Job summary
This is an excellent opportunity to become involved with a team
facing an exciting period of change and challenge. Following publication of a new Digital
Strategy for Portsmouth Hospitals Trust, the IT Department is embracing a new
brief, in championing digital transformation and raising digital maturity
across the organisation. It is seeking a
forward thinking, dynamic and experienced individual, with a proven history of
delivering results, to fill this key role.
What We Offer You:
The opportunity to:
Become
involved with a team working to improve patient care through IT and digital
transformation.
Make a
difference in digital service and solution development for patients of
Portsmouth Hospitals Trust (serving a population of around 675,000 residents of
Portsmouth and South East Hampshire).
Work with a
great group of people who are committed to their cause and dedicated to
delivering the best services and solutions they can.
Main duties of the job
The
Role:
This
role is for an IT Intelligent Automation Senior Developer to support Portsmouth
Hospitals University Trust, IT Department.
You will play an instrumental role in the support and delivery of the
Trusts RPA (automation) solutions. The
developer will be enthusiastic to support the IT Department whilst garnering
the agile methodology and continuous delivery of the Digital Healthcare Systems
within the trust. Other attributes:
Contribute to the smooth delivery
of all RPA & PowerPlatform projects, enhancements and support delivered by
the team.
Define and specify functional and
non-functional requirements, technical specifications and advice.
Assist with the delivery of
complex technical RPA & PowerPlatform development projects.
Write and design the build of RPA
& PowerPlatform Apps with integrity and scalability with data access layers
that are optimised for performance and security.
Deliver RPA & PowerPlatform
Apps which is well tested and consistently error free.
About us
The Trust is committed to driving excellence in care for our patients and communities and was rated good by the Care Quality Commission report published 2020 and became a University Hospital. We are ranked as the third in the country for research; embedding education and training across the organisation and we continuously strive to achieve our core values which are at the heart of everything we do. The Trusts main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, starting life as a military hospital over a century ago and now one of the largest hospitals on the south coast and you may have seen us on the TV series Nurses on the Ward. The Trust provides comprehensive secondary care and specialist services to a local population of 675,000 people across South East Hampshire. The Trust employs over 8,000 staff and are #ProudtobePHU; our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because its the right thing to do, but because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for providing outstanding care and support for patients, colleagues and our community you will find a home at PHU. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in
terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender
identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans
status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specific Core Functions
1. Contribute to the smooth delivery of all RPA & PowerPlatform projects,
enhancements and support delivered by the team.
2. Assist IT RPA & PowerPlatform
Developers to define and specify functional and non-functional requirements,
technical specifications and advice.
3. Delivery of complex
technical RPA & PowerPlatform development projects.
4. Write and design the build of RPA & PowerPlatform Apps with integrity and
scalability with data access layers that are optimised for performance and
security.
5. Deliver RPA & PowerPlatform Apps which is well tested and consistently
error free.
6. Undertake aspects of system maintenance and support as instructed,
including end user support and training.
7. Assist with the investigation of functional problems with in-house and
third-party applications and performance issues with applications, databases
and servers.
8. Utilise, as appropriate, a number of different methodologies such as
Scrum and SPRINT to supplement normal PRINCE project management processes.
9. Ensure written reports are created to appropriate standards and client
communication is at an excellent and professional level.
10. Be aware of Information Governance requirements, including data
protection and security threats and make sure risks are mitigated through the
use of known industry standards.
11. Contribute to the effective and efficient handover of projects and
systems to routine operational support, including the production of
appropriate system and support documentation.
12. Contribute to the proactive drive of innovation with new ideas and
options made available through new technologies.
13. Embrace the culture of promoting new ideas and identifying
opportunities within the team for the organisation.
14. Assist with research
and development activities, contributing to evaluation of new technologies
and systems as required.
Other
Job
Holders are required to:
1.
Maintain personal and
professional development to meet the changing demands of the job, participate
in appropriate training activities and encourage and support staff
development and training.
2.
Always keep requirements in mind and
seek out to improve, including achieving customer service performance
targets.
3.
Occasionally
required to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service e.g. to meet
customers or attend meetings in the evenings, or attend management forums at
weekends. However, these will be the
exception rather than the norm.
4.
Use of VDU required
for a substantial part of each day.
5.
Adhere to Trust policies and
procedures, e.g. Health and Safety at Work, Equal Opportunities, and No
Smoking.
6.
Act in such a way that at all
times the health and well being of children and vulnerable adults is safeguarded.
Familiarisation with and adherence to the Safeguarding Policies of
the Trust is an essential requirement for all employees. In addition all
staff are expected to complete essential/mandatory training in this
area.
7.
Respect the confidentiality of all matters
that they may learn relating to their employment and other members of
staff. All staff are expected to respect conform to the requirements of
the Data Protection Act 2018, including the responsibility to ensure that
personal data is accurate and kept up to date
8.
Ensure that
Development staff and external contractors work in a responsible and safe
manner and have due regard for health and safety regulations.
