Developer (.NET): Sponsorship Available

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

As a .NET Developer at you will play a crucial role in advancing our technological capabilities to support the delivery of high-quality services within Northumbria NHS Trust. Working in an Agile development team operating in sprints, you will design, develop, test, and maintain innovative software solutions built on the .NET framework deploying in to Azure.

You will have experience as a .NET developer and be comfortable to analyse user requirements and business needs individually and then develop technical specifications and the resulting software solution.

You will be part of the wider development team which has grown substantially over the last 3 years. Northumbria is committed to internal development and embracing modern technologies; working at Northumbria offers a unique and rewarding opportunity to contribute directly to the improvement of healthcare services and patient outcomes.

You will play a crucial part in developing sophisticated software solutions that enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and security of all our systems. Northumbria Healthcare Trust provides a dynamic and collaborative atmosphere where innovation is encouraged and your decisions and actions can see a direct change.

 

Main duties of the job

Software Development:

  • Design, code, and test software applications using the .NET framework, adhering to coding standards and best practices.
  • Provide occasional support to legacy systems ensuring uninterrupted service as the team strangle-out legacy code, replacing it with modern code
  • Collaborate with other developers and IT professionals to ensure seamless integration of applications and systems.

System Analysis and Design:

  • Analyse user requirements and business needs to develop technical specifications for software solutions and design solutions accordingly
  • Assist with architecting scalable, reliable, and maintainable systems that align with organisational objectives.

Quality Assurance:

  • Conduct thorough testing of your work and liaise closely with the QA team to build out test scenarios. Help identify and rectify defects, ensuring high-quality and reliable software prior to passing to the QA team.
  • Unit and integration testing play a key role in the implementation of functionality.

Collaboration and Communication:

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including business analysts, project managers, and system administrators, to understand user needs.
  • Communicate effectively with team members, stakeholders, and end-users to ensure clarity and transparency throughout the development lifecycle.

Documentation:

  • Create and maintain appropriate documentation for developed software, including technical diagrams and system documentation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree level or equivalent plus additional specialist knowledge acquired through post graduate diploma level or equivalent relevant experience.

Experience

Essential

  • Proven experience of software development in a formal development environment
  • Experience of C# and .NET
  • Proven Experience of writing unit and integration tests
  • Experience working with relational data stores (SQL/NoSQL) and knowledge of how to review/improve query performance.

Desirable

  • Experience of consuming and modifying CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience of developing in a Frontend Framework
  • Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools.
  • Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods.

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: 02 August 2026

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