Scrum Master
Head Office - Central London
37.5 Hours & Permanent
Salary: Up to £64,000 + Benefits (Depending on Experience and Qualifications)
Circle Health Group is proud to be recognised as one of the UK’s top 5 best big companies to work for as well as top 5 to work for in the health and social care sector.
We have an opportunity for a Scrum Master to join our Engineering team of staff.
This is a Full time role for 37.5 hours a week.
Applicants should meet the following criteria:
- You can demonstrate excellent DevOps practices with a strong understanding on the principles and their application. This extends to a strong practical application of agile and scrum methodologies.
- You hold certifications such as Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) or equivalent.
- You have excellent interpersonal skills and a strong customer and team working ethos, able to build and maintain good, effective working relationships across IT End-Users, Clinicians, Managers, IT team and 3rd Parties.
- You can explain/translate highly technical problems to non-technical colleagues.
- You have excellent written and verbal communication, and interpersonal skills.
- You have experience of mentoring and developing team members.
- You should have experience of private healthcare-based role.
- You should be highly self-motivated and well organised to deliver results and have a pro-active approach to duties and self-development, setting personal objectives that support the business/team goals.
- You should be keen and able to learn new technologies.
- You should be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), service desk management systems, and Azure DevOps.
Duties of this role include:
Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups (daily Scrum), sprint planning, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
- Identify and remove obstacles that hinder the team’s progress.
- Work with other departments or external parties to remove blockers outside the team's control.
- Coach team members in Agile practices and the Scrum framework.
- Provide guidance on Scrum roles, events, and artefacts.
- Ensure that the team adheres to Scrum practices and principles.
- Promote the use of Scrum and Agile methodologies within the organisation.
- Assist the Product Owner in managing the product backlog and ensuring it is well-groomed and prioritised.
- Promote continuous improvement by encouraging the team to reflect on their practices and identify areas for improvement.
- Integrate Azure DevOps into the SCRUM process.
- Utilise Azure Boards to track and manage work items, sprints, and backlogs.
- Ensure seamless collaboration between engineering and the wider IT and business stakeholders through Azure DevOps.
- Leverage Azure DevOps metrics and analytics to monitor progress and drive improvements.
Salary & Benefits
Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:
- 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
- Private Pension Scheme
- Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions
- Friends & Family Hospital Discounts
- Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
- Non-contributory life insurance
- Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits
- Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing
- Employee recognition programmes
- Industry leading training and development opportunities
…and much more!
Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles…and more.
Circle Health Group is proud to be a Gold member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and we welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces Community. We are also part of The Valuable 500 and we pride ourselves in being a Disability Confident Employer.
We’re passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.
To find out more about the Circle Health Group Philosophy: https://careers.circlehealthgroup.co.uk/why-circle/our-philosophy
