Integration Architect
Posted Today by Brio Digital
£630 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Leeds, UK
Summary: The Integration Architect role focuses on supporting a Discovery project for NHS England, emphasizing the consolidation and clarification of architectural guidance to enhance interoperability across the NHS. The position requires strong NHS experience and aims to produce clear standards and documentation for various stakeholders. The role is primarily remote with occasional travel to Leeds, and it operates within an inside IR35 framework.
Key Responsibilities:
- Review and assess existing NHS England architectural guidance, with a focus on integration and interoperability
- Define and document interoperability architecture principles, patterns, and standards
- Align integration architecture with national NHS strategies and policies
- Engage with a wide range of stakeholders to understand consumer needs and pain points
- Produce clear, concise, and authoritative architectural outputs suitable for national publication
- Support the transition from Discovery findings into future delivery phases
Key Skills:
- Proven NHS experience is essential (national, regional, or trust-level)
- Strong background as an Integration Architect or Interoperability Architect
- Demonstrable experience delivering Discovery-phase architecture
- Deep understanding of NHS interoperability standards and approaches
- Experience working with complex, distributed healthcare systems
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including working with national bodies and senior stakeholders
Salary (Rate): £630 per day
City: Leeds
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Integration Architect (Interoperability)
£630 per day | Inside IR35
4 Week Discovery To Begin With
Primarily remote with occasional travel to Leeds
Overview
- We are seeking an experienced Integration Architect with strong NHS experience to support a Discovery project for NHS England. The programme aims to consolidate and rationalise existing architectural guidance, making it easier for consumers across the NHS to understand, adopt, and implement consistent, up-to-date standards.
- A major focus of this Discovery will be Interoperability Architecture, ensuring that integration standards, patterns, and guidance are clear, coherent, and aligned to national NHS priorities.
Key objectives
- Lead architectural input into a Discovery project focused on NHS architecture guidance
- Consolidate and clarify existing NHS England architectural artefacts, standards, and documentation
- Ensure Interoperability Architecture is clearly defined, accessible, and fit for purpose
- Create clear, consumable guidance for a broad NHS audience including trusts, ICBs, suppliers, and delivery teams
- Identify gaps, overlaps, and inconsistencies in current integration and interoperability guidance
Key responsibilities
- Review and assess existing NHS England architectural guidance, with a focus on integration and interoperability
- Define and document interoperability architecture principles, patterns, and standards
- Align integration architecture with national NHS strategies and policies
- Engage with a wide range of stakeholders to understand consumer needs and pain points
- Produce clear, concise, and authoritative architectural outputs suitable for national publication
- Support the transition from Discovery findings into future delivery phases
Essential experience
- Proven NHS experience is essential (national, regional, or trust-level)
- Strong background as an Integration Architect or Interoperability Architect
- Demonstrable experience delivering Discovery-phase architecture
- Deep understanding of NHS interoperability standards and approaches
- Experience working with complex, distributed healthcare systems
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including working with national bodies and senior stakeholders
Desirable experience
- Experience working with NHS England architectural guidance or national frameworks
- Knowledge of healthcare interoperability standards (for example HL7, FHIR, APIs, messaging patterns)
- Experience simplifying complex architectural content for non-technical audiences
- Background in public sector or large, regulated environments
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