Senior Software Developer (Frontend)
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridgeshire) · Peldon, United Kingdom ·
- Seniority
- Senior
- Category
- Frontend
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Salary
- GBP 49,387 – 56,515 / year
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridgeshire) · Peldon, United Kingdom ·
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Senior frontend developer on an NHS trust's internal software team, building and maintaining bespoke web applications that support community healthcare operations. Day to day is C#, ASP.NET and Razor development in Visual Studio, with Git version control, MS SQL databases, Umbraco CMS and a strong focus on WCAG 2.2 accessibility.
Employer East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridgeshire) Employer type NHS Site The Meadows Town St Ives Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro-rata Salary period Yearly Closing 20/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 03/11/2026
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust delivers expert healthcare in people’s homes, community hospitals and local settings across the East of England.
Our nurses, therapists, clinicians, support teams and partners work together to provide coordinated care that supports independence, recovery and wellbeing. We believe people are best cared for close to home, in the communities where they live and belong.
By combining professional expertise with strong local relationships, we help people stay well, feel supported and access the right care at the right time. Expert healthcare, close to home, trusted by our communities.
Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative and applications from all walks of life are welcomed. Our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is committed to creating a modern and inclusive work environment. We actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce and maintain and improve their wellbeing. We also offer flexible working patterns and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you.
We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community.
Before applying for this vacancy, please make sure you’re familiar with ongoing GOV.uk sponsorship eligibility criteria which will impact the organisations ability to provide sponsorship, whether this is currently or in the future.
Please note, our selection processes are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills. Please be advised that the use of AI in applications is monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.
Please note all new starters will be subject to a 6 month probationary period.
Working as part of the Software Development team the post holder will be a specialist of web application front end development, with experience of developing and implementing technical software solutions to meet business requirements and support the organisation in the achievement of its strategic objectives. The software development team develop bespoke applications to support EEC where no ‘off the shelf’ solutions exist.
The post holder will ensure that projects produce the required deliverables within the defined quality, time and cost constraints and facilitate full realisation of benefits defined in the associated business cases which they may help develop. This will be achieved by adherence to relevant software development methodology and best practice within the profession.
The post holder will establish productive working relationships with colleagues within the organisation at all levels to facilitate the successful delivery of software solutions. The Senior Software Developer (Frontend) will be proficient with modern software development methodologies. They will also be proficient with version control.
In addition to software development the post holder is also expected to provide support for changes and development for the suite of applications delivered by the development team as and when appropriate.
Please note; Interviews will be Face-2-Face.
"(Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 09/10/2026)"
Expertise and a proven track record in frontend application architecture and programming.
Excellent knowledge of responsive web design principles and web accessibility standards, including WCAG 2.2.
Ability to debug, troubleshoot and fix front-end web issues.
Proven experience using Visual Studio to write software code and produce elegant, robust and maintainable software applications.
Proven ability to understand and write C#, ASP.NET and Razor.
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Please be aware that East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust will never ask applicants to pay fees at any stage of the recruitment process, including job applications, sponsorship arrangements, or employment offers. All recruitment communications and job applications should only be made through our official careers website and published contact details.
If you receive a suspicious job offer or recruitment-related communication, do not make any payments, share personal information, or provide identity documents. We encourage you to report the matter to your local police or relevant law enforcement agency. Any concerns relating to potential recruitment fraud should also be reported to our Local Counter Fraud Specialist (LCFS) as soon as possible.
Duties/Responsibilities:
The post holder must be able to demonstrate:
Expertise and a proven track record in frontend application architecture and programming.
Excellent knowledge of responsive web design principles and web accessibility standards, including WCAG 2.2.
Ability to debug, troubleshoot and fix front-end web issues.
Proven experience using Visual Studio to write software code and produce elegant, robust and maintainable software applications.
Proven ability to understand and write C#, ASP.NET and Razor.
A command of the principles of good software design using the principles of SOLID and object-oriented programming.
Practical experience using source control systems (i.e. Git).
Undertake responsibility for own code and review others code to ensure quality and adherence to our software standards.
Engage and liaise with end users and project stakeholders (project managers/BAs) to identify system and information requirements.
Discuss progress and notify senior staff of impediments during regular team meetings.
Discuss ideas with colleagues and review tasks and priorities in collaboration with other team members and senior staff.
Contribute ideas on how the team can become more effective.
Actively listen to the advice and guidance of colleagues and tune behaviour accordingly – for example listen to suggestions from colleagues during pair programming sessions and code reviews.
