Senior Software Developer

NHS; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading organization in Wales as a Senior Software Developer, where you'll play a crucial role in developing digital health solutions. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient care through innovative technology. Enjoy flexible working, a competitive salary, and opportunities for career growth while making a real impact on health services in Wales.

Benefits

Flexible working

28 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Opportunities for career development

Qualifications

• Substantial experience of working on digital products and services.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the quality of technical output of their team.
• Mentor junior colleagues and provide guidance for skill development.
• Identify and assist with continuous improvements in software development practices.

Skills

Communication

Analytical Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Master's degree in an associated professional field

Registered IT Technician (RITTech)

Job description

Would you like to make a real difference to the lives of 3.1 million people?

This is your chance to make a real difference to the lives of millions through the development and deployment of ground-breaking health and care solutions across Wales.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Software Developer to support the Digital Services for Patients and the Public (DSPP) programme to develop and support the next generation of health and care digital services in Wales, including the NHS Wales App.

The NHS Wales app will be a user-facing solution that will connect patients and the public to Welsh health and care services and be accessible to anyone living in Wales to proactively manage their health and access to trusted information on health, care and wellbeing services.

The DSPP programme will also develop the technology for suppliers and practitioners across health and care services in Wales to deploy digital services in a joined-up, safe and secure way, opening-up NHS Wales for future innovations in health and care digital services.

Members of the public will work with our team, alongside medical and care practitioners, to co-produce this technology and ensure the needs of our community are met.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Software Developer you will be responsible for:

• Quality of the technical output of their team
• Technical Design of Epics and Stories
• Low level Estimates for Work Packages
• Main Participant for technical activities during discovery
• Story Preparation
• Coaching and Mentoring staff

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

About us

Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is part of the NHS Wales family and has an important role in changing the way health and care services are delivered through technology and data. The organisation supports frontline staff with modern systems and access to important information about their patients, while empowering the people of Wales to manage their own health through digital NHS Wales services.

Working for DHCW offers lots of employee benefits, including flexible working, a competitive salary, 28 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays and opportunities for career development. We are committed to recognising and celebrating our staff as the most valuable part of our organisation.

Join our game changing, life-saving team and start making a real difference to health and care services in Wales.

Job responsibilities

Communication and Relationship Skills:

• Work closely with colleagues, customers, and senior staff through face-to-face communication to complete tasks.
• Discuss progress and notify senior staff of impediments during regular team meetings like Daily SCRUMS.
• Mentor junior colleagues, analyse their strengths and weaknesses, and provide guidance for skill development.

Analytical and Judgmental Skills:

• Address technical weaknesses within the team through leading technical workshops and effective mentoring.
• Analyse requirement specifications and assess their suitability before proceeding to software build stages.
• Solve complex technical and business logic problems efficiently, providing elegant solutions.
• Planning and Organizational Skills:
• Plan and implement initiatives across the Application Development & Support Directorate, requiring high-level skill and experience.
• Build and implement e-learning course profiles for technical training.
• Develop test plans, assist with system maintenance, and keep technical skills up-to-date through training and seminars.

Responsibility for Policy/Service Development Implementation:

• Identify and assist with continuous improvements in software development practices.
• Implement improvements to development practices, such as continuous integration and code reviews.
• Contribute to quality control records and ensure full patch and version control for software applications.

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)

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.

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.