Job summary
Excellent opportunities are now available for you to join Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) and help us transform health and care through digital innovation.
"WelshPAS" is the Patient Administration System for Wales. We provide software services and product solutions to the NHS in Wales for the management of Patient Referrals, Out-Patient Attendances, Clinics and Admissions as well as providing support for Maternity services and Pathway management including Cancer tracking systems. Our systems process over 4 million transactions every day and help make sure that the Patient gets to the right hospital for the right treatment each time, every time.
We are looking for talented, enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our Software Applications team supporting this major National software application that forms the backbone of the NHS in Wales.
As a senior member of an agile core development team you'll help develop user interfaces, system logic which mirrors and enhances current NHS work practices and other supplementary software to provide the latest functionality to our WelshPAS users. This could also mean developing enterprise databases orhooking up software to different APIs, messaging frameworks and other clinical systems.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for software professionals who have the enthusiasm, creativity and skill to deliver elegant and maintainable software that helps Clinicians deliver better patient care. We want people who consider software as a craft and are diligent in producing robust working software that meets the needs of users.
Our approach to learning is by doing and from day one your focus will be on helping us deliver software to users. We will provide you with the opportunities to ask for help and guidance but we also encourage you to have the enthusiasm, drive and aptitude to also develop your skills independently and become an effective senior team member.
Teamwork, collaboration and leadership are important to us. You should be comfortable and confident mentoring and advising colleagues when needed. You will also have a sound knowledge of advanced object-oriented techniques and experience working on medium to large scale software projects.
Experience of the following is advantageous:
Developing software for Clinical Applications.
Knowledge of Delphi development environment.
Database application development and SQL.
Good understanding of unit testing
Agile Scrum
Team Foundation Server / VSTS, GitHub, Microsoft Azure, Web Services
There may also a requirement to join an on-call rota once adequate training has been completed.
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).
- Advanced qualification in an agile development methodology (for example the Professional Scrum master)
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of software development role in a formal development environment.
- Evidence of experience with Windows PC and server operating systems.
Desirable
- Experience developing software for Clinical Information or Healthcare systems.
- Experience of working in an Agile Development environment (e.g. Scrum).
- Good working knowledge of relational database systems and associated database administration activities.
Skills and Attributes
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.
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh.
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).
- Advanced qualification in an agile development methodology (for example the Professional Scrum master)
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of software development role in a formal development environment.
- Evidence of experience with Windows PC and server operating systems.
Desirable
- Experience developing software for Clinical Information or Healthcare systems.
- Experience of working in an Agile Development environment (e.g. Scrum).
- Good working knowledge of relational database systems and associated database administration activities.
Skills and Attributes
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.
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh.
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).
