Associate Software Developer

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an up and coming Associate Software Developer to join us here at Newcastle Hospitals.

Working as part of the Bespoke Development Team,the successful candidate will get involved in a wide variety of applications used across the Trust from smaller data collection pieces to large-scale clinically-important applications, which directly impact patient care and are used by all staff across the Trust.

The successful candidate will be working with a range of stakeholders and client interaction is essential within this role to ensure proposed digital solutions are delivered successfully.

Interview Date 22/02/23
37 Hours 30 Minutes per a week
You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month's pay.

Newcastle Hospitals encourages all staff and volunteers who are appointed to join the Trust to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Main duties of the job

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for the essential and desirable criteria for the role.

To be successful in this role, the candidate must demonstrate:

An enthusiasm to learn new skills
A core understanding of software development revolving around the .NET and MSSQL stack
A willingness to support the development team with day-to-day support
An analytical approach to problem finding and resolution
A calm and friendly approach to dealing with stakeholders of all levels

About us

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

Rated 'Outstanding' by theCQC for the second consecutive time in 2019, we have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Date posted

26 January 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£23,949 to £26,282 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

317-2022-51-03-DR-B

Job locations

Regent Point

317 Regent Point

NE3 3HD

Job description

Job responsibilities

This entry level developer position will require the post holder, to analyse business requirements, create technical design documents, develop code test and provide on-going application support. The post holder will be an integral member of the team responsible in providing services to meet the Trusts IT andbusiness requirements.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This entry level developer position will require the post holder, to analyse business requirements, create technical design documents, develop code test and provide on-going application support. The post holder will be an integral member of the team responsible in providing services to meet the Trusts IT andbusiness requirements.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Education to National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 4 in relevant subject or equivalent experience

Knowledge

Desirable

Experience in software development including: o C#. o SQL. o HTML5/CSS3. o Javascript/JQuery
Experience of Microsoft Office applications.
Experience within the NHS.

Skills

Essential

Excellent prioritisation and coordination skills, combined with ability to work to deadlines under pressure
Excellent written and spoken communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Good presentation skills
Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills
Excellent decision making ability
Ability to work unsupervised
Ability to work in a team environment
Excellent documentation writing skills

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Education to National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 4 in relevant subject or equivalent experience

Knowledge

Desirable

Experience in software development including: o C#. o SQL. o HTML5/CSS3. o Javascript/JQuery
Experience of Microsoft Office applications.
Experience within the NHS.

Skills

Essential

Excellent prioritisation and coordination skills, combined with ability to work to deadlines under pressure
Excellent written and spoken communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Good presentation skills
Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills
Excellent decision making ability
Ability to work unsupervised
Ability to work in a team environment
Excellent documentation writing skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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