Senior IT Developer | Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Senior IT Developer
Department: ITBand: 7 £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum
Hours: 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
The IT Department at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a dynamic, ever-developing, forward-thinking group of people that make up a team that strives to keep the Trust’s systems up to date and responsive to cutting edge technologies, whilst ensuring staff at the Trust are supported to continue to deliver at the highest level.We currently have an opening for a Senior IT Developer to be a part of the Trust’s small but critical development team, focusing on delivering both high quality and reliable business as usual applications and new systems that the Trust requires.
The successful post holder will have extensive experience in development languages (preferably C#, MVC, JavaScript, Angular, Blazor) and have experience working in a healthcare environment.
It would be an advantage to also have experience using Azure, Git, Visual Studio and to have previous experience mentoring other team members.
Any knowledge with Azure cloud services would also be beneficial for this role.
Previous applicants that have applied in the last 3 months need not apply
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Robert Holloway, Integration & Development Manager on 01908 997585
Interview date: w/c 10th February 2025
You will work as part of the IT team that provides a comprehensive support and development service to all members of staff across the Trust. If you are keen to work in a small friendly team of like-minded professionals then please apply now.
Responsible for the provision of specialist IT technical services to the Trust.
Develop and maintain applications and databases that may require the use of complex programming tools as instructed and guided by the IT Development Manager.
To provide an IT technical support service to all users, this may require the identification and resolution of complex problems.
Create and agree system specifications with Trust staff when necessary.
The Senior IT Developer will guide, instruct and mentor junior members of the development team on an on-going basis.
'We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute'- 65% report achieving a good balance between work and home life and are satisfied with the opportunities for flexible working patterns.’ (NHS Staff Survey 2023).
- Free on-site parking
- Free tea and coffee
- Great flexible working opportunities
- Discounted gym membership
- Lease car scheme
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- On site nursery (chargeable)
- Extensive staff health and well-being programme
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Development
Requires a very good working knowledge of object-oriented programming and must be fully conversant and have practical development experience using the standard toolsets available to the development team.
The post holder will be expected to develop applications which may involve the use of various development tools and may require complex algorithms and database designs. The post holder will need to understand and must be able to implement efficient data structures and optimise data search and retrieval methods.
Planning
Communicate any planned system downtime of IT applications developed by the IT development team to affected users.
Under the guidance and direction of the IT Integration and Development Manager create comprehensive testing and training materials prior to any supported application being placed into service.
Please refer to Job Description for further details
We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.
MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.
By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS.This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.
Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.
This advert closes on Friday 31 Jan 2025