Job summary
- Main area
- Automation
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4 - Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 846-7738396-TS
- Employer
- Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Home working with occasional travel to trust sites
- Town
- Ashford
- Salary
- £27,485 - £46,580 pro rata, per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
RPA Developer
NHS AfC: Band 4 - Band 6
Job overview
As an RPA developer at KCHFT you will build automations from process design documents (PDDs). These will range from simple automations to complex automations and you will be given the necessary training and development to support your automation capabilities to progress through a career pathway from a junior entry level developer at Band 4 through to an experienced RPA developer at Band 6 able to undertake complex automations. We also have Senior RPA Developers within the team to support your development journey, act as a role model and mentor and a point of expertise and advise.
We have a robust competency framework in place that outlines the level of knowledge, skills and experience you will need to work at each of the Bands (4, 5 and 6) and what competencies you will need to achieve to be successful in moving up a Band when opportunities arise.
You role as an RPA developer will be building automations, understanding best practice coding standards, developing automations from PDDs, liaising with process owners and managers across the organisation and externally to verify any queries with PDDs and undertaking robust testing with senior manager sign off before deploying live automations.
Main duties of the job
As an RPA Developer you will be responsible for the creation and design of automations based on information provided within the Process Design Documentation (PDD).
The complexity of the processes allocated to you for automation will vary depending on your training, skills, experience and banding.
All RPA Developers will act as an ambassador and role model for other members of the team and are expected to be kind, responsive, professional and informative and to contribute to the quality of our
services by demonstrating the behaviours detailed in the Trust ‘CARE Values into action Framework’.
Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.
Working for our organisation
Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission
The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
See where you can go with KCHFT career pathways
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.
Job responsibilities
As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [email protected], quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Find out more about the community difference here.
Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Band 4 Essential Requirements - Foundation degree / NVQ Level 4.
- Band 5 Essential Requirements - Batchelor's degree (BA (BSc) / NVQ level 5, ordinary degree or equivalent level of experience.
- Band 6 Essential Requirements - Bachelor’s degree (BA (BSc) / NVQ level 6, Ordinary degree or equivalent level of experience / Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable criteria
- Band 5 - RPA accreditation or evidence of RPA learning/ Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Band 6 - RPA accreditation / Experience in - PHP, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node / Working experience in system development and implementation projects
Experience
Essential criteria
- Band 4 Essential Requirements - Experience of working with computers to a competent standard / Experience of providing a high-quality service to customers / Proven use of office systems, i.e. MS Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel.
- Band 5 Essential Requirements - Experience of working with computers to a competent standard / Experience of providing a high-quality service to customers / Proven use of office systems, i.e. MS Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel / Previous experience of working within an IT service / Sound judgement and logical approach to complex situations, with ability to determine and implement solutions.
- Band 6 Essential Requirements - Experience of working with computers to a competent standard / Experience of providing a high-quality service to customers / Proven use of office systems, i.e. MS Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel / Previous experience of working within an IT service / Sound judgement and logical approach to complex situations, with ability to determine and implement solutions. / Previous experience working with at least one of the top 3 RPA platforms (Automation Anywhere, UiPath or BluePrism) / Experience in monitoring performance of system and processes components, and making recommendations for improvements / Experience of the whole product lifecycle, encompassing development, testing & support / An awareness of change impact and the effect on the ability to automate or the need to update existing automations / An understanding of industry standard approaches to exceptions and error handling / Experience of documenting solutions and system dependencies / Experience of acting as a mentor to more junior developers
Desirable criteria
- Band 4 - Some IT, analytical, coding experience / NHS experience
- Band 5 - Some IT, analytical, coding experience / NHS experience / Previous experience working with at least one of the top 3 RPA platforms (Automation Anywhere, UiPath or BluePrism).
- Band 6 - NHS specific IT system experience / Understanding of NHS Community Services / Experience of managing projects and undertaking evaluation
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Band 4 Essential Requirements - understanding of RPA
- Band 5 Essential Requirements - Specialist knowledge of RPA / Development of standard and bespoke data report from Databases.
- Band 6 Essential Requirements - Specialist knowledge of RPA / Development of standard and bespoke data report from Databases. / Effective leadership, influencing, persuading and negotiating skills.
Desirable criteria
- Band 5 - an understanding of NHS current agenda and challenges / NHS specific IT system experience
- Band 6 - an understanding of NHS current agenda and challenges / NHS specific IT system experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Darren Spinks
- Job title
- Associate Director: Digital and Technology
- Email address
- [email protected]
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