowledge of MS Office Products
- Advanced keyboard skills
- Good knowledge of IT
- Reasonable understanding of Integration and Interoperability.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria- Innovative and forward thinking
- Able to demonstrate leadership and motivational skills
- Able to drive and manage significant change
- Able to work on own initiative, taking decisions and actions in line with the Business aims of the organisation
- Able to make judgments in very complex situations, involving many competing factors.
- Able to develop long-term strategic plans, balancing potentially conflicting demands.
- Able to Identify and influence different approaches to working practices
- Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Able to build good relationships with clinicians/ users, operational managers and colleagues
- Commitment to continued personal development and maintain skill sets through ongoing training.
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