Interfacing Team Leader

Location: Dorset or Kent
Salary: Excellent package + benefits
Job posted: 5 Oct 2009

An exciting opportunity for an Interfacing Team Leader has arisen. The Team Leader will work with the Product Development Manager to ensure the delivery of Interfacing solutions between the client and 3rd-party clinical systems.

Principal responsibilities

• To co-ordinate, control and "hands on" develop interfaces;
• To lead and guide the Interface Team to achieve high-level of effectiveness and productivity;
• Development and on-going maintenance of documentation (specifications, interface maps,
  support guides, etc);
• To enclose and co-ordinate staff development.

Qualifications and Experience

• Thorough understanding of programming techniques, environments and tools;
• Good all round IT knowledge (networking, communication protocols, web technologies etc);
• Some knowledge of NHS and Healthcare Information Systems;
• At least 10 years experience in a hands on Interface development role;
• A successful and proven track record in leading software development teams;
• Experience of developing, planning, monitoring, controlling and delivering software to NHS Trusts.

Technical skills

Experience of interfacing both modern and legacy systems using one or more of the following commercial interface engines: RHAPSODY, BIZTALK, eGATE, ENSEMBLE, WEBSPHERE, MICROSCRIP / NEON, CLOVERLEAF.

Knowledge of one or more of the following types of interfaces is required:

• Single way real-time MPI feed (from PAS to departmental system);
• Bi-directional real-time MPI feed (between PAS and a departmental system);
• Real-time transactional interface (e.g. Query / response such as a Patient Name Search);
• Test requesting / Ordering;
• Pathology / Radiology Results reporting
  PACS.

Please send your CV to cv_veronika_p@informatiq.co.uk or call Veronika on 01923 22 44 81 for more information.