Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to support the development and expansion of our Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Centre of Excellence, which sits across MFT's Workforce & Finance functions. RPA is a key element of MFT's digital strategy and will deliver significant service efficiencies and quality improvements. Both our Finance and Workforce Teams have started their automation journey and are now looking to grow their internal RPA expertise to accelerate progress.
The successful candidate will play a key role across all stages of the automation process, supporting with process selection, design, development, deployment and maintenance. The Centre of Excellence will work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure the developments created are robust, fit for purpose and transform transactional tasks into well embedded automated solutions. The team will work proactively to embed clear design standards and best practice, to maintain and deliver a consistent approach to governance, and to develop a culture/ model for continuous improvement.
We are looking for an RPA developer to join our team, with experience of identifying efficiencies in business processes and converting to automation designs and solutions. You will have a digital mindset, believing in the art of the possible but focused on simplifying and streamlining.
Main duties of the job
- Work with stakeholders, including RPA citizen developers, to scope RPA opportunities, providing consultancy style advice/ support in relation to automation.
- Develop plans for Bot development lifecycle, determining resource/capability to build and associated governance.
- Support the development of Return on Investment and KPIs for potential Bots.
- Undertaken pre-development activities such as feasibility assessments, risk assessments, complexity /impact scoring, and develop Product Design documents.
- Build and test bots, undertake formal user acceptance testing, and develop Technical Design documentation.
- Support the deployment and develop maintenance plans, assessment of benefits and development of business continuity plans
- Ensure the design and content of all supporting documentation supports rigorous governance processes.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We are creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the one million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together ten hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforces to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you will benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We have also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we have launched in September 2022.
We are proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What is more, we are excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you will need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you are even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you will need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you will need to be aware of before you apply form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any specific requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We are looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you will need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you are even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you will need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you will need to be aware of before you apply form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any specific requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We are looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Shortlisting
Essential
- oEducated to degree level and/or equivalent level of qualification and/or equivalent experience.
- oExpert knowledge in various software packages.
- oUnderstanding of NHS working practices.
- oPractical experience of being involved with a large scale project, analysing business processes, identifying efficiencies in business process and converting to automation designs and solutions.
- oStrong interpersonal team working skills
Desirable
- oRelevant IT/info related qualifications (e.g. PRINCE).
- oMicrosoft technologies such as Office 365 Forms, Flow, PowerBI and Power Apps.
- oExperience of working with and delivering solutions using Automation Anywhere or similar technology to deliver complex automations.
- oPractical experience of managing the automation lifecycle complying to best practice standards.
Person Specification
Shortlisting
Essential
- oEducated to degree level and/or equivalent level of qualification and/or equivalent experience.
- oExpert knowledge in various software packages.
- oUnderstanding of NHS working practices.
- oPractical experience of being involved with a large scale project, analysing business processes, identifying efficiencies in business process and converting to automation designs and solutions.
- oStrong interpersonal team working skills
Desirable
- oRelevant IT/info related qualifications (e.g. PRINCE).
- oMicrosoft technologies such as Office 365 Forms, Flow, PowerBI and Power Apps.
- oExperience of working with and delivering solutions using Automation Anywhere or similar technology to deliver complex automations.
- oPractical experience of managing the automation lifecycle complying to best practice standards.
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).
