Overview

We are looking for talented software developers to join our established team with an excellent track record in clinical and research application development. You will be enthusiastic about software in a healthcare setting and be motivated by the idea of developing intuitive applications that make a real difference to patient experience and clinical care. You will pride yourself on building high quality software to exacting standards to ensure patient safety as a priority. You can expect to work within a friendly and supportive team, combining the use of low-code toolsets, professional development, and NHS and regulatory standards, to deliver software of wide-ranging clinical utility and benefit. This is an excellent opportunity for a flexible individual with a background in software development to join a high-performing team at a world-class organisation.

Main duties of the job

The Trust has an ambitious digital strategy based on new technology to transform cancer care, staff experience, and the way in which patients and families experience our services.

The programme to deliver this strategy involves developing applications in support of pioneering clinical work and research studies. Included in this is the adoption of new low-code development toolsets to deliver functionality and business benefits more efficiently. At the other end of the software development spectrum, it includes embracing appropriate AI to develop software that may act as medical devices.

The post holder will be a core member of the Application Development Team, responsible for developing key new IT solutions in the strategic programme, with a range that covers full stack development.

The post holder will work closely with wider members of the RM Digital Services Team, especially on complex projects requiring a mix of technical skills across the overall solution design and build.

The post holder will also provide BAU support to in-use solutions, ensuring service level agreements and high levels of customer satisfaction are met.

The post holder will serve as a technical lead on major projects and will act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in key application areas.

The post holder will mentor less experienced members of Application Development Team and will contribute to and lead technical workshops on a wide range of topics.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That’s why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification

• Develop digital solutions in accordance with Trust development standards and the guidance of the Application Development Manager
• Build extensible data acquisition and workflow solutions to meet the functional and non-functional requirements of the business
• Implement processes and logic to extract, transform, and distribute data across one or more data stores from a wide variety of sources
• Follow local software development methodology, including strict adherence to the Trust change and release procedures and associated documentation
• Build solutions from user requirement and functional specifications that are fit for purpose, scalable and flexible as true enterprise solutions
• Optimize applications and databases to provide optimal performance under increasing data volumes
• Upload data into appropriate databases in accurate and timely manner
• Develop efficient solutions according to good development practice, promoting code re-use and efficient development
• Interpret relevant professional, departmental, Trust and national policy, as well as Legal and Information/Clinical Governance requirements when implementing solutions
• Produce robust and detailed technical documentation in support of solution implementations and ongoing service operations

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a computer science or related subject, or equivalent experience in large-scale, complex IT solution implementations involving integration/interoperability.
• ITIL V3 certified.

Experience

• Extensive experience of working on business-led IT projects as a software developer.
• Significant recent experience of detailed working with industry-standard development technologies.
• Significant experience of software/database development within a healthcare setting
• Successful track record of project delivery across the entire IT systems project lifecycle.
• Experienced in technical management
• Experienced in liaising with software suppliers and mentoring technical IT staff.
• Experience of being the technical lead in one of the following healthcare application areas: Pharmacy; Diagnostics; Research; Data Warehouse.
• Working experience of Microsoft and InterSystems development toolsets e.g. Microsoft Visual Studio, TFS, InterSystems Cache/HealthShare.
• Experience of clinical software manufacture and deployment

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

• Data modelling skills to reproduce sophisticated business logic, and advanced relational database management skills
• Advanced skills in information flow analysis and data mapping between systems, able to design solutions to support all necessary information flows.
• Excellent skills in designing and architecting efficient IT solutions for functionally complex settings, applying advanced information theory
• Incisive root cause analysis and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of information security and data protection in respect of patient and clinical information
• Good organizing skills with strong attention to detail and the need for accuracy.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across organizations.
• Comfortable working to agreed objectives, delivering on a complex project plan and taking responsibility without supervision for completion of tasks.
• Strong delivery focus, able to meet tight deadlines within the pressures of a busy working environment, with an excellent record of achieving results.
• Evidence of good environment management practice.
• Skilled in developing applications for mobile devices/platforms.
• Skilled in communicating effectively with all levels of staff in the NHS, with technical staff and suppliers.
• Knowledge of Healthcare applications including commercial EPR solutions, laboratory information and management systems (LIMS), radiology information systems (RIS), Pharmacy Stock Control systems as examples.

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

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Name Michael Horan Job title Application Architecture & Development Manager Email address michael.horan@rmh.nhs.uk