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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Automation Developer

The closing date is 11 February 2026

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Job summary

We're looking for a motivated Senior Automation Developer to join us on a 12-month fixed-term assignment, leading the redevelopment of our e-Referral Service (eRS) automations funded by NHS England.

In this pivotal role, you will design, build and deliver high-quality RPA solutions using Blue Prism Cloud, ensuring safe, reliable and efficient automation that directly enhances clinical and operational performance.

Experience within the NHS or eRS environment is highly desirable.

Depending on your background, you may also support BAU development, helping maintain and expand our automation pipeline--including automations that underpin our move to a single "NOVA" EPR.

This is a project-linked, non-substantive post ideal for someone who thrives on delivering impactful, well-engineered solutions in a fast-moving digital healthcare setting.

Main duties of the job

- Lead redesign and build of eRS automations on Blue Prism Cloud, following ROM best practice.

- Work with SMEs to capture requirements, map workflows and define acceptance criteria.

- Develop, test and deploy secure, supportable automations; create SOPs and technical docs.

- Operate and optimise processes in Control Room; monitor, triage and resolve exceptions.

- Support BAU pipeline delivery aligned to NOVA EPR, Finance, Cancer and Outpatients priorities.

- Adhere to Trust governance (Change, IG, Cyber), ITIL service management and PRINCE2.

- Share knowledge and mentor developers; contribute to KPIs and benefit tracking.

- Own the end-to-end automation lifecycle (discovery to deployment) for eRS processes.

- Plan and execute unit, system and UAT; manage releases via change control.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust's Digital Services (Automation) team delivers cloud-hosted Blue Prism solutions integrated with core clinical and non-clinical systems. You'll join a supportive, multi-disciplinary environment with clear governance and a strong improvement focus, contributing to NOVA (our single EPR), financial efficiency and performance across Cancer and Outpatients. Work may involve travel to our hospital sites for meetings/collaboration across Basildon, Southend, Britannia Park and Broomfield.

Details

Date posted

28 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-COR-SO-0685

Job locations

Southend

12-13 Comet Way

Southend

SS2 6GD


Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached Job Description.We look forward to your application!Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a high number of applications be received.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached Job Description.We look forward to your application!Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a high number of applications be received.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Blue Prism certification (developer/practitioner)
  • Microsoft Power Platform (PL-500/PL-400)

Desirable

  • PRINCE2 Foundation and/or ITIL Foundation

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience delivering production automations using Blue Prism Cloud
  • Significant experience delivering production automations using MS Power Platform
  • End-to-end lifecycle delivery (requirements, design, build, SDD, test, deploy, operate

Desirable

  • Knowledge of AI within Automation (OCR/ICR, document understanding, classification) and compliant use
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Blue Prism certification (developer/practitioner)
  • Microsoft Power Platform (PL-500/PL-400)

Desirable

  • PRINCE2 Foundation and/or ITIL Foundation

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience delivering production automations using Blue Prism Cloud
  • Significant experience delivering production automations using MS Power Platform
  • End-to-end lifecycle delivery (requirements, design, build, SDD, test, deploy, operate

Desirable

  • Knowledge of AI within Automation (OCR/ICR, document understanding, classification) and compliant use

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

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southend

12-13 Comet Way

Southend

SS2 6GD


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southend

12-13 Comet Way

Southend

SS2 6GD


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Automation & AI

Stephen Whittle

Stephen.whittle@nhs.net

07769577795

Details

Date posted

28 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-COR-SO-0685

Job locations

Southend

12-13 Comet Way

Southend

SS2 6GD


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