Job summary
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We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Lead Developer to join our dynamic Digital and Data team at Public Health Wales. You'll focus on solving complex challenges by leading the technical design, development, and delivery of high-quality digital solutions that support national health services. By taking impactful decisions, and driving the success of your team, you'll help shape the future of digital health services in Wales. It's a great time to join us as we're adopting new technologies and growing our technical professions.
The role sits within the Research, Data and Digital Directorate and contributes directly to the organisation's strategic goals. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams, senior leaders, and external partners to help shape effective, future-ready services across the health system.
If you're passionate about crafting solutions with population-level impact --this is your opportunity to make a real difference.
Main duties of the job
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Lead the design, build, integration, and maintenance of scalable, secure, and interoperable software systems.
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Provide technical leadership and mentorship to developers and digital colleagues.
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Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure systems meet technical, clinical, and business standards.
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Champion agile and user-centred development practices and collaborating with diverse teams.
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Ensure compliance with data protection, cyber security, and national digital infrastructure standards.
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Manage service components, troubleshoot issues, and ensure systems meet performance KPIs.
For further information on Public Health Wales please visithttps://phw.nhs.wales/
About us
We are Public Health Wales - the national public health agency in Wales. Our purpose is 'Working together for a healthier Wales'. We exist to help everyone in Wales live longer, healthier, happier lives. Together with our partners, we work to increase healthy life expectancy, improve health and well-being, and reduce inequalities for everyone in Wales, now and for future generations.
Our teams work to prevent disease, protect health, and provide leadership, specialist services and public health expertise. We are the leading source of public health information, research and innovation in Wales. In a world facing complex health challenges, our work has never been so important.
We are guided by our Values, 'Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference'. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace that values equality and diversity. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve and are supportive of flexible working arrangements, including part time roles and job sharing.
To find out more about working for us and the benefits we offer please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/careers/
For guidance on the application process, please visithttps://phw.nhs.wales/working-for-us/applicant-information-and-guidance/
Job description
Job responsibilities
About the Role
Join Public Health Wales as a Lead Developer and play a pivotal role in transforming how we deliver digital and data services across the organisation.
As a Lead Developer, you will be responsible for delivering robust digital solutions that align with Public Health Wales strategic goals. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including product owners, architects, and user researchers, to ensure systems are designed with users in mind and built to the highest standards. You will also contribute to the wider developer community, promoting best practices and continuous improvement.
What Youll Do
- Lead and manage development projects from concept to deployment.
- Guide the team in applying modern development standards and tools (e.g., .NET, C#, SQL, Docker, Azure).
- Conduct code reviews, support test automation, and maintain high coding standards.
- Design secure systems and contribute to DPIAs and cyber security assessments.
- Represent Public Health Wales in technical discussions with NHS partners and suppliers.
- Deliver training and support the professional development of other developers.
What You Bring
- Proven experience leading development teams and delivering complex digital solutions.
- Strong technical expertise in software development, cloud platforms, DevOps, and microservices.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-specialist audiences.
- A collaborative mindset, with a passion for mentoring and continuous learning.
- Desirable: Professional certifications (e.g., Microsoft, Scrum), experience with Blazor, Python, or Java.
- A Masters degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
The Job Description and Personal Specification provide full details.
For further details contact:
Name Anwen Roberts
Job title: Lead Delivery Manager
Email address Anwen.Roberts7@wales.nhs.uk
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view on Trac.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Job description
Job responsibilities
About the Role
Join Public Health Wales as a Lead Developer and play a pivotal role in transforming how we deliver digital and data services across the organisation.
As a Lead Developer, you will be responsible for delivering robust digital solutions that align with Public Health Wales strategic goals. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including product owners, architects, and user researchers, to ensure systems are designed with users in mind and built to the highest standards. You will also contribute to the wider developer community, promoting best practices and continuous improvement.
What Youll Do
- Lead and manage development projects from concept to deployment.
- Guide the team in applying modern development standards and tools (e.g., .NET, C#, SQL, Docker, Azure).
- Conduct code reviews, support test automation, and maintain high coding standards.
- Design secure systems and contribute to DPIAs and cyber security assessments.
- Represent Public Health Wales in technical discussions with NHS partners and suppliers.
- Deliver training and support the professional development of other developers.
What You Bring
- Proven experience leading development teams and delivering complex digital solutions.
- Strong technical expertise in software development, cloud platforms, DevOps, and microservices.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-specialist audiences.
- A collaborative mindset, with a passion for mentoring and continuous learning.
- Desirable: Professional certifications (e.g., Microsoft, Scrum), experience with Blazor, Python, or Java.
- A Masters degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
The Job Description and Personal Specification provide full details.
For further details contact:
Name Anwen Roberts
Job title: Lead Delivery Manager
Email address Anwen.Roberts7@wales.nhs.uk
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view on Trac.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- oMasters or Level 7 Qualification, or equivalent experience delivering similar outcomes in an associated professional field
- oKnowledge gained through practical experience of working at this level, across the range of work procedures and practices.
- oEvidence of continuous professional development.
Desirable
- oProfessional certification e.g. Professional Scrum Developer, Microsoft certified
- oKnowledge and experience of APIs, RESTful services and Microservice Architectures.
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of leading teams and driving changes in technology whilst fostering a supportive development and collaborative culture alongside other roles and disciplines.
- oProven ability to take ownership of complex development projects and deliver quality solutions on time.
- oStrong experience with programming languages (C#, JavaScript), related frameworks (.Net) and structures (MVC)
- oFamiliarity with database technologies (SQL)
- oExperience with container platforms (i.e. Docker, OpenShift)
- oProficiency with cloud platforms (i.e. AWS, Azure) and modern DevOps tools
- oExperience with version control tools (Git and building CI/CD pipelines)
- oSolid understanding of designing and developing RESTful APIs or microservices
- oExtensive experience in systems analysis, design, and IT project management.
Desirable
- oKnowledge or experience of developing on cloud-based environments such as AWS and Azure.
- oKnowledge or experience of developing front-end elements using Blazor.
- oOther programming languages (Java, Python)
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- oMasters or Level 7 Qualification, or equivalent experience delivering similar outcomes in an associated professional field
- oKnowledge gained through practical experience of working at this level, across the range of work procedures and practices.
- oEvidence of continuous professional development.
Desirable
- oProfessional certification e.g. Professional Scrum Developer, Microsoft certified
- oKnowledge and experience of APIs, RESTful services and Microservice Architectures.
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of leading teams and driving changes in technology whilst fostering a supportive development and collaborative culture alongside other roles and disciplines.
- oProven ability to take ownership of complex development projects and deliver quality solutions on time.
- oStrong experience with programming languages (C#, JavaScript), related frameworks (.Net) and structures (MVC)
- oFamiliarity with database technologies (SQL)
- oExperience with container platforms (i.e. Docker, OpenShift)
- oProficiency with cloud platforms (i.e. AWS, Azure) and modern DevOps tools
- oExperience with version control tools (Git and building CI/CD pipelines)
- oSolid understanding of designing and developing RESTful APIs or microservices
- oExtensive experience in systems analysis, design, and IT project management.
Desirable
- oKnowledge or experience of developing on cloud-based environments such as AWS and Azure.
- oKnowledge or experience of developing front-end elements using Blazor.
- oOther programming languages (Java, Python)
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.
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.
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).
