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Isle of Wight NHS Trust Development Consultant (Lead Software Developer)

The closing date is 12 November 2026

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Job summary

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

Full Time: 37.5 hours per week

Fixed Term Contract: 23 months

Location: Your base location will either be Isle of Wight NHS Trust offices (postcode: PO30 5TG) or Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust offices (postcode: PO6 3EN),

Remote working: Up to 2 days a week.

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 .

Main duties of the job

Act as the lead developer for specified software products, feature developments and the integration of Trust systems, data and medical devices. Technical lead for the delivery of software developments, integration and sharing of data between applications utilising Agile methodologies.

About us

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.

Details

Date posted

02 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

23 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

REF2711Y

Job locations

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Corporate Hub

Block 4000, Lakeside North Harbour, Western Road, Cosham

Portsmouth

England

PO6 3EN

United Kingdom

St Mary's Hosp (IOW)

Parkhurst Road, Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Subject Matter Expert across a range of in-house technical solutions

Lead the delivery of software solutions, from requirements right through to implementation

Support/mentor junior developers

Design, build, test and deploy new features for in-house applications to align with IWTs requirements (C# and .NET)

Risk assess the change impact, and manage changes through ITIL Change Management processes

Engage with product owners to understand requirements and convert into User Stories as part of the Agile process

Stay current on new digital technologies and maintain an understanding of Trust-wide applications

Experience with Healthcare Integration is desirable.

For further details please refer to attached Job Description.

Technology stack

• In-house applications
  • C#
  • MS SQL
  • .NET Core
  • ASP.NET MVC 5
  • React
  • ASP.NET Web Forms
  • Git
  • Azure DevOps
• Integration engine (desirable)
  • InterSystems Health Connect
  • ObjectScript
• Applicants must have experience in either application development or integration development (both is desirable)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Subject Matter Expert across a range of in-house technical solutions

Lead the delivery of software solutions, from requirements right through to implementation

Support/mentor junior developers

Design, build, test and deploy new features for in-house applications to align with IWTs requirements (C# and .NET)

Risk assess the change impact, and manage changes through ITIL Change Management processes

Engage with product owners to understand requirements and convert into User Stories as part of the Agile process

Stay current on new digital technologies and maintain an understanding of Trust-wide applications

Experience with Healthcare Integration is desirable.

For further details please refer to attached Job Description.

Technology stack

• In-house applications
  • C#
  • MS SQL
  • .NET Core
  • ASP.NET MVC 5
  • React
  • ASP.NET Web Forms
  • Git
  • Azure DevOps
• Integration engine (desirable)
  • InterSystems Health Connect
  • ObjectScript
• Applicants must have experience in either application development or integration development (both is desirable)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree level qualification or 5+ years experience working with either software development or integration experience, with experience of a lead developer role
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree level qualification or 5+ years experience working with either software development or integration experience, with experience of a lead developer role
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Employer details

Employer name

Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Address

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Corporate Hub

Block 4000, Lakeside North Harbour, Western Road, Cosham

Portsmouth

England

PO6 3EN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.iow.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Address

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Corporate Hub

Block 4000, Lakeside North Harbour, Western Road, Cosham

Portsmouth

England

PO6 3EN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.iow.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

IT Principal Developer

Lewis Houlden

[email protected]

Details

Date posted

02 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

23 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

REF2711Y

Job locations

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Corporate Hub

Block 4000, Lakeside North Harbour, Western Road, Cosham

Portsmouth

England

PO6 3EN

United Kingdom

St Mary's Hosp (IOW)

Parkhurst Road, Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG

United Kingdom

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