Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Developer

NHS Greater Manchester; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Greater Manchester is seeking a Senior RPA Developer to design and deliver automation solutions that improve efficiency, quality and control across the organisation. You will manage solutions through the full development lifecycle and engage with technical and operational stakeholders while ensuring secure, auditable automations with measurable benefits.

The role combines hands-on development with solution design, production support, stakeholder engagement and technical leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering automation using RPA technologies.
• Experience designing and implementing automation across full development lifecycle.
• Knowledge of governance, information governance, GDPR and cyber security in health sector.
• Ability to work with diverse stakeholders and produce auditable, secure automations.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain automation solutions using Power Platform and RPA.
• Identify opportunities for automation by analyzing processes, rules, volumes and risks.
• Lead full development lifecycle: requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, monitoring and support.
• Integrate automations with finance systems, databases, Excel, web apps and APIs.
• Ensure safety, control, logging, alerts, access controls and audit trails for automations.
• Test, deploy, monitor live automations and support users through UAT and production release.

Skills

RPA development

Microsoft Power Platform

Python

JavaScript

SQL

VBA

Automation design

Tools

Power Automate

SQL

Job description

This is an opportunity to join NHS Greater Manchester as a senior RPA Developer, designing and delivering automation solutions that improve efficiency, quality and control across the organisation. You will manage solutions through the full development lifecycle, work with a wide range of technical and operational stakeholders, and ensure automations are secure, auditable and capable of delivering measurable benefits. The role combines hands-on technical development with solution design, production support, stakeholder engagement and technical leadership., Design, build and maintain automation solutions using Microsoft Power Platform, RPA, workflow and other approved automation technologies.

• Identify and assess opportunities for automation, working with teams to understand existing processes, problems, business rules, volumes and risks before determining the best solution.
• Take automations through the full development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, solution design, development, testing, deployment, monitoring, support and continuous improvement.
• Integrate automation with existing systems, including finance systems, databases, Excel/spreadsheets, web applications, APIs and shared mailboxes, using languages such as Python, JavaScript, SQL or VBA where appropriate.
• Ensure automations are safe, controlled and auditable, incorporating exception handling, logging, alerts, access controls, audit trails and recovery arrangements.
• Test and deploy solutions, including unit, system, integration, regression and performance testing, as well as supporting users through UAT and production release.
• Monitor and support live automations, investigating failures, resolving incidents and addressing root causes when systems or processes change.
• Maintain appropriate governance and security, ensuring automation complies with NHS Greater Manchester requirements around information governance, UK GDPR, cyber security, financial controls, access management and audit.

At NHS Greater Manchester, you will have the opportunity to use your skills to make a genuine difference. We work across a large and diverse health and care system, bringing together colleagues and partners to improve services for our communities. We are ambitious about using technology, data and innovation to work smarter, improve productivity and release valuable staff time. You will join a supportive environment where ideas are encouraged, collaboration matters and your work can have an impact across Greater Manchester.