Senior Automation Developer

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Southend-on-Sea is seeking a motivated Senior Automation Developer for a 12-month fixed-term role. You will lead the redevelopment of e-Referral Service automations, create high-quality RPA solutions using Blue Prism Cloud, and ensure efficient automation that enhances clinical performance. Candidates ideally have experience within the NHS or eRS environment. This position requires strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a dynamic digital healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• PRINCE2 Foundation and/or ITIL Foundation.
• Knowledge of AI within Automation (OCR/ICR, document understanding, classification) and compliant use.

Responsibilities

• Lead redesign and build of eRS automations on Blue Prism Cloud.
• Work with SMEs to capture requirements, map workflows and define acceptance criteria.
• Develop, test and deploy secure, supportable automations.
• Operate and optimise processes in Control Room; monitor, triage and resolve exceptions.
• Support BAU pipeline delivery aligned to NOVA EPR.
• Adhere to Trust governance (Change, IG, Cyber), ITIL service management and PRINCE2.
• Share knowledge and mentor developers.
• Own the end-to-end automation lifecycle for eRS processes.
• Plan and execute unit, system and UAT.

Job description

Senior Automation Developer

Closing date is 11 February 2026

We're looking for a motivated Senior Automation Developer to join us on a 12-month fixed-term assignment, leading the redevelopment of our e-Referral Service (eRS) automations funded by NHS England.

In this pivotal role, you will design, build and deliver high-quality RPA solutions using Blue Prism Cloud, ensuring safe, reliable and efficient automation that directly enhances clinical and operational performance.

Experience within the NHS or eRS environment is highly desirable.

Depending on your background, you may also support BAU development, helping maintain and expand our automation pipeline--including automations that underpin our move to a single "NOVA" EPR.

This is a project-linked, non-substantive post ideal for someone who thrives on delivering impactful, well-engineered solutions in a fast-moving digital healthcare setting.

Main duties of the job

• Lead redesign and build of eRS automations on Blue Prism Cloud, following ROM best practice.
• Work with SMEs to capture requirements, map workflows and define acceptance criteria.
• Develop, test and deploy secure, supportable automations; create SOPs and technical docs.
• Operate and optimise processes in Control Room; monitor, triage and resolve exceptions.
• Support BAU pipeline delivery aligned to NOVA EPR, Finance, Cancer and Outpatients priorities.
• Adhere to Trust governance (Change, IG, Cyber), ITIL service management and PRINCE2.
• Share knowledge and mentor developers; contribute to KPIs and benefit tracking.
• Own the end-to-end automation lifecycle (discovery to deployment) for eRS processes.
• Plan and execute unit, system and UAT; manage releases via change control.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust's Digital Services (Automation) team delivers cloud-hosted Blue Prism solutions integrated with core clinical and non-clinical systems. You'll join a supportive, multi-disciplinary environment with clear governance and a strong improvement focus, contributing to NOVA (our single EPR), financial efficiency and performance across Cancer and Outpatients. Work may involve travel to our hospital sites for meetings/collaboration across Basildon, Southend, Britannia Park and Broomfield.

Job responsibilities

For more information on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached Job Description. We look forward to your application! Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a high number of applications be received.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• PRINCE2 Foundation and/or ITIL Foundation

Experience

• Knowledge of AI within Automation (OCR/ICR, document understanding, classification) and compliant use

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.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£47,810 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)