Automation Developer

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

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Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join a newly funded growing Intelligent Automation Team delivering Robotic Process Automation across the Organisation.

This is a hybrid working role combining home working and the requirement to travel across the Trust on a regular basis to attend Programme and other meetings as necessary.

Intelligent Automation (IA) combines Robotic Process Automation (RPA) with advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), analytics, optical character recognition (OCR), intelligent character recognition (ICR) and process mining to create end-to-end business processes that think, learn, and adapt on their own.

You will be:

  • Developing and supporting Intelligent Automation using the Microsoft Power platform, this will include tools such as Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Automate Desktop & SharePoint applications.
  • Working within a development team that includes . Net, PHP, C#, and other Intelligent Automation developers.
  • Expected to contribute across the whole automation pathway including development, testing and production in line with our governance, security standards and requirements.
  • Working closely with Business Analyst Team, developers (both internal and external) together with stakeholders across the Trust to deliver the automation programme within the required timescales (sprint methodology).

We will support you with your development and you will have access to LinkedIn learning and other learning opportunities.

Main duties of the job

Your role will include, working alongside others to

  • Design, develop, and maintain Power Platform Automated solutions
  • Contribute to the complete automation pathway including developing, testing and production
  • Build and maintain relationships with the Business Analyst Team, developers (both internal and external), and stakeholders across the Trust
  • Support the Trust's automation transformation programme
  • Support those who are starting out their Power Platform journey within the team
  • Be compliant with security and governance standards
  • Deliver automations within agreed timescales using agile and sprint methodology
  • Support the Intelligent Automation Manager with Citizen Developer and Power Platform queries
  • Actively contribute to the continual improvement of the programme

About us

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust isa specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you'll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:

  • Caring for and about you is our top priority
  • Committed to providing good quality, safe services
  • Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Benefits of working for us include:

  • Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
  • 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
  • Generous NHS pension scheme
  • Excellent learning and career development opportunities
  • 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme
  • Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
  • Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
  • Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
  • Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
  • Free parking across Trust sites

Date posted

29 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

371-CS059

Job locations

57-59 Bath Road

57-59 Bath Road

Reading

RG1 8NQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

The3 must haves for you to be considered for this role:

  1. Proven experience of working and delivering automated solutions with Power Platform or similar automation technologies (eg UiPath, Blue Prism)
  2. Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise with all stakeholders in every level of the Trust
  3. Ability to deliver at pace and within time constraints of the new programme.

If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Ben Grant on 07815 485150 or email: ben.grant@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The3 must haves for you to be considered for this role:

  1. Proven experience of working and delivering automated solutions with Power Platform or similar automation technologies (eg UiPath, Blue Prism)
  2. Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise with all stakeholders in every level of the Trust
  3. Ability to deliver at pace and within time constraints of the new programme.

If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Ben Grant on 07815 485150 or email: ben.grant@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

Essential

  • Educated to degree level in a subject relevant to the post or several years equivalent experience.
  • Evidence of continual professional development

Desirable

  • Microsoft Certified, Power Platform Developer Associate or several years equivalent experience.

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Experience of successfully developing and delivering production Automation Bots using tools such as Blue Prism, Automation Anywhere, UiPath, Knime, Alteryx or Power Automate.
  • Experience in the analysis, design, development, testing and implementation of enterprise scale Automations.
  • Understanding Intelligent Automation formulas and development methods.

Desirable

  • Good working knowledge of.Net, C#, ASP.Net, JavaScript, HTML and CSS
  • Good working knowledge of Microsoft SQL

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Worked in a professional software development role for several years.
  • Ability to build and maintain key relationships with key stakeholders.
  • Work well in a team.
  • Highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate complex developmental and statistical information to large groups of people
  • Highly developed organisational and planning skills
  • Ability to manage own workload, prioritise, delegate as appropriate and seek creative solutions to problem solve
  • Demonstrable communication skills including interpersonal and presentation skills
  • Ability to travel to multiple county wide sites

Desirable

  • Ability to work to deadlines whilst under pressure
Person Specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

Essential

  • Educated to degree level in a subject relevant to the post or several years equivalent experience.
  • Evidence of continual professional development

Desirable

  • Microsoft Certified, Power Platform Developer Associate or several years equivalent experience.

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Experience of successfully developing and delivering production Automation Bots using tools such as Blue Prism, Automation Anywhere, UiPath, Knime, Alteryx or Power Automate.
  • Experience in the analysis, design, development, testing and implementation of enterprise scale Automations.
  • Understanding Intelligent Automation formulas and development methods.

Desirable

  • Good working knowledge of.Net, C#, ASP.Net, JavaScript, HTML and CSS
  • Good working knowledge of Microsoft SQL

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Worked in a professional software development role for several years.
  • Ability to build and maintain key relationships with key stakeholders.
  • Work well in a team.
  • Highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate complex developmental and statistical information to large groups of people
  • Highly developed organisational and planning skills
  • Ability to manage own workload, prioritise, delegate as appropriate and seek creative solutions to problem solve
  • Demonstrable communication skills including interpersonal and presentation skills
  • Ability to travel to multiple county wide sites

Desirable

  • Ability to work to deadlines whilst under pressure

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

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

57-59 Bath Road

57-59 Bath Road

Reading

RG1 8NQ


Employer's website

https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

57-59 Bath Road

57-59 Bath Road

Reading

RG1 8NQ


Employer's website

https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Intelligent Automation Manager

Ben Grant

ben.grant@berkshire.nhs.uk

07815485150

Date posted

29 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

371-CS059

Job locations

57-59 Bath Road

57-59 Bath Road

Reading

RG1 8NQ


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