Software / Systems Developer
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool, L7 9NJ
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
6 September 2026
6 days left
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Systems Development Team for an experienced full stack developer, Microsoft o365 (including Power platfo...
The post holder will manage their own workload whilst supporting other developers in the team and will be expected to participate in training and personal development activities.
To be effective in this role you will be familiar with a range of tools, technologies and techniques, utilising Agile development methods. You will work independently within the team, being proactive, collaborating with colleagues and adapting to changing circumstances and demands. You will be an excellent communicator who has worked in an Agile environment focused on delivery. You will be confident in working with users and using a variety of development tools and techniques and be committed to quality and continuous improvement.
Excellent troubleshooting skills and software development practices required.
The aim of the Software / Systems Development Team is to provide a customer orientated service to meet the business requirements of LUHFT, in line with the local and national IM&T priorities. This service includes application design, development, and support to all partner organisations.
This challenging post will require the post holder under some, as needed, direction to design, develop, code, test, support, deploy applications to provide services to meet the Trusts IM&T and business needs within deadlines.
Youll will finding simple, maintainable solutions to problems.
Youll have a working level of knowledge of the technology stack across front-end / back-end and may prefer back-end, 365 or full-stack development.
Youll thrive using agile methods and work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Youll be familiar with modern frameworks, languages, and tools, as well as working practices such as test-driven development, continuous integration, and regular production deployments.
Youll have good communication skills and take ownership of seeing tasks through to production.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.
Qualifications
Essential
- A good understanding of how to build robust and maintainable software applications gained through undergraduate degree level qualification in a relevant subject, or substantial selfstudy/experience
- A degree or equivalent qualification / experience including courses in computer programming, systems analysis, system development, or systems engineering and have extensive experience as a Software Developer
Desirable
- ITIL
- Microsoft Certified Developer
Experience
Essential
- Understand the high-level principles and considerations across the technology stack from front-end accessibility to back-end databases
Desirable
- Substantial software development experience using cloud infrastructure such as Azure or AWS
- Experience using good software practices such as test-driven development and continuous delivery
- Experience of collaborating closely with related disciplines in a multidisciplinary agile team
- Experience of coaching/mentoring developers
- Experience automating Azure infrastructure
Knowledge
Essential
- skilled practitioner in software development using Visual Studio, C# .NET and SQL or NOSQL database technologies (preferable technical knowledge and experience of the .NET framework and C#) AND/OR knowledge and experience of development of Microsoft Power Apps, 365 Automation & SharePoint 365
- Ability to map user requirements to standard O365 features, identify customization areas, estimate the customization effort, and translate the analysed requirements to design using Microsoft 365 / Online applications and components AND/OR to develop bespoke software with Visual Studio or VS Code to meet requirements where a low code/no code fit isn't available
- Experience of working with relational databases in particular Microsoft SQL server with experience writing SQL stored procedures, functions & T-SQL.
- Have a good understanding of software design best practice
- Use of toolsets such as Azure DevOps for work item tracking, version control, etc.
- Sound knowledge and understanding of Web technologies, specifically CSS, HTML5, Angular, TypeScript, jQuery, for example
Desirable
- Knowledge of software architecture and design patterns and good object-oriented programming concepts with practical and advanced experience of MVC / MVVC a .net environment.
- Knowledge and experience of Entity Framework and having proven LINQ skills.
- Extensive experience and knowledge of IIS configuration
- knowledge of Active Directory integration
- Have a good understanding of web application security vulnerabilities and mitigations
- BottomLine TransForm / FormScape development and support, branch development and print routing / management
- Robotic Process Automation (RPA) macro development, PowerAutomate, BluePrism
- PowerBI experience and Azure Data Studio
- Knowledge of the Health Level 7 (HL7) CDA or FHIR messaging standards
- Knowledge of C# for producing integrations and extending automation options such as Azure Webjobs, Serverless functions etc
- Experience in integrating with 3rd party solutions via API libraries, messaging, and\or web services, JSON, REST.
- Experience with Messaging transports such as MSMQ, Azure Service Bus, RabbitMQ, or similar
Skills
Essential
- Serve as a resource for dealing with assigned projects, challenging technical or business issues relating to Clinical and non-clinical applications.
- Can work independently, with a high level of self-direction
- Ability to work to tight deadlines
- Understands the Data Protection Act and its implications for the holding of patient information
- Ability to adapt to and learn new technologies and IT systems quickly, and effectively through self-study.
- Ability to analyse and resolve complex IT issues
- Professional, positive, confident, and flexible approach to work and able to work under own initiative, whilst being an effective member of a multi-disciplinary team
- A determined and self-motivated individual
- Able to work with a number of Projects within agreed time scales
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Ability to adapt to rapidly changing business environment which will include learning new technologies in the midst of deploying said technology
Desirable
- Apply advanced knowledge in a primary discipline and build a working knowledge in multiple relevant disciplines to create solutions for complex service delivery departments.
- Communicate proactively and clearly to overcome issues and seek agreement
- Excellent planning skills
- Ability to communicate effectively and clearly with staff at all levels on complex business or clinical processes
- Ability to liaise with stakeholders to understand business processes and requirements in order suggest solutions that offer meaningful improvement and return on investment
- Able to establish good working relationships with people at all levels
- Experience of working collaboratively to deliver results
- Excellent decision-making ability
- Detailed knowledge of Change management and its implications on delivery of critical care systems
Other
Essential
- A passion for development with an eye for detail
- Ability to innovate and provide suggestions for advancement capabilities
- Recording work progress on a daily/weekly basis
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
27 August 2026
Last checked
30 August 2026
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