Senior Software Developer | East Community Health and Care NHS Trust; Cambridgeshire

Company:
East of England Community Health & Care NHS Trust

Working as part of the Software Development team the post holder will be a software development specialist, with experience of developing and implementing technical software solutions to meet business requirements and support the organisation in the achievement of its strategic objectives. The software development team develop bespoke applications to support EEC where no ‘off the shelf’ solutions exist.

The post holder will ensure that projects produce the required deliverables within the defined quality, time and cost constraints and facilitate full realisation of benefits defined in the associated business cases which they may help develop. This will be achieved by adherence to relevant software development methodology and best practice within the profession.

The post holder will establish productive working relationships with colleagues within the organisation at all to facilitate the successful delivery of software solutions. The Senior Software Developer will be proficient with modern software development methodologies. They will also be proficient with version control.

In addition to software development the post holder is also expected to provide support for changes and development for the suite of applications delivered by the development team as and when appropriate.

Please note;
Interviews will be Face-2-Face.

"(Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 09/10/2026)"

Expertise and a proven track record in system design, application architecture, programming, procedural, declarative or structured querying programming language.

Technical knowledge of MS SQL relational databases, database design and the Structured Query Language.

Proven experience using Visual Studio to write software code and produce elegant, robust and maintainable software applications.

Proven experience using current C# ASP.NET versions 8 and above

A command of the principles of good software design using the principles of SOLID and object-oriented programming.

Practical experience using source control systems (i.e. Git).

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

In addition, the trust is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for all employees and applicants.

• Expertise and a proven track record in system design, application architecture, programming, procedural, declarative or structured querying programming language.
• Technical knowledge of MS SQL relational databases, database design and the Structured Query Language.
• Proven experience using Visual Studio to write software code and produce elegant, robust and maintainable software applications.
• Proven experience using current C# ASP.NET versions 8 and above
• A command of the principles of good software design using the principles of SOLID and object-oriented programming.
• Practical experience using source control systems (i.e. Git).
• Undertake responsibility for own code and review others code to ensure quality and adherence to our software standards.
• Engage and liaise with end users and project stakeholders (project managers/BAs) to identify system and information requirements.
• Discuss progress and notify senior staff of impediments during regular team meetings.
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