Senior Systems Developer

Job overview

We are looking for a talented software developer 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.

This role is based at RMH offices in Wallington.

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 postholder 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 postholder 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.

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 Head of Application Architecture & Development
• 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