Job summary
- Main area
- Software Development, Programming, Front End Development
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full time)
- Job ref
- 267-CS6392748
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- White Building, Littlemore Mental Health Centre/ ability to work from home as well
- Town
- Oxford
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 Per annum | Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
EHR Systems Developer
Band 5
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Job overview
We are looking for an Electronic Health Records (EHR) Systems Developer to join our Development Team. This role provides a great opportunity for applicants to improve their development skills with a variety of programming languages. The role would be perfectly suited for an applicant with a background in systems development. We would also consider applicants educated to degree level in adjacent fields possessing programming knowledge, whether in an academic or professional setting.
This role provides a great opportunity to get hands-on experience designing and implementing internal process automation solutions to assist other developers, as well as building forms and dashboards for the users of the clinical systems used within Oxford Health. You will also be able to learn how to configure and manage clinical systems.
Main duties of the job
Successful applicants will be working on both individual work packages as well as group projects; working with both clinical and technical experts to both design and implement solutions in clinical systems. This will require a high level of technical knowledge of several programming languages as well as a strong understanding of the configuration and behaviour of various clinical EHR systems.
The key responsibilities of the EHR Systems Developer working as part of the Development Team are:
Develop forms, dashboards, reports and other functionality within clinical systems
Carrying out system configuration tasks.
Understanding limitations of current processes used to complete common system configuration tasks and carry out research into novel solutions to assist development colleagues to streamline and automate tasks where possible.
Developing tools to support automation of tasks.
Assist the identification of broad issues, best practice, and opportunities for further exploitation of the available technology for the wider team.
Keeping design and best practise documentation up-to-date, including regular reviews.
Work closely with the EHR Testing team to ensure the quality of the developed functionality is as high as possible.
Liaise closely with the Transformation Team and provide technical advice to assist in the design of clinical solutions.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Training on in-house systems will be provided but we require applicants to have experience with JavaScript, Python, XML and SQL, as well as using version control software, such as GitHub.
Experience with front end development and development of Electronic Health Records systems is highly desirable.
Experience in automation processes is desirable but not essential.
Written and spoken communication skills are vital for this role as you will be regularly required to understand, interpret requirements and explain issues/solutions to a colleagues with a wide variety of technical knowledge.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification document for further details.
Person specification
Technical Expertise/ Competence
Essential criteria
- Experience with programming languages; educational or professional
- Experience working with MS Office Suite
- Working knowledge of structured query language (SQL)
- Working knowledge of XML
- Working knowledge of JavaScript
- Working knowledge of Python
Desirable criteria
- Familiar with source control system (e.g. Github)
- Familiar with automation software (e.g. AutoHotKeys)
- Experience with developing clinical systems
Qualifications/ professional registration and training
Essential criteria
- Computer science qualification (e.g. course, Univesity degree, currently a University student) or equivalent professional experience
Desirable criteria
- Educated to Honours Degree level or equivalent professional qualification
People Skills
Essential criteria
- Communicate often complex, technical issues to non-technical users with clarity; verbally, at a distance, and in writing.
- Listen and interpret problems & solutions from both technical and non-technical user and demonstrate that understanding with them.
Motivation, commitment and values
Essential criteria
- Ability to work autonomously, maintaining own motivation
- Ability to work as part of a team making a positive contribution to the activities of the Service
- Personal attributes to include flexibility, enthusiasm resourcefulness and resilience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Liam Bennett
- Job title
- EHR Systems Development Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07775030682
- Additional information
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
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