Job summary
Digital Services are committed to delivering services across the MSE in order to meet the ever-changing user requirements and expectations. The MSE hosts a range of integration, applications and databases supporting key business and clinical departments. With support from within the Development and Innovation team, the post holder will be supporting this innovation through engagement with the clinical and operational services.
This role is for a UX designer within the Digital Development and Innovation team to support, migrate and create new solutions from our existing onsite datacentres to Azure.
Main duties of the job
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust has embarked on a consolidation and migration exercise in to a new datacentre and hybrid cloud solution and many of our system will require upgrading, moving or in some instance consolidation to a new solution.
The post involves, as part of a team, to be responsible for maintaining quality and consistency of the MSE and NHS Brand across our MSE in-house portfolio, and when required assist in application developments with other members of the digital development team.
We are looking for a skilled, motivated and highly organised individual for this role.
Good interpersonal skills and the ability to maintain confidentiality is required at all times.
Must have excellent oral and written English and have a good Teams/Telephone manner.
Must be able to prioritise, maintain own workload, be proactive and have the ability to work unsupervised.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a highly pressured environment and although standard office hours are the norm you may occasionally be asked to work unsociable hours such as evenings, nights and weekends (usually for deployments). This factor should be considered when applying for this post.
About us
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people. We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post is a new role with the Digital Development team, to be responsible for maintaining quality and consistency across our MSE in-house portfolio. The post requires the specialised expert knowledge gained through real world experience as a User Experience (UX) designer and developer. We are looking for a hybrid role where UX experience is key but also assist in the some of the User Interface (UI).
The team consist of two Digital Development Engineers, three Digital Development Analysts and a Digital Software Developer that you will work directly with, as well working alongside two Digital Business Analysts. The whole team is made up of male and female members, and all age ranges and mixed ethnic backgrounds.The role includes flexibility around core working hours and the ability to work from home, the size of the team requires a rota for both working from home and in the office.
We are looking for a skilled, motivated and highly organised individual for this role. Good interpersonal skills and the ability to maintain confidentiality is required at all times
The NHS has one of the most respected brands, and of course it also has a need for extreme clarity in all its visual materials. You will be the sole subject matter expert within the team who can take up the challenge of maintaining standards in a group of already mature products and lead the UI development of new ones.
Must have excellent oral and written English and have a good telephone manner.
Must be able to prioritise, maintain own workload, be proactive and have the ability to work unsupervised.
A more detailed description and responsibilities can be found in the Job specification
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post is a new role with the Digital Development team, to be responsible for maintaining quality and consistency across our MSE in-house portfolio. The post requires the specialised expert knowledge gained through real world experience as a User Experience (UX) designer and developer. We are looking for a hybrid role where UX experience is key but also assist in the some of the User Interface (UI).
The team consist of two Digital Development Engineers, three Digital Development Analysts and a Digital Software Developer that you will work directly with, as well working alongside two Digital Business Analysts. The whole team is made up of male and female members, and all age ranges and mixed ethnic backgrounds.The role includes flexibility around core working hours and the ability to work from home, the size of the team requires a rota for both working from home and in the office.
We are looking for a skilled, motivated and highly organised individual for this role. Good interpersonal skills and the ability to maintain confidentiality is required at all times
The NHS has one of the most respected brands, and of course it also has a need for extreme clarity in all its visual materials. You will be the sole subject matter expert within the team who can take up the challenge of maintaining standards in a group of already mature products and lead the UI development of new ones.
Must have excellent oral and written English and have a good telephone manner.
Must be able to prioritise, maintain own workload, be proactive and have the ability to work unsupervised.
A more detailed description and responsibilities can be found in the Job specification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Achieved grade and Experience
Desirable
- Associated Accreditations
Knowledge and Experence
Essential
- Real World UI/UX Experience
- Frameworks (such as Bootstrap JQuery)
- Agile Knowledge
- UI/UIX Toolsets
Desirable
- Development languages
- Security Principles
- disability accessibility design
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Communication
- Analytical Skills
- Planning Skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Achieved grade and Experience
Desirable
- Associated Accreditations
Knowledge and Experence
Essential
- Real World UI/UX Experience
- Frameworks (such as Bootstrap JQuery)
- Agile Knowledge
- UI/UIX Toolsets
Desirable
- Development languages
- Security Principles
- disability accessibility design
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Communication
- Analytical Skills
- Planning 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.
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).
