Senior Developer
NICE – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Manchester, M1 3BN
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
16 September 2026
12 days left
Job description
This role qualifies for a 13% per annum recruitment and retention payment on top of the band 7 base salary. The National Institute for Health and Care...
- Designing and building robust, secure, front end web applications.
- Writing maintainable, and well tested code using modern front end technologies such as React, NextJs, Vite, Nuqso 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, 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 Engineering team at NICE designs, builds, and runs the digital services that underpin nationally relied upon health and care guidance used by millions of people.
The team creates secure, reliable software that supports both internal guidance production and public-facing services such as the NICE website, BNF, and Clinical Knowledge Summaries. Engineers work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams, applying DevOps and secure by design principles to continuously improve live services and deliver meaningful digital outcomes.
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
Desirable
- Proven and demonstrated experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary agile delivery team, through all phases of the software development lifecycle.
Experience
Essential
- Proven and demonstrated experience building robust, cross-browser and cross-device user interfaces.
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 experience of using testing frameworks to validate software solutions.
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Proven and demonstrated experience of modern JavaScript, including libraries and frameworks such as ReactJS, NextJs, Vite, Nuqs
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
3 September 2026
Last checked
4 September 2026
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