Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

User Experience (UX) Designer

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Job summary

SABP Digital has the complex challenge of running and building secure and robust digital platforms to deliver and enhance health and care, as well as acting as a driver to improve clinical operations and value for money from the Trust's investment in technology.

Working as a UX Designer you will be part of a design team developing successful digital solutions. You will develop and apply your design skills in service design, interaction design and graphic design or combination. You will:

Develop designs based on evidence of user needs and organisational outcomes
Learn to make informed decisions and recognise when to ask for further guidance and support
Work with experienced designers to develop design concepts
Be able to Interpret evidence-based research and incorporate this into your work
Learn how to explain your ideas in a way that other people understand
Review your work and focus on areas for improvement

You will be able to demonstrate a good knowledge of a range of design disciplines and understand the importance of design, working to Agile methodologies, and using a shared toolkit of techniques, processes and systems. You will be expected to be flexible and will be comfortable working on different projects and services as business priorities and demands change.

Main duties of the job

Suitable for someone who has excellent communication skills and is able to engage with staff at all levels. Is able to learn new technologies quickly and understands the way technology is used that is paramount to its effectiveness. It will suit someone who has a good level of understanding of UX design and best practices of user centred design and is able to describe both with clarity to team members and project stakeholders.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Date posted

24 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,162 to £44,629 a year Includes 5% HCA

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

325-5585929-CORP

Job locations

18 Mole Business Park

Randalls Road,

Leatherhead

KT22 7AD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please check the job description & person specification document for more information on the requirements for this job

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please check the job description & person specification document for more information on the requirements for this job

Person Specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Degree level education or equivalent relevant experience
Experience of applying design knowledge (graphic design, interaction design and service design) and applying that to real world applications/products
Experience in working effectively with cross-disciplinary teams and ensuring that the process for making design decisions is based on evidenced user research and understanding of user journeys.
Prototyping and iterative design experience (demonstrated use of appropriate tools and methodologies)
Direct working experience of Microsoft Office Applications, Adobe Suite, Project Management tools such as Jira/Confluence etc

Desirable

Working knowledge of EPR, its user facing applications or an aptitude to become a subject expert
A basic understanding of agile project management techniques
Experience of working in health sector/ knowledge of the health sector

Skills

Essential

Demonstrable ability to work to demanding timescales
Attention to detail, applying quality standards to all tasks undertaken
Able to communicate confidently within the scope of the role's responsibilities by using appropriate tools and language to a varied audience of internal and external stakeholders
Able to work under pressure with changing and sometimes conflicting priorities, with limited supervision

Person Specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Degree level education or equivalent relevant experience
Experience of applying design knowledge (graphic design, interaction design and service design) and applying that to real world applications/products
Experience in working effectively with cross-disciplinary teams and ensuring that the process for making design decisions is based on evidenced user research and understanding of user journeys.
Prototyping and iterative design experience (demonstrated use of appropriate tools and methodologies)
Direct working experience of Microsoft Office Applications, Adobe Suite, Project Management tools such as Jira/Confluence etc

Desirable

Working knowledge of EPR, its user facing applications or an aptitude to become a subject expert
A basic understanding of agile project management techniques
Experience of working in health sector/ knowledge of the health sector

Skills

Essential

Demonstrable ability to work to demanding timescales
Attention to detail, applying quality standards to all tasks undertaken
Able to communicate confidently within the scope of the role's responsibilities by using appropriate tools and language to a varied audience of internal and external stakeholders
Able to work under pressure with changing and sometimes conflicting priorities, with limited supervision

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

18 Mole Business Park

Randalls Road,

Leatherhead

KT22 7AD

Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

18 Mole Business Park

Randalls Road,

Leatherhead

KT22 7AD

Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)