Digital Solutions Senior Developer

The Methodist Church in Britain; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Experience in NHS/healthcare IT

Power Platform training opportunities

Professional certification support

Job summary

City Health Care Partnership CIC is seeking a skilled Digital Solutions professional to design, develop and support secure digital applications and automation, primarily on Microsoft Power Platform. The role involves translating business needs into technical solutions, leading digital projects, and guiding colleagues across the organisation.

Candidates should have a degree-level qualification and a Microsoft Power Platform associate-level certification or equivalent knowledge, with demonstrated

Qualifications

• Degree-level (Level 6) in a relevant digital, information systems, software development or related discipline, or equivalent specialist knowledge and experience
• Microsoft Power Platform associate-level certification or equivalent from a recognised provider
• Experience developing and deploying digital applications on low-code platforms such as Power Platform

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and support digital applications and automation solutions, including on Microsoft Power Platform
• Translate business needs into clear, secure and effective technical solutions
• Analyse complex data and produce useful information to support decisions
• Lead digital projects and provide guidance, training and support to colleagues
• Make technical decisions on digital projects
• Provide specialist advice across the organisation

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Low-code development

SQL

APIs

Education

Degree-level (Level 6) in a relevant digital, information systems, software development or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Power Platform

Job description

This 23-month fixed-term role sits in the Digital Solutions team at City Health Care Partnership CIC, a social enterprise providing healthcare. The work centres on building and supporting secure digital applications and automation, including on Microsoft Power Platform, and turning service needs into practical systems. The post also leads digital projects, makes technical decisions, analyses complex data and gives guidance and training to colleagues. Candidates need a degree-level qualification or equivalent experience, plus Power Platform associate-level certification or an equivalent.

What the job involves

• Design, develop, test and support digital applications and automation solutions, including on Microsoft Power Platform
• Translate business needs into clear, secure and effective technical solutions
• Analyse complex data and produce useful information to support decisions
• Lead digital projects and provide guidance, training and support to colleagues
• Make technical decisions on digital projects
• Provide specialist advice across the organisation

Qualifications

• Degree-level (Level 6) in a relevant digital, information systems, software development or related discipline, or equivalent specialist knowledge and experience
• Microsoft Power Platform or Power Automate associate-level certification, or an equivalent from a recognised third-party provider, or equivalent knowledge and experience

Experience

• Demonstrable experience developing and deploying digital application or automation solutions on low-code platforms such as Power Platform, including testing and documentation
• Demonstrable experience designing, developing and supporting RPA or low-code automation, such as Power Automate and Power Automate Desktop
• Demonstrable experience using SQL to query and manipulate data, including views and stored procedures
• Experience with structured data formats such as JSON or XML and working with APIs
• Experience gathering, analysing and translating business requirements into technical specifications
• Experience testing and troubleshooting digital solutions, supporting user acceptance testing and documenting outcomes

Skills & knowledge

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the capacity to understand complex processes
• Ability to explain complex technical issues clearly to non-technical staff
• Good Microsoft Office IT skills and knowledge of the organisation's IT systems
• Ability to interpret requirements and apply them accurately and logically
• Ability to map processes and flowcharts and interpret issues raised by system users
• Ability to record information accurately and logically

Nice to have

• Support of IT systems or transferable user or staff support experience
• Software design and/or development experience
• Experience working within an NHS or healthcare environment
• Awareness of clinical safety standards such as DCB0129 and DCB0160
• Experience integrating systems or supporting digital transformation
• Experience in an information or performance management environment
• Knowledge of NHS systems such as SystmOne and ERoster