Software Engineering Manager

Reading, Berkshire
Spire Healthcare
Software Engineering Manager Full Time, Permanent. Home Based, with occasional travel to Reading. We are one of the UK’s leading independent hospital groups and the largest in terms of revenue. From our 39 hospitals and 33 clinics, medical centres and consulting rooms across England, Wales, and Scotland, we provide diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care in areas including orthopaedics, gynaecology, cardiology, neurology, oncology, and general surgery. We also operate a network of private GPs and provide occupational health services to over 700 corporate clients. We are the principal independent provider by volume of knee and hip operations in the United Kingdom. The group was founded with the acquisition and re-branding of 25 Bupa hospitals in 2007. Since then, Spire Healthcare has made significant capital investments in its estate and continues to deliver successful and award-winning clinical outcomes and high levels of patient satisfaction. Spire is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 250. We were the first private hospital provider to publish outcomes data on our website and we have received awards for our clinical quality and high levels of patient satisfaction. Spire Healthcare is committed to the highest quality of patient care. Working in partnership with over 8,760 experienced consultants, we delivered tailored, personalised care to approximately 926,500 inpatients, outpatients, and day case patients in 2022. Patients, consultants, and general practitioners trust Spire Healthcare to deliver the high-quality care they expect from a leading private healthcare provider. Leading multiple squads of developers building solutions to help Spire Healthcare on the next stage of its digital transformation. We are organising our teams around value, so you will be working on complex projects from customer acquisition all the way through patient pathway and diagnostics to finance and logistics. Key Responsibilities: – Technical leadership: Build on our existing practices and standards and take a lead role in driving our technical architecture with a focus on security, maintainability and scalability. – Leadership and team management : Nurture and coach our talented team and build a culture of continuous improvement. Encourage a safe, innovate and collaborative environment. – Own your teams’ deliverables and deploy software the team are proud of. – Maintain a balance between short term and long term goals whist iteratively releasing software. – Collaborate closely with colleagues and stakeholders to understand how we can add values quickly and iteratively. Key Requirements: – Experience leading or managing one or squads of developers, ideally in a SAFe or scaled agile environment – A security first mentality – Proven experience building enterprise grade scalable solutions, ideally in a healthcare or similar corporate environment – An inspiring and engaging line manager – Able to demonstrate experience across a wide range of business domains and involvement in complex business solutions. – Pragmatic – able to balance the perfect technical solution with commercial realities. – A strong communicator able to work with senior leadership – 12+ years of work experience and 4+ years of leading or managing a team Benefits: We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to: – 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays – Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options – ‘Spire for you’ reward platform – discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers – Free wellness screening – Private medical insurance – Life assurance Spire Healthcare is committed to creating an environment that will attract, retain, and motivate its people. We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to the health and wellbeing of all our colleagues and consultants. We firmly believe that it is our people that make the business successful, and everyone should have the opportunity to work in a motivated team, free from discrimination on any grounds. We, therefore, are keen to receive and review applications from all candidates of under-represented groups who feel they offer the requisite skills. For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact: For us, it’s more than just treating patients; it’s about looking after people