Intelligent Automation Developer

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Intelligent Automation Team and contribute to the ongoing development and delivery of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) across OneLSC / Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will play a key role in supporting the Trust's digital transformation agenda through the design and implementation of innovative automation solutions. We are seeking a highly motivated and focused individual to undertake the role of Junior Intelligent Automation (IA) Developer, working as part of a specialist team to deliver efficient, scalable, and sustainable automation solutions across the organisation., The main duties of the role are:

• Design, develop, test, and deploy Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solutions across the full automation lifecycle, ensuring adherence to Trust standards, governance, and best practice.
• Analyse business processes and translate requirements into robust, secure, and scalable automation solutions that support clinical and corporate services.
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders at all levels across the Trust to identify automation opportunities, define requirements, and deliver innovative digital solutions.
• Ensure automation solutions are reliable, cost-effective, and compliant with information governance, data security, and business continuity requirements.
• Provide ongoing support, monitoring, and maintenance of live automation processes, including incident resolution and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of automation services, promoting best practice and ensuring solutions meet organisational priorities and service needs.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of emerging technologies, industry standards, and NHS digital strategies to inform service development and innovation., The post-holder will be responsible for the design, creation, deployment and management of automation solutions. Providing cost-effective, risk-controlled, robust, reliable, responsive and secure automation solutions, the post-holder will support clinical and corporate transformation needs and will assist the organisation in delivering strategy.
Working as part of the wider team, the role will include: participating in all aspects of RPA process design; solution development; authoring controls and standards; authoring of documentation; programming and technical implementation across the entire automation development lifecycle; the creation of complex functional specifications; application programming across a range of technology platforms; and testing and deployment. The post-holder will investigate a range of design algorithms and data sets to ensure data integrity and security standards are maintained, eliminating single points of failure and unacceptable risks within the cloud-based robotics and integration services environment, developing automation and integration solutions and ensuring that automation is developed in a cost-effective and professional manner, which meets the Trust's operational needs whilst maintaining system security and data integrity in accordance with existing Trust policies.


• Degree or equivalent experience
• Experience in IT systems development role or similar
• Valid UK driving licence
Desirable criteria
• ITIL Certified, Relevant degree or significant relevant experience
• Experience of writing programming scripts
• Proven skills and abitily to understand a range of complex issues
• Good understanding of change management
• Good understanding of ITIL
• Use fo IT systems (e.g. Office 365, SQL Management Studio, Active Directory)
• Knowledge of service improvements and project management
• Evidence of continuous personal development
Desirable criteria
• Experience using RPA software (e.g. Thoughtonomy, Blue Prism, UIPath)
• High level knowledge of project management
• Working in an ITIL environment
• NHS Experience
• System administrator experience
• Knowledge of data confidentiality and security issues in the NHS, Excellent written and verbal skills
• Able to deal with issues of conflict / resistance
• Presentation skills
• Ability to use empathy and listening skills
• Strong analytical skills for root cause analysis
• Client facing skills
Desirable criteria
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Able to work independently
  
  At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work., The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.
We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background. We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

The Intelligent Automation Team are part of the Digital Division. The post holder will be working in the Blackpool locality as part of a wider regional One LSC organisation. One LSC stands for 'One Lancashire and South Cumbria' and reflects the ambition to have one team serving Lancashire and South Cumbria in a joined-up way. It is jointly run by the five Trusts as a collaborative partnership. The Trusts that make up One LSC are:
• Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
• Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
• Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
One LSC brings together the Digital, Data and Technology teams from each of the provider Trusts to create one central community of professionals. The aim is to bring services more closely together so that we can deliver the best service possible to each of our partner organisations. At the core of One LSC delivery is eliminating duplication, removing unwarranted variation, realisation of the benefits of sharing common systems and processes and ensuring we deliver value for money for our partners, our system and, ultimately, for the communities we serve., It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
• This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
• Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.
Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS) If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained. The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed. The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.