GDAD Senior Software Developer (With Management)

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.

In the role you will:

• Work with stakeholders and get involved in the entire project lifecycle

• Using technical expertise and experience, guide users and other stakeholders on the most effective way to solve business problems

• Use version control software such as GIT or SVN to manage development work properly

• Work as part of an agile development team to design and write high-quality software.

• Play a key role working alongside experienced software professionals in a multi-disciplinary team to support the delivery of new products and enhancements to existing systems which include Web, Windows and Cloud based applications.

• Research relevant new technology, assessing its potential for enhancement of existing services.

• Leverage Agile principles to understand and suggest improvements to the development process to empower the team with better collaboration and communication.

• Guide development and influence the future of the platform and its technology.

• Design, develop and implement scalable applications, microservices and APIs based on defined architecture frameworks and guidelines

• Work with team members to integrate new code into existing continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery/deployment (CD) pipelines.

• Leverage Agile principles to understand and suggest improvements to the development process to empower the team with better collaboration and communication.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Master's degree in an associated professional field (or equivalent qualification / experience).
• Further evidence of relevant higher-level education and/or training e.g. Knowledge gained through practical experience of working at this level, across the range of work procedures and practices.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.

• Professional Registration: Registered IT Technician (RITTech)
• FEDIP Senior Practitioner, or equivalent recognised advanced professional qualification.
• Knowledge of the NHS, other healthcare systems, or the health sector, including regional or national variations

Experience

• Substantial experience of working on digital products and services, in a similar role, with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Proficient in software tools which automate or assist part of the development process.
• Proficient in a set of codes and syntax (supported by software tools) that enables the unambiguous translation of specified functionality into source code for the creation of computer programs.
• Proficient in methods and techniques for structured reviews, including reviews of technical work products, test plans, business cases, architectures and any other key deliverables.
• Familiar with software tools which automate or assist any part of the testing process across all or part of the testing lifecycle.
• Familiar with the collaborative DevOps approach consisting of agile practices, processes, and procedures designed to facilitate rapid IT service and product delivery.

• Aware of methods and techniques for running effective meetings and for understanding and influencing the roles played by participants.
• Aware of principles, methods and techniques for establishing, documenting, and maintaining standards.
• Aware of Methods and techniques associated with planning and monitoring progress of projects
• Familiar with methods and techniques for coaching individuals or groups by a balanced combination of support and direction.
• Familiar with methods and techniques for appraising an individual's performance and potential.
• Familiar with identifying, agreeing and monitoring objectives and deliverables with individuals, identifying under-performance issues against agreed quality standards and performance criteria and identifying gaps in capability and causes.

Skills and Attributes

• Conceptual thinking skills to acquire understanding and insights regarding the underlying issues in complex problems or situations through the development of abstract representations, the identification of patterns and the analysis of hypotheses.
• Creativity skills to take innovative approaches to problem solving and/or devising inventive and creative solutions.
• Attention to detail skills to apply specific quality standards to all tasks undertaken to ensure that deliverables are accurate and complete.
• Cross-functional and inter-disciplinary awareness to understand the needs, objectives and constraints of those in other disciplines and functions.
• Interacting with people skills to establish relationships, contribute to an open culture and maintain contacts with people from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines. To be an effective, approachable and sensitive communicator in different communities and cultures with the ability to adapt style and approach to meet the needs of different audiences.

• Commitment to supporting the organisation's mission to encourage and embrace diversity and inclusion across the NHS.
• Requirement to demonstrate and embed the Values and Behaviours of the organisation, including the Compassionate Leadership Principles for Health and Social Care in Wales.

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.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Digital Health and Care Wales

Address

Hybrid working

Cardiff

CF11 9AD

Employer's website

https://nwis.nhs.wales/