Agenda for Change Version 10

Author: Claire Ackerman Date: July 2016

Job Description
Job Group (Delete as Admin & Clerical
applicable):
Job Title: Agile Software Developer
Existing Grade: Band 6
Care Group: Corporate Services
Service Line: Information & Planning Summary
Department: IM&T
Location: Level 1 NU Building
Appraiser: Dominic Slatford
Accountable to: Jason Scott
Position Number: 6279591
Date: July 2019

Job Purpose:

To provide agile software development and support services to the IM&T Department of University
Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust.

Key Dimensions:

Staff Line Managed : N/A

Service Budget : N/A
Customers/Users of Service : PHT – 6500, PCT – 3000, Others users – 2500
Across 100+ sites

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Organisational Chart

PRIMARY DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

 To advise and support the team with the delivery of clinical and business systems
and automated process workflow to support both operational activities of University
Hospitals Plymouth HS Trust.

 To develop new and existing systems in line with the team’s agreed coding
standards to assure production of a quality product

 Document code consistently throughout the development process

 To advise and support the team with the development of the service to support and
enhance the continual quality initiative ensuring a ‘quality first’ approach to all
aspects of work.

 Provide recommendations to the team concerning issues of productivity, software

development management and frameworks.

 To advise on and support the team with the development of robust operational
processes across the Agile Development team in line with audit requirements.

 To comply with standards in respect of the software development lifecycle

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incorporating full documentation to support change control mechanisms and audit

requirements.

 To ensure that all developments and changes are fully documented and auditable
and change control policies are adhered to.

 To keep abreast of technologies and frameworks both new and existing to enable
strategic planning for future developments.

 To liaise with external agencies, clinical users, & trust staff as required to support
the Agile Development Team Manager with the development of the service to meet
the needs of its users.

To undertake other duties as designated by the Software Development Team Manager and
Advanced Software Developer.

COMMUNICATIONS & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

 The post holder will be required to communicate with staff across all levels and
disciplines within the local health care community.

 The post holder will be required to communicate on a technical level with

stakeholders, external third party suppliers, developers and engineers.

OTHER

 Upgrades and maintenance often require working outside of normal working hours.

 NHS Administrative and Clinical information systems have been developed using
many disparate technologies imposing an unusually diverse development
environment in which the IT software development team have to work. This
necessitates developers having to maintain knowledge across multiple technology
platforms, a requirement that is unusual in this field of work.

 This role has a frequent requirement for intense concentration whilst developing
complex software programs and compiling accurate information reports. The job is
specialised in terms of the technical capabilities of the post holder and well-
developed skills and experience in the following would be considered core
requisites to undertake the role:

All Job Holders are required to…

 Work to the Trust values - Put patients first, Take ownership, Respect others, Be positive, Listen, learn
and improve.

 Adhere to Trust policies and procedures, e.g. Health and Safety at Work, Equal Opportunities etc.

 Maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job, participate
in appropriate training activities and encourage and support staff development and training.

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 Attend statutory, essential and mandatory training.

 Respect the confidentiality of all matters relating to their employment and other members of staff. All
members of staff are required to comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998.

 Comply with the Corporate Governance structure in keeping with the principles and standards set out
by the Trust.

 Comply with the codes of professional conduct set out by the professional body of which registration is
required for the post.

 Ensure they are familiar with the Risk Management Framework, follow policies, procedures and safe
systems of work, make known any hazards or risks that they identify and take all necessary actions to
reduce risk.

 Ensure the welfare and safety of children within their care. This includes staff who come into contact
with children and families in the course of their work as well as those staff who have a specific role
with children and families.

 Ensure they attend Child Protection training at the appropriate level within the specified time frame.

 Staff must comply with Safeguarding Policies and Procedures in order to promote
safeguarding and prevent abuse to vulnerable people using Trust services.

 Maintain the prevention and control of infection and fully comply with all current Trust Infection Control
policies and procedures.

 Take responsibility for any records that they create or use in the course of their duties, in line with the
Public Records Act and be aware that any records created by an employee of the NHS are public
records and may be subject to both legal and professional obligations.

Note

This job description is neither definitive nor exhaustive and is not intended to be totally comprehensive. It may
be reviewed in the light of changing circumstances following consultation with the post holder. This job
description is to be read in conjunction with all current Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust policies, procedures &
guidelines.

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PERSON SPECIFICATION TEMPLATE
ATTRIBUTES ESSENTIAL
 Strong engineering skills including Object
KNOWLEDGE & Orientated design techniques
EXPERIENCE
 A good understanding of the Software
Development Lifecycle
 Develop code using Microsoft Visual
Studio in C#
 Must be able to develop web based
applications using ASP.NET MVC
 Strong HTML and CSS skills
 Familiarity with or proven knowledge of
JavaScript and jQuery
 An understanding of Entity Framework and
WebAPI
 A good understanding of configuring
Internet Information Services and web
applications thereon
 Educated to degree level (Computer
QUALIFICATIONS Science/Engineering/Software
Engineering) or equivalent demonstrable
experience in the field of software
development.
 Ability to prioritise effectively, work to
APTITUDE & deadlines and cope under pressure
ABILITIES
 Good communication skills, written and
verbal.
 Ability to work with a wide range of staff.
 Effective interpersonal skills.
 Ability to keep up with the fast changing
ICT market
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DESIRABLE
 Proven knowledge and
demonstrable experience of the IT
Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
standard.
 Proven knowledge and
demonstrable experience of client-
side JavaScript frameworks.
 Proven knowledge and
demonstrable experience of the
DotNetNuke CMS platform and
module creation.
 Proven knowledge and
demonstrable experience of
Microsoft SharePoint
 Familiarity with Microsoft Project
and Project Web Access
 Use of Team Foundation Server to
manage software
 Familiarity with supporting and
developing LanDesk Service Desk
processes and software
 ITIL certification
 Other software development
certifications
 Good presentational skills.
 Ability to network with credibility
within the Trusts and other NHS
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 Ability to act on own initiative to solve

technical problems within a short period
of time.

 Ability to concentrate for frequent and/or

extended periods.

 Numerate with demonstrable experience

of interpretive reporting and statistical
analysis.

 Attention to detail, accurate and a strong

quality first approach.

 Good organisational and time

management skills.

 Enthusiastic and innovative

DISPOSITION /  A desire to keep up with
ATTITUDE / advances in web application
MOTIVATION  A team player
development frameworks
 Determined, self-motivated and self-
reliant.

 Flexibility in approach to working and

problem solving.

 Attention to detail, accurate and a strong

quality first approach

 Proactive, takes own initiative.

 Working outside of normal office hours is

OTHER FACTORS sometimes required.

 The duties of this post are community

wide and the post holder will be expected
to work across all healthcare sites as
appropriate.

 The post holder will need a thorough

technical understanding of and had
experience of supporting information
systems of the type, complexity and
scale of the Plymouth Health
Community’s well established ICT
systems.

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