Speak confidently to groups of users or peers; Demonstrating ideas, concepts and software and answering questions.
Discuss ideas with their line manager on ways to improve their performance and advance personal development - at personal development reviews, for example.
Continual upgrading of skills to reflect rapid changes in technology. This is achieved through formal training; informal skills transfer and self-tuition.
Influence and participate in defining standards for development through research and implementation of new technologies and solutions.
Plan own workload and activities over short to medium periods to meet project deadlines and provide user support, this often involves multiple complex projects and support incidents.
Prioritise own workload to resolve conflicts between project and support tasks which involves re-planning; escalating to the Software Development Manager when required.
Collaborate with key stakeholders to identify service needs and to enable the realisation of business value.
Able to proactively identify opportunities to improve a service for stakeholders.
The post holder must be familiar with Windows PC and server operating systems.
The post holder shall be expected to:-
Follow good development practice by adhering to the organisation’s conventions for checking software code into source control systems.
Contribute to the production of suitable quality control records (such as problem or change records) for application and system software changes.
Knowledge share, support and mentor team members in ensuring that software applications have full patch and version control in place and that the organisation has a comprehensive record of all these amendments.
Implement system software upgrades as and when required.
Communication
Required to communicate with staff, patients and stakeholders at all levels from different disciplines.
Represent the department (at the request of the Software Development Manager) internally and externally at multi-disciplinary working groups / meetings and co-ordinate information responses.
Will be required to communicate highly complex technical advice in a non-technical way so the end user can understand.
Receive and interpret highly complex information from a variety of sources.
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
Human Resources
To participate in the appraisal process for EEC NHS Trust and take responsibility for working with line manager to identify an appropriate personal development plan.
To knowledge share and support other colleagues/teams or services going through change.
To maintain own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF) process.
Responsibility for Financial & Physical Resources
Responsible for the provision of technical solutions in the delivery and maintenance of a trust wide web solutions and for IT assets.
Research & Development Activity
Required to undertake R&D activity on a regular basis, once a month or more.
R&D activity is a major job requirement, at least 20% of the working
Clinical and Practice Governance
Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported faxed or transferred electronically must be undertaken with regard to EEC Information Governance and Information Security policies.
The post holder must adhere to EEC risk assessment and risk management processes
The post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures
Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by EEC .
The post holder must participate in clinical and other audits as required.
The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team.
Working conditions:
Flexibility and resilience is required due to working in a dynamic and fast paced team with competing priorities.
The post holder will be expected to be able to meet the flexible working requirements of the role. Ability to work remotely or from hot desk facilities at different sites is essential.
General
The post holder must at all times carry out his/her duties with regard to East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust Equal Opportunities Policy.
To be aware of the responsibilities of all employees to maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors and staff. All post holders must adhere to the code of conduct on confidentiality and be aware of and adhere to all EEC policies and procedures.
This job description is intended only as a guide to the range of duties involved. The post holder will need to be flexible and adaptable in order to respond to other duties that may be required from time to time and the changes and developments within EEC.
Equal Opportunities - We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities that fall under the Disability Confident Scheme will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification). All sites are Smoke Free.
If you need this application in an offline format, please let us know.
Immigration Status – East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is a diverse employer and welcomes all job applications. However, potential applicants should note that although the Trust is registered with the Home Office as a sponsor organisation for migrant workers, sponsorship can only be offered against eligible roles. If you are an applicant from outside the UK and does not already hold a self-gained right to work, we recommend you check the Home Office eligibility requirements before making an application.
Please note: Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for some job roles, and this will be identified through filtering questions at the start of any job application on the Trac recruitment system.
Our safe recruitment pre-employment checks are undertaken before an appointment is confirmed and may include a DBS check. Where the role requires you drive, we'll ask you to validate your driving licence online via the DVLA.
Redeployment - Please note that in the first instance priority for this vacancy will be given to staff who are on the Trusts Redeployment Register.
Closing and Interview Dates -This vacancy may close early if sufficient applicants are received.
Data Protection - A privacy notice detailing how we will handle your data is attached to this advert as a document. Your application will be transferred to our recruitment management system (Trac) once the advert has closed and will receive notification then detailing how Trac will handle your data.
ALL CORRESPONDENCE will be via the e-mail address on your application form. If you have not been invited to interview within 2 weeks of the closing date, you unfortunately haven’t been successful on this occasion, but keep an eye on our vacancies as a job that’s just right for you may appear!
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
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