Principal Analyst Programmer (ePMA)

at  Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled Principal Analyst Programmer to join the Digital and Health Informatics (D&HI) department at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.
This role will support the implementation of an electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (ePMA) system, providing an opportunity to play a key role in the biggest digital transformation within the UHB to date. The ePMA system will transform the way clinicians prescribe & administer medication, making it safer & more efficient, impacting all staff groups, specialties and services across the UHB, transforming the way they work.
The successful candidate will join the Digital Service Transformation team. Our focus is on software development, integration, and interoperability. We are looking for an organised, enthusiastic and motivated individual, who can work in a rapidly changing and challenging environment.
In particular we need people with skills and expertise in the following areas:
Oracle Databases & PL/SQL
Microsoft .NET
APIs & RESTful web services
Interfacing & integrating multiple systems (e.g. Mirth, Nifi)
Real time messaging technologies (e.g. Kafka)
Healthcare interoperability standards (i.e. HL7, FHIR)
Management of a development team
Planning, design, articulation, & development of applications and automated workflows
The role will have a probationary period of on-site working, usually at our base in Woodland House, moving to hybrid working thereafter.
Manage aspects of the development and interoperability process from start to completion, including the management of subordinate technical staff involved in the project.
Monitor technical staff ensuring that they maintain the appropriate skill levels required to meet the IT needs of the D&HI department and University Health Board (UHB).
Take responsibility for one or more of the following core UHB IT systems, including the management of enhancements and bug-fixes, system performance and all application specific technical issues:
FHIR Server and API Development
PMS Master Index (including links to the HSW AR)
PMS Inpatient Module
PMS Outpatient Module
PMS System Administration
Results Reporting (Client and Web based)
Clinical Systems
Training Database
Data Warehouse
Application Server
Represent the interests of the Digital Service Transformation team and technical interests of the UHB on various corporate system user groups. Liaise with suppliers and departments outside D&HI on IT issues.
This post is fixed term until 31st March 2025 due to funding.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is “ Caring for People, Keeping People Well ”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
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