TIS Principal Developer

The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive - and we all have our part to play. As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities. As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a 'home' office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. We are an accredited Living Wage Employer which means that every colleague working for our organisation and third-party contractors will earn a real Living Wage. We are one of over 15,000 organisations, who voluntarily chose to pay the real Living Wage., The Trainee Information System (TIS) Principal Developer role presents an exciting opportunity to be part of service that is delivering positive change to our users and stakeholders. We are multi-disciplinary agile team that develops and maintains digital products and services aimed at supporting and improving Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education (PMDE) and other professions. This role is the key technical leadership role in TIS and sets the direction for software development, both to ensure our technical colleagues are well led and professionally supported, but also to ensure our solutions are robust, secure and scalable, and that they are aligned to user need. Currently, we have an establishment of 24 technical staff, of which we have 11 vacancies. You will work closely with the product managers and lead developers in TIS and with oinked services, such as our recruitment service that requires strategic technical input and assurance. TIS is a national team and although we have two "hubs" in London and Manchester, you can base yourself from any NHS England office across the country subject to approval., + Significant experience in web services and solutions, ideally open source and cloud technologies. We are Java and AWS centred, with DevOps.

• Leading and continuously improving software development strategy which underpins our approach to software development and support within TIS and associated services.
• Responsible for technical staff. Setting up effective line management and professional support and ensuring we have the right mix of capability and capacity to meet priorities.
• Staying up to date with best practice and profession-based standards and techniques, including developing and improving practices within the teams to enable delivery.
• Working with lead developers and others to ensure the product/service teams have the skills, personalities, and seniority to support delivery for users and stakeholders.
• Identify links to enhance collaboration and opportunities within and outside the team.
• Advocating for user-centred design and agile adoption that enhances the delivery of high-quality digital products and services that meet our users' needs.
• Ensuring alignment to the technical aspects of the Service Standard, the Technology Code of Practice and other governance and compliance., Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
• Review and understand our technology and tools in user and take ownership of the strategy/roadmap that identifies improvements where appropriate. This should be based on our wider evolving product and service delivery, and with an intention to move closer to national standards and the adoption of (for example) the NHS Technology Code of Practice.
• Work with our technical staff to develop an understanding of our capacity and capability, with the aim to ensure we have the right skills and competencies available for our current and future product and services. Please note that the reason for the fixed term of this contract is due to a short term vacancy. You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Secondments Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application. Our commitments to you We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes. We strive to ensure our people feel trusted, valued and empowered. We're passionate about nurturing and developing people. When you join us, we want you to grow and excel, and we offer many opportunities for you to do that. We welcome your talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability and/or who are neuro-divergent. We welcome applications from disabled candidates. If you meet all the essential criteria, you will be guaranteed an interview. Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. Whilst we appreciate that you may have had support with your application (e.g., using AI technology or guidance from a trusted individual), it's important that the information contained within your application reflects your own knowledge, skill, and experience and we trust that you apply on that basis. If applying for this role on a secondment basis, please make sure you have obtained prior agreement from your current line manager to apply for this position. Please note that we currently do not accept applications via recruitment agencies. To comply with the HM Government Functional Standard GovS 007, and specifically the Personnel Security Standards 2024, individuals employed or contracted by NHS England may be required to undergo a Baseline Personnel Security Standards check, dependent on the role. The NHS Business Services Authority is responsible for the processing of your application; a privacy notice is attached to advise you on how we will process your personal data. If you have applied via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred third-party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

You will be a technical expert with specialist knowledge and experience in software development, technical standards, and best practice, as well as an experienced manager capable of providing technical and professional leadership and working effectively with others.

Our work supports the NHS to deliver high quality services for patients and best value for taxpayers. Our staff bring expertise across hundreds of specialisms - including clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial - enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services. We lead the NHS in England by: + Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities + Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential + Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care + Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation + Delivering value for money Earlier this year, the Government announced that NHS England will gradually merge with the Department of Health and Social Care, leading to full integration. The aim is to create a smaller, more strategic centre that reduces duplication and eliminates waste. If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the recruitment process., NHS England