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Principal Developer
| Posting date: | 19 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £50,952.00 to £57,349.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £50952.00 - £57349.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 May 2024 |
| Location: | Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 8NY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | G9914-24-0095 |
Summary
In this role, you are accountable for: Software development leadership 1. Provide in-depth expertise, for consultation across all areas of DDaT, in designated technical specialisms, and software development practices. See appendix I for details. 2. Support multiple development teams across a set of services to achieve efficient delivery of quality outcomes. 3. Define, document and socialise NHSBSA software development standards, design patterns, methods and tools. Ensure they are applied effectively and are iterated to provide continuous improvement. 4. Review specifications and solution designs, to ensure consistency, selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources and integration with multiple systems and technologies. Provide feedback on functional and non-functional requirements to ensure the overall needs of the business are met within software delivery. 5. Act as an escalation point for technical issues arising across the project delivery lifecycle. Apply experience and collaboration skills to find appropriate solutions, coordinating with professionals from within and outside of the project team as necessary. 6. Identify programme level risks within software development across multiple services and raise through appropriate channels. 7. Identify, prioritise and lead the strategic implementation of risk mitigations, improvements and efficiencies, ensuring that the organisation derives maximum value across multiple services. 8. Manage the assurance of software development activities across a range of project including internally developed, 3rd party partnerships and fully outsourced. Develop appropriate measures and processes to provide sufficient insight into project delivery health. Identify trends and anomalies, reporting at agreed frequency on development needs and deviations from standards. 9. Lead the Developer Community of Practice, being accountable for developers aligned to your designated technical specialisms. Knowledge management 10. Take an active, lead role in your professional development. Keep up to date with the latest technologies and software development standards and best practice, through self-directed and NHSBSA organised learning activities. 11. Identify, investigate and champion the application of emerging technologies and approaches within software development. 12. Create workable prototypes using a variety of methods and tools to meet business and user needs. 13. Identify and support opportunities for teams to develop their skills to meet the changing needs of the business. Take ownership for decision making within your area, seeking support and feedback to develop well thought out solutions, processes and work as required, and in conjunction with agreed procedures. Relationship management 14. Foster relationships and partnership, to identify and deliver value to the organisation. 15. Collaborate across multiple disciplines to achieve strategic aims, ensuring consistent approaches, methods, standards, and patterns are holistically applied: a. User Centred Design b. Architecture c. Security d. Data e. Test f. Platform g. Support h. Commercials i. Finance 16. Work with Team Managers to identify, implement and support team and individual development, career progression, performance management, providing mentorship and guidance for other software developers. 17. Consult with wider UK Government departments and agencies, and industry to define and achieve strategic aims. 18. Deputise for the Head of Software Engineering as required. Information management 19. Maintain the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information systems through compliance with relevant legislation and regulations and that controls and management strategies are designed and implemented to support this. Delivery management 20. Manage workload complete to a high quality and within agreed timelines. Deliver continuous improvements to enhance own and business areas; co-ordinate delivery of work across multiple strands such as continuous improvement, project related work, and operational tasks, escalating issues at appropriate times. 21. Prepare plans to enable the delivery and management of projects and programmes undertaken by the professional leadership team. Provide strategic and operational direction in the preparation of plans to deliver systems and services across DDaT and the organisation. 22. Manage and implement approaches strategies, standards, practices and policies across the software development profession, ensuring and monitoring the timely delivery of business objectives within budget. 23. Proactively identify warning signs of significant delivery challenges and provide a decisive response. 24. Contribute to and lead procurement processes for hardware, software and outsourced capability. Review functional and non-functional requirements to ensure the overall needs of the business are met from a DDaT perspective. Financial management 25. Contribute to budget management processes in accordance with NHSBSAs policies, standing orders, financial regulations and legislative requirements. 26. Contribute to and prepare proposals for change, including producing necessary estimates, mandates and business cases. 27. Monitor budget spend and resource estimates against projects and change initiatives. Staff management 28. The general management of activities and standards of staff within professional disciplines across multidisciplinary teams. 29. Enable the performance of others, including objectives setting fully aligned to departmental and organisational objectives and goals, and the development and motivation of staff to achieve them. 30. Mentor staff and advise on career paths to encourage pro-active development of skills and capabilities. 31. Conduct meaningful appraisals and 1-1s, identifying and meeting development needs, implementing, monitoring, evaluating and reporting on the impact and success of training plans. 32. Receive and act upon and where possible resolve a range of escalations including staffing, disciplinary procedures, resourcing business and technical, to secure satisfactory outcomes. Where unable to resolve, provide sufficient detail, escalate to the appropriate levels within the organisations, within agreed policies, procedures and processes to ensure appropriate resolution. 33. Undertake recruitment and selection in line with organisational processes. Participate in the implementation and delivery of initiatives to secure suitable resources, increase skill levels and develop talent pools to meet the changing needs of the business landscape. 34. Provide feedback to support and encourage teams and individuals to develop thinking and independently work through issues, to reach solutions-based outcomes. Lead by example by seeking, providing and implementing individual feedback to improve ways of working and own performance. In addition to the above accountabilities, as post holder you are expected to Undertake additional duties and responsibilities in line with the overall purpose of your role and as agreed by your line manager. Demonstrate NHSBSA values and core capabilities in all aspects of your work. Foster an environment where your own and colleagues safety and well-being is promoted. Contribute to a culture which values diversity and inclusion.Comply with NHSBSA policies, procedures, and protocols as they apply to your role. Working relationships Responsible to: Head of Software Engineering Responsible for: Lead Developers Developers Junior Developers Apprentice Developers Key relationships and connections: 1. Heads of Professiona. Software Engineeringb. Architecturec. User Centred Design 2. Professional Leadershipa. Principal Developersb. Professional Lead for Testc. Professional Lead for Designd. Professional Lead for User Research 3. Team Managers 4. Delivery Managers 5. Architecture (Enterprise, Data, Solution, Technical) 6. Security (Information Security, Information Governance, Cyber Security) 7. Platform Engineering 8. Live Support & Operations 9. IT Service Management 10. Governance, Risk & Compliance 11. Commercials 12. Finance What do we offer? 27 days leave (increasing with length of service) plus 8 bank holidays Flexible working Hybrid working model (we are currently working largely remotely) Career development Active wellbeing and inclusion networks Excellent pension(20.6% employer contribution) NHS Car lease scheme