Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Systems Developer

The closing date is 15 September 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Digital Services Department for an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual for the post of Systems Developer within the technical systems development team.

The post holder will be a key contributor to the success of the Technical Systems Development Team in providing high-quality development and system support skills focussed on developing and supporting system integration solutions. The team play a critical role in ensuring patients are supported through innovation, with a number of developments having received national recognition.

Main duties of the job

The role will involve the design, implementation, testing, maintenance and future development of solutions, working with both internal and external systems. The post holder will provide technical support, as well as develop and support solutions on the trusts platforms.The individual will need good communication and organisational skills, and have the ability to work on your own initiative.

The post holder will be able to work remotely with the occasional visit to site required.

For an informal discussion, please contact Chris Baker at chris.baker@lscft.nhs.uk

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Details

Date posted

01 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-CS2761-MF

Job locations

Sceptre Point

Preston

PR5 6AW


Job description

Job responsibilities

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree or equivalent standard.
  • JavaScript (or equivalent scripting language)
  • SQL Server

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of the software development lifecycle
  • Understanding of HL7 messaging
  • Experience in writing SQL queries to retrieve, update and insert data
  • Understanding of relational databases.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a software development role
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree or equivalent standard.
  • JavaScript (or equivalent scripting language)
  • SQL Server

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of the software development lifecycle
  • Understanding of HL7 messaging
  • Experience in writing SQL queries to retrieve, update and insert data
  • Understanding of relational databases.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a software development role

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sceptre Point

Preston

PR5 6AW


Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sceptre Point

Preston

PR5 6AW


Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Technical Systems Development Manager

Chris Baker

chris.baker@lscft.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

01 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-CS2761-MF

Job locations

Sceptre Point

Preston

PR5 6AW


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