Job summary
The Automation Developer will develop, test, maintain, monitor and support both clinical and corporate robotic process automations.
You will support the day-to-day management and development of critical clinical system automation across the Trust. This will involve working with a variety of technologies and programming languages, tools and standards. The role will be responsible for the suite of automation tools utilised within the Trust to provide key processing of routine tasks.
Main duties of the job
You will support the day-to-day management and development of critical clinical system automation across the Trust. This will involve working with a variety of technologies and programming languages, tools and standards.
The role will be responsible for the suite of automation tools utilised within the Trust to provide key processing of routine tasks.
Working with the wider System Development Team you will contribute to system architecture design, development, quality assurance, and release management for all in-house supported developments, including custom built applications.
You will work with business analysts in the trust to understand the business requirements, and design appropriate technical solutions to meet the needs of the organisation to deliver safe and effective patient care.
You will need to be adaptable and capable of using your judgement to prioritise and make decisions. You must be prepared to listen to and understand System and Quality Management issues raised by users, and successfully resolve any problems identified.
You will be expected to convey a positive, professional image, representing the Digital Team. You must demonstrate a proactive approach to meet requests for support, and exercise appropriate initiative in a high profile and busy environment and be able to demonstrate the ability to liaise effectively and confidently with people at all levels.
About us
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Lead project development teams working on client and internal automation projects where required.
Deliver automation projects. Building automations which are delivered to time, budget and agreed specification.
Develop, implement, and support systems using a variety of technologies, tools whilst following health care standards and specifications
Follow Trust coding standards and best practices
Provide peer review and assistance for system development, ensuring systems are tested for accuracy, performance, data quality and resilience
Contribute to the development strategy and associated programme of implementation of clinical systems, ensuring they support the vision of integrating all data into the main Trust EPR
To advise on best practice on use of technology, systems, and development
Skilling, via documentation and training, systems support teams in the maintenance of custom scripts and systems to diagnose and fix issues within their skill set and scope of role
To assist development of clinical systems, ensuring pro-active monitoring solutions are in place to ensure they operate reliably, and performance is acceptable. This will entail capacity management, service management and change and release management
Working with business analysts to understand requirements for their systems, and work with suppliers and digital teams to deliver a fit for purpose solution
Working with the IT & Cyber Teams to ensure that all components used within the department are secure, and following trust standards
Job description
Job responsibilities
Lead project development teams working on client and internal automation projects where required.
Deliver automation projects. Building automations which are delivered to time, budget and agreed specification.
Develop, implement, and support systems using a variety of technologies, tools whilst following health care standards and specifications
Follow Trust coding standards and best practices
Provide peer review and assistance for system development, ensuring systems are tested for accuracy, performance, data quality and resilience
Contribute to the development strategy and associated programme of implementation of clinical systems, ensuring they support the vision of integrating all data into the main Trust EPR
To advise on best practice on use of technology, systems, and development
Skilling, via documentation and training, systems support teams in the maintenance of custom scripts and systems to diagnose and fix issues within their skill set and scope of role
To assist development of clinical systems, ensuring pro-active monitoring solutions are in place to ensure they operate reliably, and performance is acceptable. This will entail capacity management, service management and change and release management
Working with business analysts to understand requirements for their systems, and work with suppliers and digital teams to deliver a fit for purpose solution
Working with the IT & Cyber Teams to ensure that all components used within the department are secure, and following trust standards
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Degree or Masters, or equivalent experience
- Evidence of Personal Development
Desirable
- Technical Qualifications
- Blue Prism developer certification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial years' experience in an automation development role.
- Has written system documentation and on-going maintenance and support of systems
- Relational Database experience with any of the following (SQL, MySQL, or Oracle)
Desirable
- Experience of clinical system development and maintenance
- Experience supporting NHS Clinical Systems & Applications
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential
- Ability to explain technical issues to non-technical teams & individuals
- Problem solving, logical trouble shooting and analytical skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Ability to plan own workload and co-ordinate a variety of tasks
Desirable
- Knowledge of server environments required to run an application
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Degree or Masters, or equivalent experience
- Evidence of Personal Development
Desirable
- Technical Qualifications
- Blue Prism developer certification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial years' experience in an automation development role.
- Has written system documentation and on-going maintenance and support of systems
- Relational Database experience with any of the following (SQL, MySQL, or Oracle)
Desirable
- Experience of clinical system development and maintenance
- Experience supporting NHS Clinical Systems & Applications
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential
- Ability to explain technical issues to non-technical teams & individuals
- Problem solving, logical trouble shooting and analytical skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Ability to plan own workload and co-ordinate a variety of tasks
Desirable
- Knowledge of server environments required to run an application
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.
