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NICE - The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance and advice on promoting high quality health, public health and social care.
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• Developing quality standards and performance metrics for those providing and commissioning health, public health and social care services;
• Providing a range of information services for commissioners, practitioners and managers across the spectrum of health and social care.
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Senior Developer
Accepting applications until: 16-Sep-2026 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 16-Sep-2026 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- 3rd Floor
- Address
- 3 Piccadilly Place
- Town
- Manchester
- Postcode
- M1 3BN
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- 19 months (Fixed term until 31st March 2028)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
Salary
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 This role qualifies for a 13% per annum R&R Payment
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 7)
Specialty
- Main area
- Senior Developer
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance and advice on promoting high quality health, public health and social care.
As an equal opportunities employer we are committed to creating a inclusive environment and welcome everyone from all backgrounds to apply so we can continue to create a workforce which is representative of the communities we serve.
If you are suitably qualified and have an interest in remote, hybrid, full time or part time working we encourage you to get in touch as we are happy to discuss potential flexible working opportunities.
We have modern offices in Manchester city centre and Stratford, London. Please take into consideration that you may be required to commute to one of our offices for business purposes if necessary.
Job overview
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 Excellence (NICE) is looking for a Senior Front‑End Developer to help design, build and improve the digital services that support the NHS and wider health and care system.
You will be a key contributor within an agile, multidisciplinary engineering team, developing accessible, high‑quality and performant front‑end applications used by millions of users. You will work closely with designers, researchers and back‑end developers, contributing to technical decisions and supporting the development of more junior colleagues.
Please note that this role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. Please refer to the Direct Gov website for further information regarding eligibility.
Please note this vacancy may be closed early if sufficient suitable applications are received so we encourage an early application.
There are 2 fixed term vacancies available - 1 x FTC ending March 2028 and 1 x fixed term maternity-cover ending June 2027
Interviews will take place in-person, in our Manchester office, and will include a technical test as part of the interview process.
Advert
• 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, 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, 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.
Working for our organisation
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 Card
Time 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!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
Person specification
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Proven and demonstrated experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary agile delivery team, through all phases of the software development lifecycle.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven and demonstrated experience building robust, cross-browser and cross-device user interfaces.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven and demonstrated experience in building accessible interfaces that work for as many users as possible, regardless of their needs.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven and demonstrated experience of using testing frameworks to validate software solutions.
Skills/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Proven and demonstrated experience of modern JavaScript, including libraries and frameworks such as ReactJS, NextJs, Vite, Nuqs
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Andrew Child
- Job title
- Principal Engineer
- Email address
- [email protected]
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