• Job Description

  Req#: C9319-26-0323?language=en&page=184&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are seeking a highly experienced and forward-thinking Principal/Lead Developer to drive the design, development and delivery of secure, modern software solutions that underpin the Trust's Digital Clinical Strategy. Working in an agile, cross-functional development environment, you will take technical ownership of complex and innovative projects, ensuring high standards of engineering, architecture and operational quality.

  This role is part of a brand new development squad, that will be driving forward a greenfield product, initially in the outpatient prescriptions space.

  As a senior technical leader, you will influence strategic direction, champion best practice, and guide developers across multiple teams. You will bring deep expertise in .NET, cloud technologies and modern development approaches, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration and innovation. This role provides significant autonomy to shape solutions, set technical standards, and ensure that digital systems are safe, scalable and aligned with organisational goals.

  Main duties of the job

  • Lead the design, development and delivery of secure, high-quality software solutions using modern frameworks, cloud services and engineering best practices.
  • Act as a senior technical authority, providing expert guidance across architecture, development standards, DevOps, testing, and continuous delivery.
  • Oversee highly complex and strategic technical initiatives, ensuring alignment with the Trust's Digital Clinical Strategy and long-term technology roadmap.
  • Provide leadership, mentorship and professional support to development teams, promoting high performance, knowledge sharing and a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to a range of stakeholders, including senior leaders, clinical colleagues and external partners.
  • Contribute to planning and organisational activities, including estimating workload, defining roadmaps, supporting business cases and advising on resource planning.
  • Ensure compliance with relevant IT policies, standards and governance requirements, including quality, security, legislative and change-management frameworks.
  • Conduct research and evaluation of emerging tools, technologies and approaches, recommending improvements and driving innovation across the digital function.
  • Coordinate day-to-day workload allocation and ensure the delivery of safe, reliable and scalable systems.
  • Produce and maintain high-quality technical documentation, including specifications, user guides, test plans and architectural artefacts.

  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.

  Details

  Date posted

  24 March 2026

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 8b

  Salary

  £64,455 to £74,896 a year per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Home or remote working

  Reference number

  319-7867326JN

  Job locations

  Northumbria NHS Innovation Hub

  Avenue Rd

  Seaton Delaval

  NE25 0QJ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

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

  • Expert knowledge of .Net, C#, WebAPI, Rest
  • Expert knowledge developing separated services using Modern design patterns and techniques
  • Expert knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server
  • Expert knowledge writing comprehensive unit tests
  • Knowledge of consuming and modifying CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience working with APIs of varying types and integrating with 3rd parties
  • Capable of teaching/mentoring/pair-programming with other members of the team

  Knowledge and experience of the following technologies is desirable:

  Microsoft Azure - Experience of Azure Serverless technologies/Docker Experience of working in a Continuous Delivery or Deployment environment Experience of developing any backend API frameworks

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

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

  • Expert knowledge of .Net, C#, WebAPI, Rest
  • Expert knowledge developing separated services using Modern design patterns and techniques
  • Expert knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server
  • Expert knowledge writing comprehensive unit tests
  • Knowledge of consuming and modifying CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience working with APIs of varying types and integrating with 3rd parties
  • Capable of teaching/mentoring/pair-programming with other members of the team

  Knowledge and experience of the following technologies is desirable:

  Microsoft Azure - Experience of Azure Serverless technologies/Docker Experience of working in a Continuous Delivery or Deployment environment Experience of developing any backend API frameworks

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Extensive experience with .Net Core with C#
  • Extensive knowledge of .net, MS SQL Server and Cosmos DB
  • Expert knowledge of source control systems, such as Git
  • Expert knowledge of Continuous Integration and deployment tools

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
  • Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tool, techniques and methods

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Professional knowledge acquired through master's degree or equivalent experience along with an in-depth technical and strategic knowledge of software development
  • Requires highly developed, in depth specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and professional experience of disciplines including technical development, Quality Assurance and IM&T service delivery acquired through training and experience over an extended period.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Extensive experience with .Net Core with C#
  • Extensive knowledge of .net, MS SQL Server and Cosmos DB
  • Expert knowledge of source control systems, such as Git
  • Expert knowledge of Continuous Integration and deployment tools

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
  • Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tool, techniques and methods

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Professional knowledge acquired through master's degree or equivalent experience along with an in-depth technical and strategic knowledge of software development
  • Requires highly developed, in depth specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and professional experience of disciplines including technical development, Quality Assurance and IM&T service delivery acquired through training and experience over an extended period.

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Additional information

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Northumbria NHS Innovation Hub

  Avenue Rd

  Seaton Delaval

  NE25 0QJ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Northumbria NHS Innovation Hub

  Avenue Rd

  Seaton Delaval

  NE25 0QJ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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