Senior Developer
The closing date is 07 June 2026.
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, 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 note this vacancy may be closed early if sufficient suitable applications are received.
The interviews will take place in‑person at our Manchester office.
Main duties of the job
* Designing and building robust, secure front‑end web applications.
* Writing maintainable, well‑tested code using modern front‑end technologies such as React, Next.js, Vite, Nuqso, and working collaboratively as part of an Agile, multidisciplinary delivery team.
* Ensuring services meet accessibility standards (WCAG 2.2 AA) and follow NICE and GDS best practice.
* Participating in code reviews, knowledge sharing and mentoring activities.
* Supporting live services and helping identify and resolve technical issues.
* Working with the wider Engineering Team to prototype, evaluate and integrate emerging technologies such as generative AI into secure, reusable and production‑ready front‑end components.
About us
The Engineering team at NICE designs, builds, and runs the digital services that underpin nationally relied upon health and care guidance used by millions of people. The team creates secure, reliable software that supports both internal guidance production and public‑facing services such as the NICE website, BNF, and Clinical Knowledge Summaries.
We are passionate and proud of the work we do and the impact we make.
Benefits
* Generous NHS Pension.
* Flexible working – remote‑working, compressed hours and flexible start/finish times.
* Exclusive discounts – Blue Light Card, shopping, dining, and more.
* Time to recharge – 27 days' annual leave plus bank holidays.
* Inclusive staff networks – Women in NICE, Race Equality Network, Disability Advocacy and NICE and Proud.
* Tailored development – personalised learning and development opportunities.
Person Specification
Experience
* Practical experience in building accessible interfaces that work for as many users as possible, regardless of their needs.
* Practical experience of using testing frameworks to validate software solutions.
Skills/Knowledge
* Detailed understanding of progressive enhancement and other front‑end software design principles.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
22 months
Working pattern
Full‑time, flexible working, compressed hours
£49,387 to £56,515 a year. This role qualifies for a 13% per annum R&R Payment.
NICE – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
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