Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Automation Developer

The closing date is 20 October 2025

Job summary

Our vision for Single Corporate Services Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT) and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) have a shared vision of a single corporate service across our two organisations, supported by a single set of identical systems and processes, under joint leadership, to drive significant efficiencies, improve employee experience, and return time to patient care.

This vacancy is part of the Single Corporate Services Division.

Why are we changing the way we deliver Corporate Services? Working as a partnership, both IWT and PHU have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this. The creation of a single corporate service is essential for us to support our clinical and operational services, and our wider transformation programme.

Main duties of the job

This vacancy is open to Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Only.

Band 6 £38,682 - £46,580 pro rata, per annum

Base: Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Hours : Full time - 37.5 hours per week

As part of the Software Delivery and Automation Team, as Automation Developer, your role will focus on developing robotic process automation's for Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.

You will contribute both independently and collaboratively to achieve well-tested RPA and PowerPlatform Apps. You will assist with system maintenance, end-user support, and investigate functional problems using methodologies like Scrum and SPRINT.

You will proactively and positively contribute to the achievement of deliverables through individual and team effort. Mange the production of the required deliverables and control risks. You will support team members to deliver on their functionally relevant objectives through offering advice, guidance and support as appropriate, There will be elements of ensuing that approved budgets are spent effectively and in accordance with agreed procedures.

Please read the full job description attached for further details on the role.

About us

The vision for our single corporate services is to:

Be an employer of choice for corporate talent, attracting and retaining people who share our values for excellence in care and welcome the opportunity to benefit from the broad range of flexible career and development opportunities we can offer.

Improve efficiency through simplified and standardised policies, processes, and systems, drawing on the best from both Trusts.

Do things once and reduce any duplication on transactional tasks giving corporate staff the ability to focus on higher value and more diverse activities.

the health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and Disability, and awards ceremonious to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, lauguages spoken, veterans status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

Details

Date posted

06 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

REF1685Q

Job locations

Building 4000, Lakeside

North Harbour

Hampshire

PO6 3EN


St Marys

Parkhurst Road

Newport

Hampshire

PO30 5TG


Job description

Job responsibilities

As part of the Software Delivery and Automation Team, as Automation Developer, your role will focus on developing robotic process automation's for Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight

Job description

Job responsibilities

As part of the Software Delivery and Automation Team, as Automation Developer, your role will focus on developing robotic process automation's for Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree level education/qualification or equivalent in ICT or related
  • field
  • Continuous improvement experience
  • An understanding of RPA & PowerPlatform Apps best practice delivery

Desirable

  • Experience of System management and support
  • RPA & PowerPlatform design experience
  • Experience of NHS practices and information
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree level education/qualification or equivalent in ICT or related
  • field
  • Continuous improvement experience
  • An understanding of RPA & PowerPlatform Apps best practice delivery

Desirable

  • Experience of System management and support
  • RPA & PowerPlatform design experience
  • Experience of NHS practices and information

Employer details

Employer name

Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Address

Building 4000, Lakeside

North Harbour

Hampshire

PO6 3EN


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Address

Building 4000, Lakeside

North Harbour

Hampshire

PO6 3EN


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Software Delivery, Automation, Clinical

Sarah Sharp

sarah.sharp24@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

06 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

REF1685Q

Job locations

Building 4000, Lakeside

North Harbour

Hampshire

PO6 3EN


St Marys

Parkhurst Road

Newport

Hampshire

PO30 5TG


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