Job summary
- Main area
- IT
- Grade
- Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 025-AC369-1124
- Employer
- Digital Health and Care Wales
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hybrid working
- Town
- Cardiff
- Salary
- £63,150 - £73,379 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Principal Applications Operations Engineer
Band 8b
Digital Health and Care Wales is an ambitious organisation created by Welsh Government to lead on the digital transformation of health and care. It builds on the digital architecture and national services put in place by the NHS Wales Informatics Service over the past decade.
The organisation will lead on large-scale developments that make a significant difference to the people of Wales as well as to health and care professionals, such as expansion of the digital patient record and the creation of a National Data Resource. It will improve the way data is collected, shared and used. Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable.
Job overview
We are looking for a dynamic experienced Principal Applications Operations Engineer to join our team at DHCW. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the instigation, management, and operation of services within a specific application area at Digital Health and Care Wales.
The role will involve strategic planning and overseeing a team of senior product specialists, development professionals, and support staff to ensure the smooth delivery of projects and services.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
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Lead and manage the delivery/ performance of DHCW services in a specific application area.
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Oversee management and development of senior product specialists, development teams, support staff within the application area.
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Identify and implement service improvements and support change initiatives to enhance service delivery.
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Act as an enabler of change, driving innovation and transformation in digital healthcare services.
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Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of applications with broader NHS systems and initiatives.
If you are a highly motivated individual with a passion for driving change and leading digital transformation within the healthcare sector, we would love to hear from you!
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Master’s degree in an associated professional field (or equivalent qualification / experience).
- Practical experience, working at this level, across the range of work procedures and practices.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience as a Senior Manager within software development and information systems services, with a track record of successfully managing and delivering highly complex software projects.
- Substantial experience of leading a team of specialists, working with relational databases and a specific application toolset.
- Proficient in methods and techniques for the assessment and management of business risk including safety-related risk.
- Familiar with methods and techniques associated with planning and monitoring progress of projects.
- Familiar with the effective and efficient routine deployment of resources, (but also including reassessment and reallocation in a dynamic multi-project environment), to achieve optimum results.
Skills and Attributes
Desirable criteria
- Welsh language skills are desirable level 1 or above in understanding, speaking, reading and writing in Welsh.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Stuart Davies
- Job title
- Interim Head of Software Development
- Email address
- [email protected]
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