Job summary
UHB IT Services has an established pedigree of delivering innovation and change through successful application development. We are looking for an individual who has the ability to thrive in environments where personal development and personal performance go hand in hand with a strong customer service culture.
The successful applicant will join a dedicated team of developers to meet the aspirations of the organisation to successfully design, build and test operational applications that provide benefits to the Trust and its patients.
You will need to demonstrate hands-on Full Stack Development with a focus on creating solutions which are highly resilient and adaptable. You will be a keen team player with a conscientious, outgoing personality and ability to communicate well at all levels.
Our portfolio is extensive and covers bespoke software development, internal and external systems integration, document management (Documentum), mobile apps and data warehousing.
Main duties of the job
General
*Work as a Senior Developer part of a team of developers, developing in-house applications that support the best patient care and business efficiency for the trust.
*Support Junior Members of the Dev Team.
*Manage and maintain the systems, so that our staff know they can be relied upon 24/7
*Use Agile methodology, engage with stakeholders and a DevOps Culture.
*Use MS Teams for daily communication and Azure DevOps.
Development
*Web development using C#, React, Web Forms, MVC, ASP.NET, .NET Core, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, Bootstrap, HTML5, Classic ASP, VBScript, CSS
*Experience in Enterprise databases (MS SQL Server)
*Experience in Windows Web Servers, Linux (Ubuntu), IIS, Visual Studio, GitHub
*Interfacing: - using - HL7, FHIR, Web services, Rest, XML, JSON, file transfer
*Work with stakeholders to understand their needs and design solutions.
*Work with suppliers and subject-matter experts to gain knowledge of systems that interlink with our ecosystem.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Computer Science Degree or Relevant IT Qualification.
- *BTEC National or Higher or
- *3 A levels
Experience
Essential
- *Substantial experience, in a software design, development and support environment that involves complex computer systems and that roughly parallels that of clinical IT systems within the NHS.
- *Demonstrable and significant experience in the use of Visual Studio.
- *Demonstrable and significant experience of programming in Structured Query Language (SQL) and database design using Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle or other similar database technology etc.
- *Demonstrable experience of working in a response-critical environment where system up-time and availability is paramount.
- *Demonstrable experience of developing applications using ASP.NET C#, .NET Core, MVC, Web Forms and JavaScript Frameworks such as React.
- *Demonstrable experience of interfacing between systems using messaging standards such as XML or similar.
- *A good knowledge and understanding of the clinical processes involved in secondary, tertiary and to a lesser extent primary healthcare environments.
- *A good knowledge and understanding of the clinical coding systems used within healthcare.
- *Good working knowledge of XML, XSLT and JSON.
- *Good appreciation of confidentiality issues and the Data Protection Act
- *Knowledge and understanding of the clinical processes.
Desirable
- *A good knowledge and understanding of the clinical processes involved in secondary, tertiary and to a lesser extent primary healthcare environments.
- *A good knowledge and understanding of the clinical coding systems used within healthcare.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Computer system analysis, design and programming skills of an extremely high level.
- *Ability to create concise, effective documentation of computer programs and systems.
- *Requires advanced keyboard and mouse skills, and would be expected to be familiar with all common shortcut keys, etc. and be skilled in accessing systems remotely, running simultaneous applications in multiple windows, and where appropriate, on multiple displays and/or machines.
- *Ability to readily understand and deploy new computer hardware, operating systems and software packages.
- *Innovative, proactive and flexible approach to work.
- *Ability to prioritise and organise work.
- *Ability to meet tight deadlines.
- *Ability to work as a team member on a wide variety of projects.
- *Ability to work with low levels of supervision.
- *Ability to supervise others.
- *Ability to build relationships with internal and external contacts.
- *Ability to present information to others less technically skilled.
- *Can share knowledge.
- *Has professional integrity
- *Ability and willingness to work flexibly and as part of a team.
- *Can demonstrate innovation.
- *A constant self-developer
- *A natural collaborator
- *A highly effective communicator
Desirable
- *Ability to readily understand and deploy new computer hardware, operating systems and software packages.
- *Ability to supervise others.
- *Ability to build relationships with internal and external contacts.
- *Ability to present information to others less technically skilled.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Computer Science Degree or Relevant IT Qualification.
- *BTEC National or Higher or
- *3 A levels
Experience
Essential
- *Substantial experience, in a software design, development and support environment that involves complex computer systems and that roughly parallels that of clinical IT systems within the NHS.
- *Demonstrable and significant experience in the use of Visual Studio.
- *Demonstrable and significant experience of programming in Structured Query Language (SQL) and database design using Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle or other similar database technology etc.
- *Demonstrable experience of working in a response-critical environment where system up-time and availability is paramount.
- *Demonstrable experience of developing applications using ASP.NET C#, .NET Core, MVC, Web Forms and JavaScript Frameworks such as React.
- *Demonstrable experience of interfacing between systems using messaging standards such as XML or similar.
- *A good knowledge and understanding of the clinical processes involved in secondary, tertiary and to a lesser extent primary healthcare environments.
- *A good knowledge and understanding of the clinical coding systems used within healthcare.
- *Good working knowledge of XML, XSLT and JSON.
- *Good appreciation of confidentiality issues and the Data Protection Act
- *Knowledge and understanding of the clinical processes.
Desirable
- *A good knowledge and understanding of the clinical processes involved in secondary, tertiary and to a lesser extent primary healthcare environments.
- *A good knowledge and understanding of the clinical coding systems used within healthcare.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Computer system analysis, design and programming skills of an extremely high level.
- *Ability to create concise, effective documentation of computer programs and systems.
- *Requires advanced keyboard and mouse skills, and would be expected to be familiar with all common shortcut keys, etc. and be skilled in accessing systems remotely, running simultaneous applications in multiple windows, and where appropriate, on multiple displays and/or machines.
- *Ability to readily understand and deploy new computer hardware, operating systems and software packages.
- *Innovative, proactive and flexible approach to work.
- *Ability to prioritise and organise work.
- *Ability to meet tight deadlines.
- *Ability to work as a team member on a wide variety of projects.
- *Ability to work with low levels of supervision.
- *Ability to supervise others.
- *Ability to build relationships with internal and external contacts.
- *Ability to present information to others less technically skilled.
- *Can share knowledge.
- *Has professional integrity
- *Ability and willingness to work flexibly and as part of a team.
- *Can demonstrate innovation.
- *A constant self-developer
- *A natural collaborator
- *A highly effective communicator
Desirable
- *Ability to readily understand and deploy new computer hardware, operating systems and software packages.
- *Ability to supervise others.
- *Ability to build relationships with internal and external contacts.
- *Ability to present information to others less technically skilled.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
