Job Summary
The IT Development Manager role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to a service that is delivering meaningful, positive change for our users and patients. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team responsible for developing and maintaining digital products and services that enhance and support the Trust's digital estate.
As the key technical leadership role within the service, you will set the strategic direction for software development, ensuring that team members are well led, professionally supported, and empowered to deliver high-quality outcomes. You will be accountable for ensuring that all digital solutions are robust, secure, scalable, and aligned to user needs and organisational priorities.
You will work closely with Programme Management, Digital Health, and IT Service Delivery teams to provide strategic technical input, assurance, and guidance helping to shape the future of digital services across the Trust.
Interview date: 13 March 2026
37 hours 30 minutes/week
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Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to act as IT Development Manager and have the following responsibilities.
Advise developers in design of new applications by providing expertise on systems capabilities and constraints
Lead technical implementation and development efforts on large, highly complex projects
Provide expert technical advice and counsel to management and to less experienced developers
Work outside immediate discipline to coordinate a group of people in troubleshooting a wide-scale problems across several areas or disciplines to solve major system outages with high impact or visibility
Identify systems integration required to support business application needs.
Assess change implementation options, benefits and risks, and recommends most appropriate direction
Develop disaster recovery policies
Set up the most complex development environments
Understanding of Operating Systems (Unix and Windows) for multiple critical applications
Define project scope, objectives, and client requirements
Create project schedule, cost/financial plan, risk mitigation plan, communications plan, quality plan, change control plan, and resource plan to meet project goals within the project scope, timeline, and budget
Create a participative, collaborative work environment
Mentor and coach for development team members
Balance development of personnel needs with requirements of engagement
Identify and communicate follow-on opportunities and implications of current work.
About Us
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
Freeman Hospital
Newcastle Dental Hospital
Cramlington Manor Walks
Urgent treatment centres
Newcastle Fertility Centre
Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Details
Date posted
20 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
DR
Job locations
Regent Point
317 Regent Point
NE3 3HD
Job Description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will support the Head of IT Service Delivery, and will:
Direct and effectively manage system development change as required.
Be responsible for the leadership, management and performance of two teams of developers.
Lead on any other IT Services initiatives / activities as directed by the Head of IT Service Delivery.
Be responsible for the development and delivery of a comprehensive portfolio of work comprising of programmes, projects, technical requests and feasibility studies. This includes managing priorities with clients, tracking and reporting.
Participate in design and discovery sessions for enterprise solutions and complex projects.
Be capable of serving as a technical lead for enterprise roll-out solutions.
Ensure that assigned projects are completed to time and budget constraints.
Ensure testing and quality requirements are met, and support the development of organisational testing standards.
Ensure the timely and accurate production of status reports for senior management, the Trust Board, as required by Monitor and the Strategic Health Authority.
Work with Trust staff, partners and vendors to deploy production applications.
Formally document, present and organise necessary design and documentation for complex integration or process change.
Develop business cases where required to gain financial approval for system infrastructure or process change.
Maintain a register of development activity risks and issues, including mitigation plans. Ensuring that these are escalated and acted upon effectively.
Provide advice / guidance on development related processes and controls, building an improved organisational understanding and capability.
Work with vendor/partner and analysts to design a go live plan for implementation of systems taking into consideration data, timing and current business processes. Address any data issues such as back-loading or converting data as needed.
Roll out systems with minimal interruption to users and the Trust.
Provide ongoing troubleshooting, support and maintenance of developed systems, including potential 24/7 on call coverage.
Deputise for the Head of IT Service Delivery as required.
Job description
Job Responsibilities
The post holder will support the Head of IT Service Delivery, and will:
Direct and effectively manage system development change as required.
Be responsible for the leadership, management and performance of two teams of developers.
Lead on any other IT Services initiatives / activities as directed by the Head of IT Service Delivery.
Be responsible for the development and delivery of a comprehensive portfolio of work comprising of programmes, projects, technical requests and feasibility studies. This includes managing priorities with clients, tracking and reporting.
Participate in design and discovery sessions for enterprise solutions and complex projects.
Be capable of serving as a technical lead for enterprise roll-out solutions.
Ensure that assigned projects are completed to time and budget constraints.
Ensure testing and quality requirements are met, and support the development of organisational testing standards.
Ensure the timely and accurate production of status reports for senior management, the Trust Board, as required by Monitor and the Strategic Health Authority.
Work with Trust staff, partners and vendors to deploy production applications.
Formally document, present and organise necessary design and documentation for complex integration or process change.
Develop business cases where required to gain financial approval for system infrastructure or process change.
Maintain a register of development activity risks and issues, including mitigation plans. Ensuring that these are escalated and acted upon effectively.
Provide advice / guidance on development related processes and controls, building an improved organisational understanding and capability.
Work with vendor/partner and analysts to design a go live plan for implementation of systems taking into consideration data, timing and current business processes. Address any data issues such as back-loading or converting data as needed.
Roll out systems with minimal interruption to users and the Trust.
Provide ongoing troubleshooting, support and maintenance of developed systems, including potential 24/7 on call coverage.
Deputise for the Head of IT Service Delivery as required.
Person Specification
Essential
Qualifications & Education
Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of qualification in a relevant area; or have significant previous experience, some of which must have been at an equivalent management level.
Desirable
A recognised Project management methodology certification.
Essential
Knowledge & Experience
Extensive experience in taking a lead role in the design and development of enterprise level software solutions.
Experience of providing support to enterprise level applications
Experience in translating business requirements into technical specifications.
Experience in managing technical staff of various levels.
Experience of managing a varied workload of development projects.
Possess a wide range of advanced technical knowledge of technology and languages (including .NET (C# and VB.NET), ASP.NET, JavaScript (and libraries such as knockout and JQuery), Microsoft SQL Server, HTML / CSS, Microsoft Access / Excel, IIS)
Version Control Software, specifically MS TFS
Desirable
Experience of working within the NHS.
Understanding of NHS Information requirements.
Essential
Skills & Abilities
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing both clearly and concisely.
Ability to analyse and resolve complex IT issues.
Ability to research and evaluate new technologies and continually learn new skills.
Ability to train, mentor and supervise development staff.
Desirable
Possess knowledge of HL7
Possess knowledge of SharePoint
Possess knowledge of CMS systems
Possess knowledge of Cloud Hosting
Possess knowledge of Cerner Millennium
Person Specification
Essential
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing both clearly and concisely.
Ability to analyse and resolve complex IT issues.
Ability to research and evaluate new technologies and continually learn new skills.
Ability to train, mentor and supervise development staff.
Desirable
Possess knowledge of HL7
Possess knowledge of SharePoint
Possess knowledge of CMS systems
Possess knowledge of Cloud Hosting
Possess knowledge of Cerner Millennium
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Regent Point
317 Regent Point
NE3 3HD
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Employer details
Employer name
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Regent Point
317 Regent Point
NE3 3HD
Employer's website
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