Systems Principal | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	18 August 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£53,751 - £60,651 Per Annum inclusive of HCAS
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	17 September 2025
Location:	Beckenham, BR3 3BX
Company:	South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7395145/334-NCL-7395145-TA

Summary

The Systems Principal for ePMA and eOBS will act as the expert technical lead for both systems, ensuring their optimal performance, integration, and development. The post holder will manage system administration, user support, configuration, and enhancements, while contributing to strategic developments aligned with Trust objectives.

Career Progression pathways and development opportunities:

We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. In addition, we offer ongoing training and development in conjunction with the BCS membership.

Provide expert technical support to ensure 24/7 availability of ePMA and eOBS systems.

Lead on system upgrades, including planning, testing, and implementation.

Lead collaboration with Infrastructure Engineers to coordinate and oversee the monthly security patching and testing of both non-production and production environments, ensuring minimal disruption and full compliance with Trust security protocols

Manage technical development and change requests from specification to deployment.

Work collaboratively with digital colleagues to ensure a robust, reliable, and user-friendly Business Continuity Plan (BCP) is in place and ready to be activated for both the ePMA and eOBS systems if required.

Liaise with suppliers and internal stakeholders to support system enhancements and resolve issues.

Lead or participate in specialist projects, including testing workstreams and issue resolution.

Maintain system documentation, test logs, and provide summary reports.

Contribute to the development and maintenance of the clinical safety case for both ePMA and eOBS systems, particularly when implementing system changes.

Ensure compliance with Trust policies, data protection, and clinical safety standards.

Deliver training and guidance to end users as required.

Flexible working:

As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 8am to 6pm giving you the very best of good work life balance.

Working for your organisation

The Clinical Systems Team falls within the Digital Services umbrella, empowering technology and process to ensure the customers have the best possible result.

About our locations:

The Clinical Systems team are primarily based at Bethlem but also work across various of sites:

Bethlem Royal Hospital

Bethlem Royal Hospital is based in a beautiful setting in over 200 acres of green space in the London Borough of Bromley, South East London. The hospital has easy access to nearby main roads and have offers free parking. The site is within walking distance from of Eden Park and West Wickham overland stations.

Maudsley Hospital (headquarters)

Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2) and is within walking distance from the beautiful green spaces of Ruskin park and the vibrant high-street that offers great shopping opportunities and with a wide range restaurants.

St Pauls

St Pauls is located within the Bromley area and is less than 10 minutes from the train stations (Bromley South, Bromley North and Shortlands) I

Key Responsibilities:

· Provide expert technical support to ensure 24/7 availability of ePMA and eOBS systems.

· Lead on system upgrades, including planning, testing, and implementation.

· Lead collaboration with Infrastructure Engineers to coordinate and oversee the monthly security patching and testing of both non-production and production environments, ensuring minimal disruption and full compliance with Trust security protocols

· Manage technical development and change requests from specification to deployment.

· Work collaboratively with digital colleagues to ensure a robust, reliable, and user-friendly Business Continuity Plan (BCP) is in place and ready to be activated for both the ePMA and eOBS systems if required.

· Liaise with suppliers and internal stakeholders to support system enhancements and resolve issues.

· Lead or participate in specialist projects, including testing workstreams and issue resolution.

· Maintain system documentation, test logs, and provide summary reports.

· Contribute to the development and maintenance of the clinical safety case for both ePMA and eOBS systems, particularly when implementing system changes.

· Ensure compliance with Trust policies, data protection, and clinical safety standards.

· Deliver training and guidance to end users as required.



Communication and Working Relationships

Internal

· Service Directors / Heads of Service / Matrons

· Business Managers

· Pharmacy Managers

· Clinical and Administrative Staff

· Planning and Performance Team

· Information Teams

· ICT Staff



External

· Service Users

· System Suppliers and Contractors

· NHS Trusts, Health Authorities, Social Services

· Institute of Psychiatry and other academic partners


This advert closes on Monday 1 Sep 2025