Belmont Recruitment are currently looking for an experienced Principal Analyst Programmer to work with a Cardiff-based NHS entity on a temporary basis. This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week.

Main Duties:

• Manage aspects of the development and interoperability process from start to completion, including the management of all Applications and Development Staff involved in the project.
• Monitor technical staff ensuring that they maintain the appropriate skill levels required to meet the IT needs of the D&HI Department and Health Board.
• Take responsibility for core Health Board IT systems, including the management of enhancements and bug-fixes, system performance and all application specific technical issues.
• Represent the interests of the Applications and Development Teams and technical interests of the Health Board on the Corporate System User Groups. Liaise with departments outside D&HI on IT issues.
• Demonstrate specialist knowledge and practical experience in system development and / or interoperability, preferably in Microsoft.NET
• Undertake any complex technical development which would be deemed outside the remit of the Senior Software Developers/Systems Developers. 
• Ensure that all aspects of development projects are managed in compliance with Agile project management methodology.
• Take responsibility for ensuring that proper and adequate quality control procedures are implemented in order to ensure that the development of systems match the user requirements.
• Monitor the operation of installed systems and participate in the out of hours on-call rotas as required.
• Undertake the maintenance of the installed system/server, including technical and management responsibility for bug fixes and agreed enhancements as directed by the Technical Architect as appropriate.
• Provide leadership and technical guidance to Senior Software Developers/Systems Developers. Impart specialist knowledge to other members of the D&HI department. 
• Keep up to date with new developments which affect systems design and application development appropriate to the Health Board, including researching and evaluating new technologies.
• Proactively develop strategies to improve development and support of all Health Board based IT systems/processes using skills and knowledge obtained by employing the methods stated above (para.13).
• Maintain complete code safety and manage releases using the Department’s version control software and processes in order to protect the Health Boards installed and developing applications.

Essential Criteria:

• IT experience, managing all aspects of the systems development life cycle.
• Management within a large complex organisation, of in-house software or API development Systems with responsibility for day to day management of staff involved in systems design, build and testing.
• Analysis and logical design of systems specifications and their associated data structures using formal methods.
• Able to lead in physical design and development of a wide variety of small standalone and large multi-user systems using client server and web based methodologies.
• Formal analysis and logical design methodologies.
• Experience of systems /API development preferably in .NET and HL7. 
• An understanding of the Agile Project Management methodology.
• Ability to research and evaluate new and emerging information technologies, and issues associated with deployment within the NHS.
• Management, organisational, and communication skills
• Excellent analytical and logical skills.

If this role is of interest to you, please apply with your updated CV or contact Leah at Belmont Recruitment.