Lead Developer (Front-End)
NICE – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Manchester, M1 3BN
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
2 September 2026
2 days left
Job description
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is looking for a Lead Front-End Developer to play a key part in the improvement of digita...
- Lead the design and build of robust, secure, front end web applications.
- Line-manage engineering team colleagues.Writing maintainable, and well tested code using modern front end technologies such as React, NextJs, Vite, Nuqs
- Work collaboratively as part of an Agile, multidisciplinary delivery team.
- Ensuring services meet accessibility standards (WCAG 2.2 AA) and follow NICE and GDS best practice.
- Participating in code reviews, ensuring that engineering standards are unheld.
- Play an active part in knowledge sharing and mentoring activities.
- Supporting live services and helping identify and resolve technical issues.
- Working with the wider engineering team to prototype, evaluate and integrate emerging technologies such as generative AI into secure, reusable and production ready front end components.
To be considered for this role, you should be able to particularly demonstrate the person specification criteria in the job advert in your application. However, applicants should be able to demonstrate all essential criteria through the entirety of the recruitment process to be considered for the job. Please see job description attached for full list of responsibilities.
The Digital, Information and Technology (DIT) directorate is an 80-strong team of digital, information and technology professionals. Our digital teams adopt a user-centric agile methodology and work in multi-disciplinary teams. We develop and maintain NICE's suite of digital and technology services, including NICE's website which attracts more than 2 million users a month.
We are passionate and proud of the work we do and the impact we make. NICE offer:
- Generous NHS Pension - Secure your future with one of the most rewarding pension schemes in the UK
- Flexible working - Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with options like remote working, compressed hours and flexible start/finish times
- Exclusive discounts - Save on shopping, dining and more with a Blue Light CardTime to recharge - Start with 27 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
- Inclusive staff networks - Join supportive communities like Women in NICE, Race Equality Network, Disability Advocacy and NICE and Proud - we celebrate diversity
- Tailored development - Grow your career with personalised learning and development opportunities
If you feel this is the type of environment you will enjoy working in, apply today!
Experience
Essential
- Proven and demonstrated experience leading a technical team through all phases of the software development lifecycle.
Experience
Essential
- Proven and demonstrated experience in building accessible interfaces that work for as many users as possible, regardless of their needs.
Experience
Essential
- Proven and demonstrated expereince of modern JavaScript, including libraries and frameworks such as ReactJS, NextJs, Vite, Nuqs.
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Proven and demonstrated experience of using testing frameworks to validate software solutions.
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Proven and demonstrated experience building robust, cross-browser and cross-device user interfaces.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
21 August 2026
Last checked
25 August 2026
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