Job vacancy: RPA Developer, Velindre University NHS Trust, Nantgarw

Job summary

Main area: Robotic Process Automation
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 120-AC828-1025

Employer: Velindre University NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Velindre University NHS Trust
Town: Nantgarw
Salary: £39,263 - £47,280 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 30/10/2025 23:59

RPA Developer

Band 6

Thank you for your interest in working for Velindre University NHS Trust, which is a committed equal opportunities employer. The Trust welcomes applications from people who share our vision;

Velindre University NHS Trust will be recognised locally, nationally and internationally as a renowned organisation of excellence for patient and donor care, education and research.

our values;

Caring
Respectful
Accountable

and who will complement our current experienced and specialist employees who are passionate about working in a Trust that has the ambition to provide world class services and care to patient and donors.

Velindre University NHS Trust holds a special place at the heart of healthcare in Wales. It is also an amazing organisation to work and to develop your career. The Trust comprises of two divisions, Velindre Cancer Centre and Welsh Blood Service. The Trust also hosts on behalf of the Welsh Government and NHS Wales, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) and Health Technology Wales (HTW).

Velindre University NHS Trust provides our employees with a favourable salary and reward / staff benefits & support package.

For more information on this vacancy please contact the recruiting manager, who will be pleased to discuss their employment opportunity with you.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

The Trust also reserves the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement at any stage of the process, to enable internal staff requiring to be redeployed in suitable roles.

Posts may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check and Professional Registration Check.

For more information on our Trust Employee Reward and Benefit’s Package please visit the Velindre University NHS Trust website.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Educated to Degree level (preferably IT related) or equivalent level of work experience and knowledge.
ITIL Foundation or equivalent experience.
Significant knowledge of RPA software and methodologies

Desirable criteria

Professional qualification or membership in BCS.
Federation of Information Professionals (FED-IP) membership.
Significant knowledge of the Microsoft Power Platform suite.
Knowledge of at least one automation implementation design methodology e.g. Agile, Six Sigma.
Knowledge of XML, CCS, CSV.

Experience

Essential criteria

Previous experience of using RPA software to build RPA solutions.
Relevant experience working in a digital / IT environment.
Relevant experience of using development environments, with experience in applying version control across environments.
Significant experience of testing application systems using formal, structured procedures – e.g. using use cases, test plans, test scripts etc.
Experience and understanding of workflow-based logic and the ability to understand a business process from a workflow diagram or illustrate a written process as a workflow diagram.

Desirable criteria

Proven record of finding innovative solutions to highly complex problems.
Experience of one or more of: Microsoft Server, Linux, Unix, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle DBMA, LDAP, Microsoft Active Directory.
Experience of applying business analysis techniques and methodologies to understand organisational business processes.

Skills

Essential criteria

High standard of oral and written communication skills with the ability to present technical details to a non-technical audience.
Ability to provide guidance and support to less experienced team members.
Sound judgment, decision making, and organisational skills.
Ability to work on own initiative, organise own workload, and deliver support and projects with minimal support.
Work with 3rd parties and suppliers to deliver the digital service and RPA solutions.
Provide clear reports to senior management.
Enthusiastic, self-motivated, looks for opportunities to improve services, staff, and self.
Ability to engage with and motivate diverse audiences.
Ability to work under pressure and manage competing deadlines and priorities.
Aptitude for problem solving complex issues, with the ability to take a logical route to the source of an error.
Able to work as part of a team.
Adaptable to change.
Willingness to develop and learn new technologies.
Taking advantage of opportunities and overcoming problems

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