Automation Senior DeveloperNHS

Job summary

NHS Band 7 Salary: £49,387 - 56,515 per annum

Hours Per Week: Full time 37.5 hrs

Contract Type: Fixed term until 29/02/2028

Location Base: Location either St Mary's Hospital, Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle of Wight,PO30 5TG, or Building 4000, Lakeside, North Harbour, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3EN. Across site travel may be required, the frequency will be agreed locally.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Automation Developer will play a key role in delivering intelligent automation solutions across both Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and Isle of Wight NHS Trust.

You will design, develop, test, and support Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Power Platform applications, applying your technical expertise to streamline business processes, enhance digital capabilities, and support the Trusts wider digital transformation strategies.

Working within a skilled and collaborative team, you will lead on complex automation projects, ensuring that all solutions are secure, maintainable, and deliver measurable benefits to the organisation.

Job description

• Design, develop, test, and deploy RPA solutions using Blue Prism in accordance with Trust standards and best practice.
• Support the development and integration of Microsoft Power Platform applications, including Power Automate and Power Apps.
• Collaborate with business analysts and service leads to translate operational requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Create and maintain reusable automation components, documentation, and governance artefacts.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior automation developers.
• Ensure compliance with Information Governance, data protection, and cybersecurity standards.
• Participate in change management, release processes, and quality assurance reviews.
• Proactively identify opportunities for process automation and continuous improvement.
• Support the ongoing maintenance and optimisation of existing automations.
• Contribute to technical innovation, evaluation of emerging technologies, and best practice sharing across the team.

For full job details and person specification please refer to the Job Description.

About us

Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this.

The single corporate service is delivered across both organisations. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.