Solution Architect | Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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
• Enterprise cyber resilience
• Multi-million-pound capital investment integrity
• Long-term sustainability and technical debt management
• Regulatory compliance (DSPT, Clinical Safety, IG)
• Organisational digital maturity

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 ICS 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-organisational 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.

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.

We can offer you the full range of

NHS benefits/discounts and in addition

• Flexible working hours
• 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
• Support in career development
• 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 ICS 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-organisational 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.

This advert closes on Sunday 2 Aug 2026