Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust for an Junior Integration Engineer. The successful candidate will join an enthusiastic team reporting directly to the IT Development Manager.
- Interview Date Wednesday 09 September 2026
- 37 hours 30 minutes /week, plus 1 in 3 weeks on-call.
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the Development Manager with the following activities:
- Recognise subtle problems with interface design or performance and act appropriately to improve the condition, seeking validation of actions in advance as appropriate.
- Respond to unfamiliar, undefined, unexpected, or unstable situations with the professionally prescribed standard response. Provide a support service to identify and rectify bugs and faults logged on the IT Service desk.
- Provide support to the Project Management team relating to any third-party products / solutions which are brought into the Trust.
- Work with the Server / Infrastructure team to ensure that all applications / servers are resilient providing maximum availability to the Trust.
- Monitor quality and processes to identify areas of improvement. Work with other members of the department to implement these improvements.
- Regularly research and investigate new technologies and methods that would be of benefit to the department.
- To assist in the planning of system integration via timely production and maintenance of individual development project plans.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Be responsible for the management of multiple projects.
- Liaise directly with clients in order to gather information.
- Work to deadlines to achieve agreed objectives using one’s own skill and judgement.
- Carry out tasks with minimal supervision to a high standard.
- Ensure that assigned projects are completed to time and budget constraints.
- Research and identify the best methods/solutions to overcome issues be they development or Trust related.
- Assist in the development of Policy in relation to Legislation, NHS Guidelines and the Department of Health which is fundamental to the securing of Trust data assets relating not only to patient care but to staff and the Trust itself.
- Assist in the development of continuity and disaster recovery plans in the event of loss of service.
- To ensure that all Requests for Change (specifications and requirements) are captured and fully documented.
- Perform other duties and undertake special projects as requested by the manager.
- Work with Trust staff, partners and vendor.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Person specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Proven ability to acquire new skills and adapt existing skills effectively
- Excellent prioritisation and coordination skills, combined with ability to work to deadlines under pressure
- Good decision-making ability
- Good problem-solving skills.
- Good time management skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer facing skills.
- Ability to work individually and part of a team.
- Logical and methodical, with attention to detail.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and experience utilising testing methods, tools and producing test documentation.
- Have awareness of interface development and support: o Interfacing frameworks such as HL7, FHIR, XML, JSON, etc. o Interface design and documentation. o Troubleshooting of errors and issue resolution
- Knowledge of the Data Protection Act
Desirable
- Knowledge/experience of JavaScript Development
- Knowledge/experience with MIRTH Connect
- Experience of Oracle Millennium
- Experience of Microsoft Office applications
- Experience of working within the NHS
- Understanding of Caldicott Guardianship rules
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- A degree including courses in system integration or systems analysis OR has acquired core IT skills and knowledge via extensive practical experience.
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This advert is for Junior Integration Engineer with The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Regent Point. It is listed as a Band 5 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 23 Aug 2026.
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