Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional IT qualification or 5+ years in an IT environment
• Experience in IT application support
• Good general education, preferably to degree level
• Evidence of ongoing professional development

Desirable

• Additional professional IT certifications
• Experience with ICT solution implementation in clinical settings

Experience, Knowledge, and Skills

Essential

• 2+ years developing and supporting clinical or patient systems.
• Web Application development and support using C#, ASP.Net, XSLT, JavaScript, and SQL.
• Experience of working on multiple concurrent projects with different deadlines and the ability to prioritise workload to meet different goals.
• Ability to communicate, liaise, influence, and negotiate with a wide range of people in different settings, including non-technical and technical colleagues alike.
• Strong organisational and personal effectiveness skills with the ability to plan, prioritise tasks, and manage deadlines effectively
• Knowledge and ability to work with relational databases in SQL Server, including writing complex SQL queries underpinned by theoretical knowledge or relevant practical experience
• Comprehensive expertise in modern development tools and programming languages, supported by strong theoretical foundations and practical experience, including C#, .NET 8, ASP.NET, Razor Pages, Entity Framework Core, JavaScript, XSLT, and unit testing frameworks
• Expertise in problem-solving and interpretation of complex IT problems using own initiative

Desirable

• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure) and DevOps practices.
• Ability to develop within Integrated Development Environments (IDEs), such as Visual Studio.
• Ability to use distributed version control systems like Git.
• Advanced IT and keyboard skills with the ability to work quickly with a high level of accuracy.
• Knowledge of the system development lifecycle methodologies.
• Knowledge of version control systems such a Git for tracking code changes.
• Knowledge of NHS systems and interoperability standards (HL7, FHIR).
• Knowledge or experience in using Selenium WebDriver or a similar automated testing tool for functional and regression testing of web applications.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).