Main area: Information Management & Technology
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
Job ref: 279-6639391-DEC24
Employer: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Worthing Hospital
Town: Worthing
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 17/12/2024 23:59
Senior RPA (Robotic Process Automation) Developer
Band 7
About our Trust
At UHSussex, we’re proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK’s largest acute Trusts, we’re a leading example of the excellence, ambition, and values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.
Our hard-working, talented, and dedicated people work together towards a common goal – to always put our Patient First. In fact, our mission is summed up by our ‘where better never stops’ motto, and you will play a part in driving us forward and improving the lives of patients across Sussex.
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff, which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work-life balance - because we know that to look after others, we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching, and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career, we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex, you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Job overview
Band 7 Senior RPA Developer, IM&T, 37.5 hours per week, Permanent.
This role is an exciting opportunity to spearhead the Trust's RPA journey. Having implemented the Blue Prism cloud platform for RPA and worked with external suppliers to develop several initial processes, the Trust is looking to support and develop this further, enabling the provision of exciting opportunities, efficiencies, and savings that are associated with RPA, all with a view to improving the patient experience overall.
Main duties of the job
The jobholder will be responsible for the design and creation of robotic process automation (RPA) solutions and for the integration of these into, and between, existing systems. Providing cost-effective, risk-controlled, robust, reliable, responsive, and secure automation solutions, this role will support clinical and corporate transformation needs to assist the organisation in delivering its strategy.
Working for our organisation
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff, which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others, we must first look after ourselves. As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching, and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career, we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex, you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do. We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The jobholder will be a subject matter RPA expert able to offer training, support, and development for others. Working independently and as part of the wider team, the role will include: participating in all aspects of RPA process design; system integration; solution development; authoring controls and standards; authoring documentation; software tools design; programming and technical implementation across the entire automation development lifecycle; the creation of complex functional specifications; application programming across a range of technology platforms; and systems integration, testing, and deployment.
Identifying requirements for new automation and integration applications, the jobholder will input into the robotic automation and development programme of work by recommending future developments and ensuring that robotic automation is developed in a cost-effective and professional manner, which meets the Trust’s operational needs whilst maintaining system security and data integrity.
The jobholder will also be expected to be capable of managing the day-to-day operation of the RPA platform and processes, ensuring the platform is optimised and running effectively, managing process schedules, maintaining reporting statistics, working with the supplier or other IM&T colleagues on any upgrades required, managing patch compliance, reviewing exceptions, writing operational support procedures on a per-process basis, working with the supplier on any outages or issues, and any other operational requirements relating to building and running RPA processes. The Trust envisages that as the RPA portfolio scales up, the operational running of the platform will be primarily handled by a Robotics Operator, but the Senior RPA Developer will be responsible for this until such a point.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Relevant degree or equivalent qualification or significant experience of working at degree level.
* Blue Prism certification.
Knowledge and Experience
* Experience of delivering automations using key NHS applications such as ESR, ERS, PAS, EPR, Trac, NHS jobs.
* Working knowledge of all areas of the hospital in both corporate and clinical areas.
* Proven experience of working with Blue Prism Cloud technology to deliver complex healthcare automations within the NHS.
Skills
* Ability to communicate with all levels of users – needing to convey sometimes complicated information.
Equality, Diversity, & Inclusion
* Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
* Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.
Important information for applicants
Flexible Working: If you would like to explore potential options regarding flexible working, please speak with the appropriate recruiting/line manager.
DBS Checks: As part of our commitment to a safe working environment, we undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check on all new employees where the role is eligible for a criminal record check. We make offers in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975.
Skilled Worker Visa: Applications for Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome for those that meet the Visa and Immigration eligibility criteria. For further information, please visit the gov.uk website searching for Skilled Worker.
Closing adverts early: Please apply as early as you're able for this role. In the event of exceptional interest, we may close adverts earlier than specified.
UHSussex reserves the right to close the role early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Further Information
For help with the application process for non-medical vacancies only, please contact the Resourcing Team by Email: uhsussex.non-medicalvacancies@nhs.net
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