Senior Development Specialist

NHS Band 7: Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum

Hours per Week: Full time 37.5

Fixed Term Contract: until 31st December 2027

Location: Your base location will be either IWTor PHU, but we support a hybrid approach to working which includes remotely.

Closing Date: 2nd August 2026 (vacancy may closeearlier if sufficient applications received)

IWT and PHU Trusts have started a journey to share PHUsin-house developed EPR in readiness for OneEPR. The Senior DevelopmentSpecialist will be a key player in the Trusts strategic goal to converge to asingle EPR. This will involve working with Product Owners to support newfeature requests to assist with feature parity with IWTs current EPR.

Job summary

• Design, build, test and deploy new features for in-houseapplications to align with IWTs requirements (C# and .NET).
• Engage with product owners to understand requirements andconvert into User Stories as part of the Agile process.
• Stay current on new digital technologies and maintain anunderstanding of Trust-wide applications.
• Experience with Healthcare Integration is desirable.

Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust andPortsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellencein care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aimsunderpinning how we will achieve this.

The single corporate service is delivered across bothorganisations. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staffacross multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in personleadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront ofeverything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantasticbenefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for thoselong summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimmingpool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality andDisability, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe wecan offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring interms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, genderidentity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans'status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

Specific Core Functions

• Lead the design, development, testing and implementation of software solutions using approved technologies and development frameworks.
• Produce clean, maintainable and secure code in accordance with Trust standards and best practice.
• Design and develop scalable databases, APIs and application services.
• Participate in requirements gathering, technical design and solution specification activities.
• Undertake code reviews and provide technical assurance for solutions developed by team members.
• Lead troubleshooting, root cause analysis and resolution of complex technical issues.
• Ensure appropriate testing, documentation and support arrangements are in place before deployment.
• Analyse, design, build, test and deploy applications and integrations on our technology stack:
• In-house applications
• C#
• MS SQL
• React
• Git
• Inter Systems Health Connect
• Object Script
• Applicants must have experience in either application development or integration development (both is desirable)

For full details of this position please refer to enclosed job description.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field or equivalent experience required.

• Database Experience: Ability to Read and Write complex SQL code Database Experience: Preferred: Microsoft SQL Server.
• Verifiable experience with programming and scripting required.
• Demonstrable ability to work and communicate effectively with both technical and business audiences.
• Experience in a health care systems environment is desirable.

• Must have proven applied knowledge in a combination of two or more of the following areas: XML, C#, SOAP, REST, SQL, JSON, HL7/CCDA.
• Must have proven applied knowledge in CI/CD pipeline management, such as Azure DevOps.
• Must have experience in managing change effectively.
• Must have experience in supporting operational issues under pressure.

Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Corporate Hub

Block 4000, Lakeside North Harbour, Cosham

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Corporate Hub

Block 4000, Lakeside North Harbour, Cosham