Overview
Location: Manchester
Salary: GBP 49,387 to GBP 56,515 a year. This role qualifies for a 13 per annum R and R payment.
Vacancy Type: Fixed term (22 Months)
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 and 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 refer to the Direct Gov website for further information regarding eligibility.
Please note this vacancy may be closed early if sufficient suitable applications are received, so we encourage an early application.
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 and well-tested code using modern front-end technologies such as React, Next.js, Vite, Nuxt.
* Work 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. Engineers work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams, applying DevOps and secure-by-design principles to continuously improve live services and deliver meaningful digital outcomes.
We are passionate and proud of the work we do and the impact we make. NICE offer:
* Generous NHS Pension: Secure your future with one of the most rewarding pension schemes in the UK
* Flexible working: Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with options like remote working, compressed hours and flexible start/finish times
* Exclusive discounts: Save on shopping, dining and more with a Blue Light Card
* Time to recharge: Start with 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
* Inclusive staff networks: Join supportive communities like Women in NICE, Race Equality Network, Disability Advocacy and NICE and Proud; we celebrate diversity
* Tailored development: Grow your career with personalised learning and development opportunities
To be considered for this role, you should be able to particularly demonstrate the person specification criteria in the job advert in your application. However, applicants should be able to demonstrate all essential criteria through the entirety of the recruitment process to be considered for the job. Please see job description attached for full list of responsibilities.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
* Practical experience building robust, cross-browser and cross-device user interfaces.
* Practical experience in building accessible interfaces that work for as many users as possible, regardless of their needs.
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