Automation Engineer

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in Bradford seeks a professional to develop and implement automation processes that enhance efficiency and patient care. The role involves designing automation solutions, monitoring processes, and maintaining system integrity. Applicants should have technical experience in process automation and a passion for delivering high-quality care within a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• Technical experience in process automation.
• Ability to create complex functional specifications.
• Experience in maintaining test and live environments for RPA software.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automation solutions.
• Identify requirements for new automation and integrations.
• Create documentation for processes and systems.
• Participate in RPA training and process design.

Skills

Process automation design

Application programming

Systems integration

Documentation authoring

Monitoring live processes

Job description

Working as part of a small team, the post holder will work closely with Bradford Teaching Hospitals Trust colleagues and 3rd party suppliers to understand current and future business process to design, create, test and implement automated processes to reduce repetitive manual administration tasks. The aim of this project is to automate time‑consuming manual processes, increase accuracy and reduce response times thus directly improving patient care. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has technical experience in this area. The post holder will be responsible for the design and creation of process automation solutions and for the integration of these into, and between, existing Trust systems. They will participate in all areas of the robotic automation development, including feasibility research, design, programming, versioning control, testing, documentation, technical implementation, deployment and monitoring, maintenance of processes, providing cost‑effective, risk‑controlled, robust, reliable, responsive and secure automation solutions. Primarily through the use of automated tools and software, this post will lead to improved efficiencies around the Trust, due to the delivery of robust, reliable, responsive and secure automated processes.

Responsibilities

• Solution development, process maintenance and monitoring of live processes
• Identification of requirements for new automations and associated integrations
• Proposals for cost‑effective developments
• The creation of complex functional specifications
• Application programming across a range of platforms
• Authoring of supporting documentation
• Systems integration, testing and deployment
• Maintaining test and live environment of RPA software at the Trust, including managing updates / upgrades / business continuity / impacts from associate applications
• Participating in all aspects of RPA training
• Participating in all aspects of RPA process design
• Ensuring project needs are met whilst maintaining system security and data integrity

Our People Charter

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.