Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Senior .NET Developer

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Job summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior .NET Developer to join our dynamic team focused on developing cutting-edge enterprise healthcare solutions hosted within the Azure.

As a Senior .NET Developer, you will play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable and secure software solutions that contribute to the advancement of healthcare technology within Northumbria and extend to the wider NHS.

You will be working on developing a key clinical system used by end patients to manage their healthcare journey and provide key clinical services.

You will play a crucial part in developing sophisticated software solutions that enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and security of our healthcare systems. Your work will go beyond coding; it extends to positively influencing the quality of patient care, streamlining healthcare workflows. Northumbria Healthcare Trust provides a dynamic and collaborative atmosphere where innovation is encouraged and decisions can see a direct change.

Staff members are able to get access to perks such as salary sacrifice cars from www.nhsfleetsolutions.co.uk, home electronics or cycle to work.

We have access to the Microsoft Enterprise Skills Initiative (ESI) that gives employees access to training courses and certifications with time committed outside of core duties each year to attend these.

Main duties of the job

Development: Development of complex software using the .NET framework, ensuring adherence to coding standards, best practices, and security protocols. Work closely with Azure services, such as Azure App Service, Azure Functions, Azure SQL Database.

Solution Architecture: Contribute to the design and architecture of robust, scalable, and maintainable healthcare solutions within the Azure ecosystem.

Database Management: Design and optimize database structures, ensuring efficient data storage, retrieval, and integrity for healthcare applications.

Security and Compliance: Implement and adhere to security and compliance standards specific to healthcare, ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of sensitive patient data.

Code Review and Mentorship: Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback to junior developers, and mentor team members to foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for code, architecture, and deployment processes to ensure transparency and knowledge transfer within the team.

Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines to automate the deployment and testing of healthcare solutions, ensuring a streamlined development process.

Troubleshooting and Support: Investigate and resolve complex technical issues, provide support to end-users, and contribute to ongoing system maintenance and improvement. On call cover for critical systems

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, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Date posted

04 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£62,215 to £72,293 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

319-6971307JN

Job locations

Northumbria Healthcare Manufacturing and Innovation Hub

Avenue Rd

Seaton Delaval

NE25 0QJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Extensive experience as a .NET developer, with a focus on enterprise-level solutions.
In-depth knowledge of the .NET framework, C#, ASP.NET, and related technologies.
Proven experience working with Azure cloud services and integrating them into software solutions.
Experience with database design and management, particularly with Azure SQL Database.
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in a collaborative team environment.
Strong communication skills and the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Extensive experience as a .NET developer, with a focus on enterprise-level solutions.
In-depth knowledge of the .NET framework, C#, ASP.NET, and related technologies.
Proven experience working with Azure cloud services and integrating them into software solutions.
Experience with database design and management, particularly with Azure SQL Database.
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in a collaborative team environment.
Strong communication skills and the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent experience, and specialist knowledge acquired through post graduate courses & experience to Masters or equivalent level plus in-depth technical and strategic knowledge. Requires 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.

Experience

Essential

Extensive knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server, Cosmos DB
Net Core, C#, ASP.Net
Microservices design patterns and approaches
CI/CD setup and delivery
Microsoft SQL Server, Cosmos DB
JSON, RESTful based services
Capable of teaching/mentoring/pair-programming with other members of the team

Desirable

ARM Templates/Terraform/Po wershell
Azure API management, Azure Service Fabric, Azure Functions
Experience with an automation test framework
Experience of a front-end framework

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent experience, and specialist knowledge acquired through post graduate courses & experience to Masters or equivalent level plus in-depth technical and strategic knowledge. Requires 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.

Experience

Essential

Extensive knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server, Cosmos DB
Net Core, C#, ASP.Net
Microservices design patterns and approaches
CI/CD setup and delivery
Microsoft SQL Server, Cosmos DB
JSON, RESTful based services
Capable of teaching/mentoring/pair-programming with other members of the team

Desirable

ARM Templates/Terraform/Po wershell
Azure API management, Azure Service Fabric, Azure Functions
Experience with an automation test framework
Experience of a front-end framework

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northumbria Healthcare Manufacturing and 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 Healthcare Manufacturing and Innovation Hub

Avenue Rd

Seaton Delaval

NE25 0QJ

Employer's website

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