This job description does not purport to cover all
aspects of the job holders duties but is intended to be indicative of the
main areas of responsibility
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specific Core Functions
1. Contribute to the smooth delivery of all RPA & PowerPlatform projects,
enhancements and support delivered by the team.
2. Assist IT RPA & PowerPlatform
Developers to define and specify functional and non-functional requirements,
technical specifications and advice.
3. Delivery of complex
technical RPA & PowerPlatform development projects.
4. Write and design the build of RPA & PowerPlatform Apps with integrity and
scalability with data access layers that are optimised for performance and
security.
5. Deliver RPA & PowerPlatform Apps which is well tested and consistently
error free.
6. Undertake aspects of system maintenance and support as instructed,
including end user support and training.
7. Assist with the investigation of functional problems with in-house and
third-party applications and performance issues with applications, databases
and servers.
8. Utilise, as appropriate, a number of different methodologies such as
Scrum and SPRINT to supplement normal PRINCE project management processes.
9. Ensure written reports are created to appropriate standards and client
communication is at an excellent and professional level.
10. Be aware of Information Governance requirements, including data
protection and security threats and make sure risks are mitigated through the
use of known industry standards.
11. Contribute to the effective and efficient handover of projects and
systems to routine operational support, including the production of
appropriate system and support documentation.
12. Contribute to the proactive drive of innovation with new ideas and
options made available through new technologies.
13. Embrace the culture of promoting new ideas and identifying
opportunities within the team for the organisation.
14. Assist with research
and development activities, contributing to evaluation of new technologies
and systems as required.
Other
Job
Holders are required to:
1.
Maintain personal and
professional development to meet the changing demands of the job, participate
in appropriate training activities and encourage and support staff
development and training.
2.
Always keep requirements in mind and
seek out to improve, including achieving customer service performance
targets.
3.
Occasionally
required to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service e.g. to meet
customers or attend meetings in the evenings, or attend management forums at
weekends. However, these will be the
exception rather than the norm.
4.
Use of VDU required
for a substantial part of each day.
5.
Adhere to Trust policies and
procedures, e.g. Health and Safety at Work, Equal Opportunities, and No
Smoking.
6.
Act in such a way that at all
times the health and well being of children and vulnerable adults is safeguarded.
Familiarisation with and adherence to the Safeguarding Policies of
the Trust is an essential requirement for all employees. In addition all
staff are expected to complete essential/mandatory training in this
area.
7.
Respect the confidentiality of all matters
that they may learn relating to their employment and other members of
staff. All staff are expected to respect conform to the requirements of
the Data Protection Act 2018, including the responsibility to ensure that
personal data is accurate and kept up to date
8.
Ensure that
Development staff and external contractors work in a responsible and safe
manner and have due regard for health and safety regulations.
This job description does not purport to cover all
aspects of the job holders duties but is intended to be indicative of the
main areas of responsibility
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level education/qualification or equivalent in ICT or related field
Experience
Essential
- Continuous improvement experience
- An understanding of RPA & PowerPlatform Apps best practice delivery
Desirable
- Experience of system management and support
- RPA & PowerPlatform design experience
- Experience of NHS practices and information
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Customer service skills
- Able to set clear and appropriate objectives for self to meet overall goals
- Ability to manage problems in sometimes stressful environments
- Planning and time-management skills, able to clearly manage priorities for self to meet deadlines
- Technical awareness to understand and resolve technical problems
- Knowledge of computer languages
- Knowledge of computer program design methods and techniques
- Written communication and documentation
- Communication and interpersonal skills to influence and persuade staff in all roles and at all levels.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Service-orientated, customer-focused
- Methodical, logical and numerate
- Self-motivated, enthusiastic and confident
- Skills in working with multi-disciplinary teams
- Ability to act and ensure delivery
- Self-motivated, enthusiastic and confident
- Patient and flexible, able to operate as part of a team
- Ability to demonstrate confidentiality and trustworthiness
- Flexible approach to work outside normal office hours, when and if the need arises
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level education/qualification or equivalent in ICT or related field
Experience
Essential
- Continuous improvement experience
- An understanding of RPA & PowerPlatform Apps best practice delivery
Desirable
- Experience of system management and support
- RPA & PowerPlatform design experience
- Experience of NHS practices and information
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Customer service skills
- Able to set clear and appropriate objectives for self to meet overall goals
- Ability to manage problems in sometimes stressful environments
- Planning and time-management skills, able to clearly manage priorities for self to meet deadlines
- Technical awareness to understand and resolve technical problems
- Knowledge of computer languages
- Knowledge of computer program design methods and techniques
- Written communication and documentation
- Communication and interpersonal skills to influence and persuade staff in all roles and at all levels.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Service-orientated, customer-focused
- Methodical, logical and numerate
- Self-motivated, enthusiastic and confident
- Skills in working with multi-disciplinary teams
- Ability to act and ensure delivery
- Self-motivated, enthusiastic and confident
- Patient and flexible, able to operate as part of a team
- Ability to demonstrate confidentiality and trustworthiness
- Flexible approach to work outside normal office hours, when and if the need arises
Additional information
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).
