Head of Application Integration and Innovation

2 months ago


Salford, United Kingdom Northern Care Alliance NHS Group Full time

**Interview date**

04/03/2024

**Job overview**:
**An exciting new opportunity has arisen for an outstanding individual to lead the Trust’s Digital Application Integration and Innovation teams.**

The Trust is embarking on a new Digital Strategy which will result in the implementation of a single Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system.

The role will bring together existing integration teams whilst developing the RPA function and exploring the exciting world of AI.

**Main duties of the job**:
maintenance and development of Intelligent automation (IA) combining Robotic process Automation (RPA) with Artifical Intelligence (AI) to deliver solutions across the organisation. They work closely with the
Associate Director of Applications Services to ensure that objectives & budgets are achieved, and risks are minimised.

The Senior Manager, Integration & Innovation will lead and drive the development and sustainability of the Trust’s digital interface and robotic technologies, continually striving to improve quality and responsiveness

**Working for our organisation**:
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to **make a difference** and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - **care**, **appreciate** and **inspire** - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
The Senior Manager, Integration & Innovation will provide the direction required to ensure their team can meet the Trust’s needs and objectives within agreed timelines, budget and desired quality metrics, ensuring

The post holder will be responsible for change delivery, and live incident support & investigation as required. They will encourage and drive continuous improvement within their domain, constantly seeking better ways to achieve software quality and delivery efficiency. They will also be accountable for ensuring successful delivery of any related development elements of projects within the IT change portfolio.

**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Masters or equivalent in Application Delivery
- Management/Leadership training
- Degree
- Specialist Training eg Software development, RPA or AI systems

**Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Significant relevant experience within a complex development environment
- Experience of managing a variety of stakeholders with conflicting agendas.
- Experience of conducting negotiations relating to highly complex matters, both internal and external to the organisation
- Significant experience of developing and implementing technology processes and procedures and delivering transformational change in a complex digital delivery environment.
- Experience of preparing and presenting reports of complex, sensitive or contentious information at senior forums.
- Experience of managing resources and budgets.
- Proven track record of leadership.
- Motivation and Insipre staff to achieve common objectives

**Desirable criteria**:

- Senior NHS Line management responsibility

**Knowledge**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Highly developed specialist knowledge and experience of managing integration acquired over a significant period
- Demonstrable senior level communication skills.
- We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.

We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief,



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