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Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
About
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an award winning NHS Foundation Trust which provides hospital and community health services in North Tyneside, and hospital, community health and adult social care services in Northumberland.
Contact
- Address
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Human Resources Department
- Northumbria House
- 7/8 Silver Fox Way, Cobalt Business Park
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- NE27 0QJ
- Contact Number
- 0191 2031415 Option 2
Junior Developer (Front End)
Accepting applications until: 15-Apr-2026 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 15-Apr-2026 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- Northumbria Healthcare Manufacturing and Innovation Hub
- Cyfeiriad
- Avenue Road
- Tref
- Seaton Delaval
- Cod post
- NE25 0QJ
- Major / Minor Region
- Tyne and Wear
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Oriau
- Full time
- Flexible working
Salary
- Cyflog
- £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (NHS AfC: Band 5)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Associate Front End Engineer
Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work for an organisation that was voted the best acute and combined acute and community trust in the country, based on the experience of its staff (NHS Staff Survey 2022). Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare and, this is…the Northumbria Way!
What the Northumbria Way means for you:
- Extensive staff health and well-being programme including access to our specialist Wellbeing Hub
- Support and connection through a variety of Staff Network groups
- A range of flexible working opportunities
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- Access to lease car and home electronics scheme (qualifying criteria applies)
- Opportunities to improve your professional development through our vast training programmes
- Access to savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community Bank
We work closely with Kids First Nurseries that are based within our trust grounds at Wansbeck, North Tyneside and Hexham hospitals to care for our Trust family's children, they offer care for children from 6 weeks old up to 4 years. There are a number of funding options run by the government to help working parents, including Early Years Funding and Tax Free Childcare.
Flexible working offers choice in where, when, and how we work, ensuring patients remain at the heart of all we do. It’s open to everyone, and we aim to find solutions that work for both you and the organisation. All arrangements must be reasonable and balanced to maintain safe and effective patient care.
We are proud to be one of the country’s top performing NHS trusts – rated ‘outstanding’ overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We provide a range of health and care services to support more than 500,000 people living in Northumberland and North Tyneside across the largest geographical area of any NHS Trust in England. Our teams deliver care from hospitals, a range of community venues and people’s homes. Our hospitals include a specialist emergency care hospital (the first of its kind in England), three general hospitals and community hospitals. In the community we deliver a wide range of community and public health services.
We lead in innovation and quality, having opened the Northumbria Healthcare Manufacturing and Innovation Hub during the Covid-19 pandemic and have recently launched our Community Promise – a pledge to make a real impact not just in healthcare but on the wider factors that affect people’s lives, such as education, employment and the economy.
If Northumbria Healthcare sounds like somewhere you could belong we would love to hear from you. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.
Whilst Northumbria Healthcare are a highly innovative organisation, the use of Third Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
The Junior Front-End Developer is responsible for developing and delivering secure software solutions using modern frameworks and best practices, initially focused on a greenfield project. Working within an agile, cross‑functional team, the post holder contributes to continuous improvement of software, techniques, and processes. They also help deliver highly complex and innovative solutions under the guidance of senior developers, ensuring quality standards that support the Trust’s Digital Clinical Strategy.
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Develop software and system solutions to agreed specifications.
Work within an agile team, collaborating with senior developers, business analysts, and the Scrum Master.
Support backlog refinement and contribute to defining user stories.
Apply modern front‑end development practices—JavaScript frameworks (preferably React), responsive/mobile‑first design, CSS organisation, and UI patterns.
Participate in pair programming and knowledge sharing.
Test software thoroughly against specifications and test plans.
Provide accurate estimates for assigned work tasks.
Ensure adherence to Trust policies including data management, risk management, infection control, health & safety, and safeguarding.
Maintain the integrity of equipment and resources assigned for work.
Monitor emerging technologies and innovative software developments.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
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, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application.
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Communications & Relationships
- Communicate clearly and credibly with internal and external stakeholders.
- Articulate technical ideas concisely.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- Good working knowledge of front‑end development.
- Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (preferably React).
- Strong CSS and responsive design skills.
- Understanding of UI patterns and practices.
- Ability to pair-program and collaborate.
- Commitment to continuous learning with support from senior team members.
Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills
- Work analytically with strong attention to detail.
- Multi-task effectively within a dynamic environment.
- Test work thoroughly and provide accurate estimates.
- Use innovative approaches and modern technologies.
Planning & Organisation
- Support Business Analysts in refining backlog stories.
- Build understanding of Trust solutions while working in an agile environment.
Physical Skills
- Use advanced keyboard skills and modern development IDEs.
Patient/Client Care
- Minimal incidental contact only.
Policy & Service Development
- Ensure software development complies with Trust data management policies.
Financial & Physical Resources
- Provide work estimates and ensure proper care of equipment, including that used at home.
HR & Information Resources
- Seek guidance from senior team members.
- Work with Scrum Master and Business Analyst to support continuous delivery.
Research & Development
- Monitor external technological developments.
Freedom to Act
- Work autonomously under senior supervision to maintain service delivery and quality.
- Balance independent work with collaborative delivery.
Standards & Compliance
Includes requirements for:
- Risk management
- Infection control
- Health and safety
- Patient, carer & public involvement
- Safeguarding
- Environmental sustainability
Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, those who have a disability that requires support in the work place (two ticks pledge) and those who have been looked after by the care system as a child or young person (for example, in foster care, children's homes, kinship or local authority care) who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce as well as other under-represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, we have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships, Age Posi+ive and are a mindful employer.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible by calling our HR Recruitment Team on 0191 203 1415 option 2.
Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line with CQC and NHS England statutory guidance.
Make sure to read the ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before joining our fantastic trust!
Certificate of Sponsorship
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust proudly hold a sponsor licence. In order to provide sponsorship you and the role you are applying for must meet UKVI eligibility requirements. Please check your eligibility prior to submitting an application. Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay.
Person specification
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent experience along with an in-depth technical and strategic knowledge of software development
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Experience with any modern JavaScript framework, preference is REACT
- Experience with responsive, mobile first designs
Meini prawf dymunol
- Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
- Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Yaseen Akhtar
- Teitl y swydd
- Development Team Lead
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 07740 084213
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