Solution Architect

The Solution Architect provides corporate-level architectural leadership, authoritative design governance and enterprise solution assurance across the Norfolk and Waveney Acute Hospitals Collaborative.

The postholder holds system-wide accountability for ensuring that all major digital investments, including EPR, PACS, LIMS, Microsoft platforms, integration services, infrastructure modernisation and data platforms are architecturally sound, secure, interoperable, scalable and aligned to enterprise strategy and national NHS frameworks.

The role carries substantial responsibility for:

• Patient safety implications of solution design
• Multi-million-pound capital investment integrity
• Long-term sustainability and technical debt management
• Regulatory compliance (DSPT, Clinical Safety, IG)

Decisions taken at this level directly influence service continuity, financial stewardship, system integration integrity, regulatory assurance and organisational reputation across multiple Acute Trusts.

The Solution Architect operates with significant professional autonomy and acts as a senior Design Authority across the Collaborative, providing executive-level advice to programme boards, digital governance committees and clinical leadership.

• Act as senior Design Authority for solution and service architecture across major transformation programmes and cross-Trust initiatives.
• Translate enterprise architecture strategy, target operating models and ICT digital objectives into executable architectural blueprints.
• Lead the development and governance of enterprise solution patterns, standards, reference architectures and reusable design frameworks.
• Influence technology direction and investment decisions to reduce technical debt, improve resilience and optimise long-term cost structures.
• Provide architectural input to corporate digital strategy and enterprise roadmap planning.
• Shape cross-organizational convergence strategies to standardise platforms and improve system interoperability.
• Horizon scan emerging technologies (AI, cloud-native services, automation, interoperability innovations) and assess safe adoption pathways.
• Chair or formally contribute to Architecture Review Boards and design governance forums.
• Approve architectural designs for high-value, high-risk or system-critical digital investments.
• Provide architectural oversight and assurance for substantial multi-million-pound digital programme investments.
• Define cost models, lifecycle implications and total cost of ownership for proposed solution designs.
• Provide formal input into business case development, investment prioritisation and capital planning.

• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream – access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
• Free 24‑hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

• Act as senior Design Authority for solution and service architecture across major transformation programmes and cross-Trust initiatives.
• Translate enterprise architecture strategy, target operating models and ICT digital objectives into executable architectural blueprints.
• Lead the development and governance of enterprise solution patterns, standards, reference architectures and reusable design frameworks.
• Influence technology direction and investment decisions to reduce technical debt, improve resilience and optimise long-term cost structures.
• Provide architectural input to corporate digital strategy and enterprise roadmap planning.
• Shape cross-organizational convergence strategies to standardise platforms and improve system interoperability.
• Horizon scan emerging technologies (AI, cloud-native services, automation, interoperability innovations) and assess safe adoption pathways.
• Chair or formally contribute to Architecture Review Boards and design governance forums.
• Approve architectural designs for high-value, high-risk or system-critical digital investments.
• Provide architectural oversight and assurance for substantial multi-million-pound digital programme investments.
• Define cost models, lifecycle implications and total cost of ownership for proposed solution designs.
• Provide formal input into business case development, investment prioritisation and capital planning.

Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.

• Educated to Master's degree level (or equivalent depth of knowledge gained through substantial senior experience) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Digital Architecture, Engineering, Health Informatics or a related discipline, demonstrating highly specialised architectural expertise across…