Senior digital solutions developer

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Digital Solutions Developer to join our Digital Development and Automation Team within HBL ICT Shared Services. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering innovative digital solutions that support multiple NHS organisations and improve services across the health economy.

As a member of a specialist team, you will lead the design, development and support of automation solutions, databases, and bespoke applications used by a large user base across the HBL partnership. You will work within an ITIL-driven environment to ensure high-quality, resilient and secure digital services; you will also contribute to both business-as-usual operations as well as transformational projects.

The role combines hands‑on technical development (including automation with tools like UIPath as well as SQL Server database management) with leadership responsibilities, including mentoring junior staff, supporting service improvement, and contributing to strategic digital initiatives.

You will be working closely with internal teams, NHS partners, and third‑party suppliers, where you will translate complex business requirements into effective digital solutions that enhance operational efficiency and support better patient outcomes.

This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled developer who is enthusiastic about digital innovation, problem-solving, and making a meaningful impact within the NHS.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Digital Solutions Developer, you will play a key role in delivering and supporting innovative digital services across the HBL partnership. Working as part of the Digital Development and Automation Team, you will combine hands‑on technical expertise with leadership responsibilities ensuring high-quality, dependable, and secure solutions are delivered to a large NHS user base.

Key responsibilities

• Delivering and maintaining automation solutions (e.g. UIPath), SQL Server databases, and bespoke web applications
• Working with stakeholders across partner organisations to gather requirements and deliver user‑focused solutions.
• Contributing to service continuity, disaster recovery, and major incident management activities
• Producing and maintaining technical documentation to support system understanding and knowledge transfer
• Participating in change and problem management processes, including Change Advisory Boards (CAB).
• Supporting and mentoring colleagues, sharing expertise, and contributing to continuous service improvement.
• Balancing day‑to‑day operational work with longer‑term development initiatives.

About us

HBL ICT Shared Services was established in 2015 to provide comprehensive ICT services to six partner organisations, with each partner organisation having an equal say in the strategic direction of the ICT service. HBL ICT is not a legal entity and therefore is hosted by NHS Central East Integrated Care Board who in turn are one of the partnering organisations.

HBL ICT is a self‑funding service with an operational turnover of circa £10m per annum, which is derived from a recipe of income from its partner organisations, plus other NHS clients within the local health economy.

Our mission is to become the IT provider of choice, by delivering cost effective services which embrace the technology innovations from the industry to improve patient outcomes, in accordance to regulatory authorities.

This means developing a financial and service model that will make the service viable, sustainable and able to meet the technological challenges for the partner organisations, enabling them to operate in a more agile and effective way.

Qualifications

• Advanced professional IM&T qualification or relevant degree together with relevant extensive practical IT knowledge/experience, i.e. substantial knowledge of ICT procedures; detailed level of IT operating systems; database management.
• Evidence of ongoing continual personal development and post‑qualification experience
• ITIL V4 Foundation

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience and knowledge to expert level in the use of UIPath and SQL Server.
• Extensive knowledge of databases and their manipulation, including MS SQL Server.
• Extensive knowledge of recent Windows Operating Systems including servers
• Ability to manipulate and present complex information in an easily understandable and useful manner
• Ability to interpret and understand complex user requirements
• Knowledge of the range, format and appropriateness of data sets available within the NHS and knowledge of the NHS Data Manual and Dictionary

Skills

• In depth understanding of UIPath and SQL

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.