North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Applications Specialist *Internal applicants*
Closing date is 13 April 2026
Internal only to NCIC employees
As part of the Digital Healthcare team, Applications have an exciting opportunity to recruit an Applications Specialist. The successful applicant will be part of a team who are responsible for the delivery and maintenance of corporate and clinical applications to support safe and effective patient care whilst delivering the digital strategy.
Within the team you will be supported by Senior Applications Specialists. This role involves day to day support of the applications including incident management, request fulfilment, monitoring, change and release management and decommissioning. Another key part of this role is to make proactive improvements to our applications and making use of the functionality available. Being able to communicate effectively with users and suppliers is an essential part of this role.
This is a busy role so we are looking for someone who is highly organised, motivated and proactive and can cope under pressure to help us to deliver an excellent service.
Main duties of the job
This role involves:
* Supporting the full lifecycle of applications, from design and implementation to decommissioning for technical and configuration elements
* Implementation of application configuration and delivery mechanisms
* Application testing including technical and functional elements
* Maintenance including upgrades and patching
* Incident management and request fulfilment
* Delivery of projects and significant work
The post holder will gain in-depth knowledge of the applications used in the Trust and an understanding of the tools used for their delivery. To deliver and support applications, a comprehensive working knowledge of the Trust and services within is essential. They will be responsible for the day to day support and delivery of the applications and will be part of a team committed to deliver customer excellence.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’:
* Being a clinically led organisation
* Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
* A positive patient experience every time
* A great place to work
* Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
Disclosure and Barring Service
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
* Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.
* Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.
Benefits
* 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
* NHS Discounts*
* Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
* Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work‑related problems
* *Subject to eligibility
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* oEducated to a degree level or experience in delivering and supporting applications
* oITIL Foundation
* oPRiNCE2 Foundation
Experience
* oWorking across multiple organisations and in multi-disciplinary teams
* oWorking with external suppliers and providers
* oExperience of product delivery and maintenance
* oSystem administration
* oUnderstanding requirements and delivering services to customers
* oProblem identification and resolution
* oWorking as part of a team
* oWorking in a high pressure environment
* oWorking in a healthcare setting
* oExperience of project delivery
Knowledge
* oPrinciples of application lifecycles
* oUnderstanding of common application infrastructure, databases and server based applications
* oMicrosoft based environments
* oWorking knowledge of the NHS
* oApplications in a healthcare setting
Skills and Aptitudes
* oConfidence and capability to deal and communicate with colleagues and staff at all levels
* oHigh levels of computer literacy
* oAbility to learn quickly
* oAbility to analyse and solve problems
Personal Requirements
* oCreative and collaborative
* oMotivated and proactive
* oPositive attitude to change
Other Requirements
* oWilling to travel
* oWilling to undertake personal development
* oFlexible approach and willingness to work outside normal hours to meet service demands
* oParticipation in an on‑call service as required
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
£31,049 to £37,796 a year Per Annum Pro Rata
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