Overview

Clinical Application Specialist
Head Office London/Hybrid with occasional travel
37.5 Hours & Permanent

Circle Health Group is proud to be recognised as one of the UK’s top 5 best big companies to work for as well as top 5 to work for in the health and social care sector.

We have an opportunity for a Clinical Application Specialist to join their team of staff in the Group IT department.

This is a full-time role for 37.5 hours a week.

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

• You have strong (3+ years) experience in supporting clinically facing IT applications within large (~£250M+ annual revenue, 5,000+ end-users, 20+ different locations) organisations. 
• You have good (2+ years) experience in service delivery of the IT environment and building 3rd party supplier relations.
• You have good, up to date knowledge of relevant legislation including data protection, information security and information governance.
• You have excellent interpersonal skills and a strong customer and team working ethos, able to build and maintain good, effective working relationships across IT End-Users, Clinicians, Managers, IT team and 3rd Parties.
• You have strong, demonstrable analytical and problem-solving skills with data analysis and reporting using pre-built tools.
• You have ability to explain/translate highly technical documents to non-technical colleagues.

Duties of the role:

• You contribute to strategies to enhance and replace clinical applications to improve workflow efficiency, improve patient care outcomes, and drive innovation in clinical operations through the effective use of technology.
• You provide a 3rd Line support for clinical IT applications where expertise and knowledge are needed to resolve more complex issues or troubleshooting where 2nd line are not able to resolve.
• You perform ongoing maintenance activities to ensure the stability, performance, and security of clinical applications. Continuously optimise applications to meet changing business needs and technological advancements.
• You cultivate strong relationships with clinical stakeholders, including physicians, nurses, administrators, and other healthcare professionals, to understand their needs, priorities, and pain points.
• You conduct workshops, focus groups, and interviews to gather requirements and validate solutions, bridging the gap between clinical end-users and IT Teams to improve systems.
• You contribute to regular service reviews, performance assessments, and root cause analyses to identify trends, patterns, and opportunities for service enhancement and optimization.
• You collaborate closely with internal IT teams, external vendors, and clinical stakeholders to resolve issues, address challenges, and drive continuous improvement across all facets of clinical application management.
• You foster a culture of knowledge sharing within the team and to clinical users.

Salary & Benefits

Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
• Private Pension Scheme
• Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions
• Friends & Family Hospital Discounts
• Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Non-contributory life insurance
• Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits
• Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing
• Employee recognition programmes
• Industry leading training and development opportunities

…and much more!

Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles…and more.

Circle Health Group is proud to be a Gold member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and we welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces Community. We are also part of The Valuable 500 and we pride ourselves in being a Disability Confident Employer.

We’re passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.

To find out more about the Circle Health Group Philosophy: https://careers.circlehealthgroup.co.uk/why-circle/our-philosophy