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AI Agent Developer

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6GDView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£49,387

Contract

Fixed-Term

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

27 October 2026

8 days left

Job description

We are seeking experienced and innovative AI Agent Developers to join our growing Automation and AI team at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. ...

Be responsible for delivering AI agent solutions throughout the full development lifecycle, from discovery and requirements gathering through to design, build, testing, deployment and ongoing support. Working within the Trust's AI governance framework, develop AI agents, integrations and automated workflows using Microsoft Copilot Studio, Power Automate, Dataverse & related Microsoft technologies.

The role requires close collaboration with stakeholders across clinical, operational and corporate services to understand business challenges, analyse existing processes and identify opportunities where AI can deliver meaningful improvements. You will produce technical specifications, development documentation, testing evidence and deployment records, whilst ensuring solutions meet information governance, cyber security and data protection requirements.

Support implementation and release activities, monitor the performance of deployed solutions, investigate issues and deliver enhancements where required. In addition, contribute to the development of reusable components, technical standards and governance artefacts that support the wider Automation and AI function.

Work alongside business analysts, solution designers, change specialists & other developers, you will play a key role in establishing a sustainable internal AI capability and delivering innovative solutions that improve the experience of both staff and patients.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Qualifications

Essential

  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent relevant experience
  • Evidence of continuing professional development in AI, automation or Microsoft technologies
  • Microsoft Power Platform or Copilot Studio certification (PL-100, PL-200, PL-400 or equivalent)
  • Microsoft AI Fundamentals (AI-900) or Azure AI Engineer (AI-102) certification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Experience building and deploying Microsoft Copilot Studio or Power Virtual Agents solutions in an enterprise environment
  • Experience developing solutions using Microsoft Power Platform including Power Automate, Dataverse and M365 integrations
  • Understanding of AI agent lifecycle management including discovery, design, build, test, deploy and operate phases
  • Experience working across multiple tenant environments with differing governance and data handling requirements
  • Knowledge of information governance, data protection and cyber security principles relevant to AI and automation solutions
  • Experience of developing agents on the NHS central shared tenant

Desirable

  • Experience integrating Power Platform solutions with NHS clinical or corporate systems such as EPR, PAS, eRS or ESR
  • Experience using Azure AI services including Azure OpenAI, Language Understanding or Document Intelligence
  • Familiarity with Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), Managed Environments and deployment pipelines within Power Platform

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

13 October 2026

Last checked

15 October 2026

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About the employer

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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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