Job summary
- Main area
- IT
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 160-7353216
- Employer
- The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The WaltonCentre NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/08/2025 08:00
Employer heading

Software Developer
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
We are looking for an experienced Software Developer to join development team. The successful applicant will be responsible to maintain and further develop in-house products allowing their strategic vision to flourish.
This is a fantastic role, where you will have the opportunity to work on projects from beginning to end, including developing new apps and tailored products with expectations of understanding interfaces between the products to give interoperability. Working as a team or taking a lead role on projects requires good communication skills and the importance to cross cover projects for long term stability of the team. You will have strong design skills, attention to detail and be confident to produce clean, elegant code whilst sharing knowledge with team members.
AI generated applications will not be accepted.
This post is open to new applicants only, please do not apply if you have previously applied for this post.
Main duties of the job
You will have excellent knowledge of web development using a mixture of PHP, SQL Server whilst having an understanding of HTML5, JQuery and JavaScript as well as sound knowledge of Microsoft technologies and tools including IIS.
Required skills:
- PHP
- JQuery
- JavaScript
- AJAX
- CSS
- HTML
- JavaScript
- MySQL
- SQL Server
Desirable skills:
- JIRA Software
- Slim/Klein Frameworks
- BDD Testing
- SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services)
Working for our organisation
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.
With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- PHP
- SQL Server/Stored Procedures/Functions
- JavaScript/jQuery
- HTML
- CSS
- Bootstrap
- GIT
- IIS
- Windows Server 2019
- SQL Server 2019
Desirable criteria
- JIRA Software
- Slim/Klein Frameworks
- BDD Testing
- SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services)
Communication
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate and understand complex technical information.
- Ability to explain technical issues in a non-technical and nonthreatening way to users.
Other
Essential criteria
- Problem solving, logical troubleshooting and analytical skills
- Ability to travel between sites if required
- Ability to develop/mentor students
Desirable criteria
- Experience working for the NHS
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Anthony Brady
- Job title
- Software Development Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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