Job summary
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is the national strategic IM&T organisation responsible for the design, development, delivery and service management of ICT systems for the NHS in Wales. We play a key role in the delivery of safe, effective healthcare for patients across the whole of Wales. This means ensuring that whilst IT systems store information securely they also allow the relevant information to be available to the right staff, in the right place, at the right time across NHS Wales to support patient care.
DHCW have embarked on a number of new development projects and these, together with our existing development portfolio, mean we are looking for software developers to help build key clinical information systems across NHS Wales.
What you'll be doing
We're looking for a Senior Software Developer to join our Corporate Applications software development team. You'll have the opportunity to work within a team of developers to help develop and maintain our growing portfolio of .NET Core/.NET applications.
The ideal candidate will have experience:
- Building websites using the latest Microsoft technologies (ASP .NET Core)
- Working with Microsoft SQL Server and T-SQL
- Working with front end browser technologies (HTML, CSS and JavaScipt)
- Writing and maintaining unit tests (XUnit)
- Mentoring less experienced developers
- Reviewing their peer's code through code reviews
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidate will have experience working with the following technologies, languages and language features:
- C#, T-SQL, HTML, CSS and JavaScript
- .NET Core (3.1) and .NET (5+)
- JavaScript (DOM manipulation, Fetch API)
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is part of the NHS Wales family and has an important role in changing the way health and care services are delivered through technology and data. The organisation supports frontline staff with modern systems and access to important information about their patients, while empowering the people of Wales to manage their own health through digital NHS Wales services.
Working for DHCW offers lots of employee benefits, including flexible working, a competitive salary, 28 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays and opportunities for career development. We are committed to recognising and celebrating our staff as the most valuable part of our organisation.
Join our game changing, life-saving team and start making a real difference to health and care services in Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Bachelor's degree in Software Development or equivalent qualifications, knowledge or experience
Desirable
- Foundation qualification in an agile development methodology (for example the BCS Foundation Agile)
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of software development role in a formal development environment
- Evidence of mentoring other software developers
- Evidence of taking responsibility to make decisions when necessary
Desirable
- Experience developing software for Clinical Information or Healthcare systems.
- Good working knowledge of relational database systems and associated database administration activities
- Experience of working in an Agile Development environment (e.g. Scrum)
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Able to learn new technologies and IT systems quickly through both self-study and professional courses
- Determined, patient and self-motivated
- Highly professional and flexible attitude to work
Desirable
- Understands the Data Protection Act and its implications for the holding of patient information NHS Information flows/services
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
- Bachelor's degree in Software Development or equivalent qualifications, knowledge or experience
Desirable
- Foundation qualification in an agile development methodology (for example the BCS Foundation Agile)
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of software development role in a formal development environment
- Evidence of mentoring other software developers
- Evidence of taking responsibility to make decisions when necessary
Desirable
- Experience developing software for Clinical Information or Healthcare systems.
- Good working knowledge of relational database systems and associated database administration activities
- Experience of working in an Agile Development environment (e.g. Scrum)
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Able to learn new technologies and IT systems quickly through both self-study and professional courses
- Determined, patient and self-motivated
- Highly professional and flexible attitude to work
Desirable
- Understands the Data Protection Act and its implications for the holding of patient information NHS Information flows/services
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).
