Senior Front End Developer

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Seaton Delaval; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Senior Developer to develop secure software solutions using modern frameworks. The role involves working in an agile environment, contributing to business plans, and maintaining service delivery standards. Candidates should have a master's degree or equivalent experience in software development. Excellent benefits and working conditions are offered in a supportive atmosphere.

Qualifications

• Professional knowledge acquired through a master's degree or equivalent experience.
• In-depth technical and strategic knowledge of software development.
• Writing unit tests using modern front end testing frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for developing and delivering secure software solutions.
• Contribute to the compilation of the business plan for innovative solutions.
• Present and articulate technical executions to stakeholders.

Skills

Experience of Docker

Experience of working in a Continuous Delivery or Deployment environment

Experience of developing any backend API frameworks

Education

Master's degree or equivalent experience in software development

Tools

Jest

Job description

The closing date is 21 October 2025

Overview

In summary, the post holder is responsible for developing and delivering secure software solutions using modern frameworks and practices. Working in an agile environment the post holder will be expected to work within a cross functional team and proactively drive continuous improvement in software, techniques and processes.

Main duties

The post holder will, with the Head of Development, be responsible for highly complex strategic and innovative solutions with the ability to present and articulate technical executions clearly and concisely to internal and external stakeholders.

As Senior Developer the post holder will have significant authority and autonomy to ensure service delivery and quality standards are maintained within the specialist innovative technical development management unit.

The post holder will be expected to contribute to the compilation of the business plan requiring development of innovative solutions that will support the trust\'s Digital Clinical Strategy.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn\'t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read \'applicant guidance notes\' before submitting your application.

Job responsibilities

In particular skills and experience required for the role of Senior Developer includes:

Knowledge and experience of the following technologies is desirable:

• Experience of Docker
• Experience of working in a Continuous Delivery or Deployment environment
• Experience of developing any backend API frameworks

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Professional knowledge acquired through master\'s degree or equivalent experience along with an in-depth technical and strategic knowledge of software development

Experience

• Writing unit tests Modern front end testing frameworks like Jest
• Experience working with API of varying types and integrating with backend data
• Experience of Docker
• Experience of working in a Continuous Delivery or Deployment environment
• Experience of developing any backend API frameworks

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northumbria Manufacturing and Innovation Hub

Northumbria Manufacturing and Innovation Hub