Development Consultant (Lead Software Developer)
| Posting date: | 24 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £57,528.00 to £64,750.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £57528.00 - £64750.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 May 2026 |
| Location: | Portsmouth, PO6 3EN |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9470-26-0155 |
Summary
Software Development, Integration and Delivery: Provide the lead technical developer and product manager roles for projects requiring software development, integration of systems, data and medical devices. Facilitate the smooth delivery of all projects, enhancements and operational support provided by the team. Work closely with Trust Staff, suppliers and other IT functions to identify, define and specify functional and non-functional requirements. Provide Product management for specific software applications and manage the product(s) backlog. Represent the user within 'user stories' at sprint planning sessions and participate in SPRINT retrospectives to identify improvements to processes and practices within the team. Identify opportunities where internal development would meet the requirements, alternatively work collaboratively in evaluating external products and solutions and ensuring technological fit to strategy. Take a lead role in the delivery of the technical strategy adopted by the organisation. This will involve the specification and delivery of complex technical development projects. Drive consistent standards and approaches throughout the team. Write clean and healthy structured, well documented code. To build future-proof reusable core code libraries, which can be shared, in-order to drive further efficiencies throughout the team. Deliver code which is well tested and consistently error free. Design and build database schemas with integrity and scalability with data access layers that are optimised for performance and security. Undertake all aspects of system maintenance and support as required, including end user support and training For further details please refer to enclosed Job Description.