Development Consultant (Lead Software Developer)

Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this. 

The single corporate service is delivered across both organisation.  You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.

NHS Band 8A: Salary £57,528 - £64,750 per annum 

Full Time: 37.5 hours per week 

Fixed Term Contract:  until 31st December 2027

The SCS has embarked on a journey to share digital solutions across the trusts to improve patient outcomes and the experience of delivering care for our patients.

Whilst we bridge this digital gap in the short term, our long term objective is to share a single EPR across the 4 acute trusts to provide a combined vision and strategic goals of:

• Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT)
• Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU)
• Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT)
• University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust (UHS)

The Trusts will work together with their clinical and departmental experts alongside regional digital colleagues to procure and implement a joint EPR over the coming years .

Job purpose

Act as the lead developer for specified software products, feature developments and the integration of Trust systems, data and medical devices.

Act as a technical lead for the delivery of software developments, integration and sharing of data between applications utilising Agile methodologies.

Engage fully with stakeholders, Trust staff, and third-party suppliers, where applicable, to ensure services are delivered in a timely fashion and meet the requirements of clinical and corporate Trust staff.

Please see attached Job Description

Essential 

• Degree level qualification or 5+ years’ experience working with either software development or integration experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and Disability, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.