Developer (Analytical Dev Analyst, Senior Software Dev)

at  NHS England

Within Data and Analytics our vision is to be the leading data services provider for health and social care across England through creating innovative and high-quality data products and services that give our customers the knowledge and capabilities required to deliver the best outcomes for citizens.
This advert has attached Assignment Briefs/ information relating to roles currently vacant. However, please be aware that this recruitment may also be used to fill other positions that become vacant after the time of advert, for which Assignment Briefs or team information are not available. This will be limited to roles where the competencies to be assessed and requirements for the role are appropriately similar.
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website .
About NHS England
In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.

The Data Platform Engineering team is responsible for managing the application of the Engineering Quality Framework to the platforms and technology services delivered by Data Platforms, whilst also contributing the ongoing development of the framework. ​
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Members of the team are assigned into multi-disciplinary delivery teams working across Platforms and within transformational programmes. Data Platforms provides the operational run & sustain of all existing platforms, including UDAL, DPS, CDP, SUS+, SDE, and other legacy platforms.
You can find further details about the role in the attached Job Description and you can view the Assignment Brief by clicking on ‘Additional Information’.
About you

These are the shortlisting criteria which will be used for this vacancy. Please use the ’supporting statement’ section in your application to demonstrate how you meet them:

• Experience of leading a workstream within a software development team, or similar levels of individual responsibility, leading on complex technical problems and collaborating with external suppliers.
• Working understanding of software development and ability to identify potential issues within the code that is being worked on with scope of wider system design.
• Ability to adopt and adapt appropriate methods, tools and techniques to ensure they are applied effectively for successful deliveries.
• Experience of engineering a simple system or comparable system components.
• Understanding of software architecture, design and development with exposure to a selection of platforms, languages, methodologies, patterns and implementations.