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University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 7 Senior Integration and RPA Programmer

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Job summary

Are you ready to be part of a dynamic team that thrives on pushing the boundaries of technology? At UHB, our IT Services department is not just keeping up with innovation; we're setting the pace. We're on a mission to revolutionise patient care through cutting-edge technologies, and we're looking for exceptional talent to join us on this exciting journey.

Why Join Us?

RPA: Be at the forefront of automation technology. As an Integration and Automation Programmer at UHB, you'll harness the power of RPA (Robotic Process Automation) to transform healthcare operations.

Innovation Hub: Our Integration department is a rapidly growing team of forward-thinking developers responsible for managing the Trust's Integration Engine. We're at the heart of innovation, shaping the future of healthcare technology.

Impact: Your work will have a direct impact on the daily operations of services across our four main hospital and community locations. You'll be instrumental in enhancing patient care and hospital efficiency.

Growth Opportunities: At UHB, we invest in your growth and development. We're transitioning to a new operating model, and you'll have the guidance and support to advance your career.

What We're Looking For

Passion for Technology: If you have a relevant IT or Science Degree and a genuine passion for software development, we want to hear from you. Experience is a plus, but we also welcome recent graduates eager to embark on their IT services journey.

Main duties of the job

*Technical design, technical documentation, software development, implementation, maintenance, technical support and problem resolution for solutions produced by the RPA and Integration team using Blue Prism and Rhapsody

*Formulation and Implementation of policies internal to the department relating to the support and maintenance of the trust wide integrated systems.

*Analysis and continual improvement of new and existing process to ensure they are efficient and provide the most benefit possible

*Assisting the team with assessments of effort required to produce new automations

*Troubleshooting issue as they arise from the day to day running of automated processes and communicating solutions to end users using the trusts Service management tool.

*Covering for RPA and Integration Lead during annual leave or other unavailability

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Details

Date posted

17 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1077675PM

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *BTEC National or Higher or 3 A levels
  • *Relevant IT or other science degree or degree level experience

Desirable

  • *Blue Prism Certified Developer

Experience

Essential

  • *Use of Automation software to design, develop, test and support automations.
  • *Creating automated components, identifying quality issues, writing reports and eliminating defects or errors within automations.
  • *Use of Javascript, c#, TSQL and XML

Desirable

  • *A good knowledge and understanding of the clinical processes involved in secondary, tertiary and to a lesser extent primary healthcare environments.
  • *Software design, development and support environment that involves complex computer systems and that roughly parallels that of clinical IT systems within the NHS.
  • *Demonstrable experience of working in Source Control software e.g., Microsoft TFS.
  • *Use of Web Services (SOAP, RESTFul JSON), FHIR HL7
  • *Experience in message transformation and use of Integration Engine.

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • *Reliable and Punctual
  • *Productive and Flexible
  • *Communicates well and approachable
  • *High level of accuracy required for documenting or programming code.
  • *Prepared to work outside normal hours for system upgrades and on occasion to meet tight deadlines or to resolve priority incidents
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *BTEC National or Higher or 3 A levels
  • *Relevant IT or other science degree or degree level experience

Desirable

  • *Blue Prism Certified Developer

Experience

Essential

  • *Use of Automation software to design, develop, test and support automations.
  • *Creating automated components, identifying quality issues, writing reports and eliminating defects or errors within automations.
  • *Use of Javascript, c#, TSQL and XML

Desirable

  • *A good knowledge and understanding of the clinical processes involved in secondary, tertiary and to a lesser extent primary healthcare environments.
  • *Software design, development and support environment that involves complex computer systems and that roughly parallels that of clinical IT systems within the NHS.
  • *Demonstrable experience of working in Source Control software e.g., Microsoft TFS.
  • *Use of Web Services (SOAP, RESTFul JSON), FHIR HL7
  • *Experience in message transformation and use of Integration Engine.

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • *Reliable and Punctual
  • *Productive and Flexible
  • *Communicates well and approachable
  • *High level of accuracy required for documenting or programming code.
  • *Prepared to work outside normal hours for system upgrades and on occasion to meet tight deadlines or to resolve priority incidents

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).

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.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Sundaresen Appadurai

sundaresen.appadurai@uhb.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

17 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1077675PM

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


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