Principal .NET Developer: Sponsorship Available

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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.

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).

Closing Date: 07 April 2026

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