Senior Developer
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
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Role summary
NICE is seeking a Senior Front-End Developer to contribute to designing, building, and improving digital services for the NHS. This role involves working in an agile, multidisciplinary team to develop accessible and performant front-end applications. You will collaborate with designers and back-end developers, make technical decisions, and mentor junior colleagues. The position includes a 13% recruitment and retention payment on top of the base salary.
Essential criteria
- Proven and demonstrated experience building robust, cross-browser and cross-device user interfaces.
- Proven and demonstrated experience in building accessible interfaces that work for as many users as possible, regardless of their needs.
- Proven and demonstrated experience of using testing frameworks to validate software solutions.
- Skills/Knowledge
- Proven and demonstrated experience of modern JavaScript, including libraries and frameworks such as ReactJS, NextJs, Vite, Nuqs
- Proven and demonstrated experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary agile delivery team, through all phases of the software development lifecycle.
- Proven and demonstrated experience building robust, cross-browser and cross-device user interfaces.
- Proven and demonstrated experience in building accessible interfaces that work for as many users as possible, regardless of their needs.
- Proven and demonstrated experience of using testing frameworks to validate software solutions.
- Skills/Knowledge
- Proven and demonstrated experience of modern JavaScript, including libraries and frameworks such as ReactJS, NextJs, Vite, Nuqs
Desirable criteria
- Proven and demonstrated experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary agile delivery team, through all phases of the software development lifecycle.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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NICE – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Senior Developer
The closing date is 16 September 2026
Job summary
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.
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