Job summary
We are seeking a talented and user-centricSenior UI/UX Designer to join our digital team at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. This is a pivotal role in shaping intuitive, accessible, and impactful digital experiences that support both clinical and operational excellence.
As a Senior UI/UX Designer, you will work within a collaborative, agile, and cross-functional environment to design solutions across a range of platforms. Your work will be guided by a deep understanding of user needs, and you will play a key role in driving best practices in interface and experience design.
You will collaborate closely with stakeholders and the Lead Front End Developer to solve complex design challenges, translating strategic ideas into practical, user-friendly digital solutions.
This role offers autonomy and influence, allowing you to uphold high standards of usability and design quality while contributing to the planning and delivery of design work that makes a real difference to patients, staff, and the wider community.
Main duties of the job
Design and Deliver User-Centred Solutions
Create intuitive, accessible, and impactful digital experiences across multiple platforms, always prioritising user needs and aligning with NHS service standards.
Champion UI/UX Best Practices
Promote and apply best practices in user interface and experience design, ensuring consistency, usability, and accessibility in all digital products.
Collaborate in Agile Teams
Work within a supportive, agile, and cross-functional team environment, contributing to sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
Prototype and Validate
Lead the creation of interactive prototypes during the discovery phase to support requirement gathering and user testing.
Stakeholder Engagement
Collaborate closely with stakeholders and the Lead Front End Developer to solve complex design challenges and align solutions with organisational goals.
Support Front-End Development
Work alongside developers to translate design prototypes into responsive, accessible, and performant web interfaces, integrating seamlessly with back-end systems.
Ensure Standards Compliance
Uphold NHS Digital Service Standards and accessibility guidelines in all design and development work.
Mentor and Guide
Provide support and guidance to developers and junior designers in modern front-end technologies and design principles.
Contribute to Strategic Initiatives
Play a key role in delivering design work that supports the Trust's Digital Clinical Strategy and broader transformation programmes.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality opening a state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read applicant guidance notes before submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We're looking for a creative and thoughtful Senior UI/UX Designer with a solid foundation in design principles and a passion for crafting great user experiences. You'll bring both practical experience and a good understanding of how design fits into the software development lifecycle, especially within agile, cross-functional teams.
You enjoy turning complex problems into elegant, user-friendly solutions, and you're confident collaborating with others to bring those ideas to life.
What You'll Bring:
- Significant experience in UI/UX design, backed by a strong portfolio of responsive web projects.
- Proficiency with popular design tools like Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, Photoshop, or Illustrator.
- A solid grasp of layout, typography, colour theory, and visual hierarchy.
- The ability to create key design assetssitemaps, wireframes, user flows, high-fidelity UI designs, and more.
- Experience working with design systems and a component-based approach to design.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, and the confidence to share your ideas clearly with both technical and non-technical team members.
Nice to Have:
- Some familiarity with HTML, CSS, and JavaScriptenough to understand how your designs come to life.
- Experience with prototyping tools and working in an iterative, test-and-learn design process.
- Knowledge of accessibility standards (like WCAG) and how to run or contribute to user research and testing.
How You Work:
- You're a clear communicator who can explain the "why" behind your design decisions. You enjoy collaborating with developers, stakeholders, and product teams to create meaningful digital experiences. Most importantly, you're passionate about making things better for users, for the team, and for the organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We're looking for a creative and thoughtful Senior UI/UX Designer with a solid foundation in design principles and a passion for crafting great user experiences. You'll bring both practical experience and a good understanding of how design fits into the software development lifecycle, especially within agile, cross-functional teams.
You enjoy turning complex problems into elegant, user-friendly solutions, and you're confident collaborating with others to bring those ideas to life.
What You'll Bring:
- Significant experience in UI/UX design, backed by a strong portfolio of responsive web projects.
- Proficiency with popular design tools like Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, Photoshop, or Illustrator.
- A solid grasp of layout, typography, colour theory, and visual hierarchy.
- The ability to create key design assetssitemaps, wireframes, user flows, high-fidelity UI designs, and more.
- Experience working with design systems and a component-based approach to design.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, and the confidence to share your ideas clearly with both technical and non-technical team members.
Nice to Have:
- Some familiarity with HTML, CSS, and JavaScriptenough to understand how your designs come to life.
- Experience with prototyping tools and working in an iterative, test-and-learn design process.
- Knowledge of accessibility standards (like WCAG) and how to run or contribute to user research and testing.
How You Work:
- You're a clear communicator who can explain the "why" behind your design decisions. You enjoy collaborating with developers, stakeholders, and product teams to create meaningful digital experiences. Most importantly, you're passionate about making things better for users, for the team, and for the organisation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent experience along with an in-depth technical and strategic knowledge of software development
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Strong experience in a UI/UX or digital product design role
- Proven experience designing for both web and mobile applications
- Experience of responsive design, grid systems, and accessibility principles
- Experience utilising industry tools: Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Balsamiq, Omnigraffle, InVision, Sketch
Desirable
- Experience with front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to support design handoff and collaboration with developers
- Experience with rapid prototyping and iterative design processes in agile environments
- Exposure to healthcare, clinical, or other regulated environments where user needs are complex and critical
- Experience using analytics tools
- Experience mentoring, supporting and paring with junior designers
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent experience along with an in-depth technical and strategic knowledge of software development
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Strong experience in a UI/UX or digital product design role
- Proven experience designing for both web and mobile applications
- Experience of responsive design, grid systems, and accessibility principles
- Experience utilising industry tools: Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Balsamiq, Omnigraffle, InVision, Sketch
Desirable
- Experience with front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to support design handoff and collaboration with developers
- Experience with rapid prototyping and iterative design processes in agile environments
- Exposure to healthcare, clinical, or other regulated environments where user needs are complex and critical
- Experience using analytics tools
- Experience mentoring, supporting and paring with junior designers
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).
