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Job summary

Main area
Information Technology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
Fixed term: 2 years (with the possibility of extension)
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
  • Home or remote working
  • Compressed hours
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
321-CORP-6261572-B8a-PUB
Employer
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Oxford
Town
Oxford
Salary
£50,952 - £57,349 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/05/2024 23:59

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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

TVS SNSDE Software Engineer

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

 

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

 

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

 

Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values


 

Job overview

We are seeking experienced individuals with talent, expertise, and ambition in software engineering. We can offer the opportunity to work on innovative solutions that will transform scientific research and healthcare delivery in the NHS.

The successful candidate will work as part of the Thames Valley and Surrey (TVS) Sub National Secure Data Environment (SNSDE) Programme hosted by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH). They will design and implement systems for data acquisition, integration, and analysis across a wide range of clinical systems and settings for this important national programme.

The tools and services that they deliver will have a significant impact. Working with academic and NHS colleagues across the Thames Valley and Surrey region, the post holders will have the satisfaction of seeing their software in use: improving patient care and supporting cutting-edge research.

This is a 2-year fixed term contract with the possibility of extension.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will provide expert technical knowledge on the delivery of software across a range of digital areas, including systems, applications, data analysis, information reporting, information governance and information interpretation, investigate a range of highly complex data engineering issues, be responsible for contributing to strategic planning and delivery across a range of specialised areas and will manage the design, development and adaptation of highly complex software engineering solutions.

This is an exciting time to be joining the OUH R&D Clinical Informatics team as we build up our existing team to deliver the TVS SNSDE programme. You will join experienced and enthusiastic engineers, analysts, programme managers and subject matter experts within the team, and a wide network of peers within the network of SNSDEs around the country. You will have the opportunity to work with experts in the field, expand your knowledge through on the job and formal learning opportunities and share your knowledge across the network.

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and personal specification for more information.

Interviews will be held approximately two weeks after the closing date.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • In-depth knowledge of software engineering acquired through a combination of specialist training and relevant study (eg computer science, software engineering, mathematics) to Master’s degree or equivalent level.
Desirable criteria
  • Extensive, relevant professional experience may be considered against the requirement for a degree in computer science or a related discipline (the expectation of professional, technical competence is at least that associated with a degree level education in this subject).

Analytical and judgement skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to make judgements on multi-stranded or complex software engineering problems which may have no precedent or where there are conflicting opinions.
Desirable criteria
  • Expert in the field

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kinga Varnai
Job title
Senior Programme Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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