Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this.
The single corporate service is delivered across both organisations. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.
Job DescriptionNHS Band 7: Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
Hours per Week: Full time 37.5
Fixed Term Contract: 18 months
Location: Your base location will be either IWT or PHU, but we support a hybrid approach to working which includes remotely.
Closing Date: 2nd August 2026 (vacancy may close earlier if sufficient applications received)
The OneEPR Programme exists to implement a single integrated electronic patient record (EPR) designed to improve patient outcomes and the experience of delivering care for our patients.
The solution is the direct result of the combined vision and strategic goals of:
- Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT)
- Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU)
- Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT)
- University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust (UHS)
The Trusts will work together with their clinical and departmental experts alongside regional digital colleagues to procure and implement a joint EPR over the coming years.
Job purpose
IWT and PHU Trusts have started a journey to share PHU’s in-house developed EPR in readiness for OneEPR. The Senior Development Specialist will be a key player in the Trusts strategic goal to converge to a single EPR. This will involve working with Product Owners to support new feature requests to assist with feature parity with IWTs current EPR.
Job summary
- Design, build, test and deploy new features for in-house applications to align with IWT’s requirements (C# and .NET)
- Engage with product owners to understand requirements and convert into User Stories as part of the Agile process
- Stay current on new digital technologies and maintain an understanding of Trust-wide applications
- Experience with Healthcare Integration is desirable.
Specific Core Functions
- Analyse, design, build, test and deploy applications and integrations on our technology stack:
- In-house applications
- C#
- MS SQL
- .NET Core
- ASP.NET MVC 5
- React
- ASP.NET Web Forms
- Git
- Azure DevOps
- Integration engine (desirable)
- InterSystems Health Connect
- ObjectScript
- Applicants must have experience in either application development or integration development (both is desirable)
- In-house applications
For full details of this position please refer to enclosed Job Description
QualificationsEssential
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience required
Experience
- Database Experience: Ability to Read and Write complex SQL code Database Experience: Preferred: Microsoft SQL Server.
- Verifiable experience with programming and scripting required.
- Experience in a health care systems environment is desirable.
- Demonstrable ability to work and communicate effectively with both technical and business audiences.
Skills & Knowledge
- Must have proven applied knowledge in a combination of two or more of the following areas: XML, C#, SOAP, REST, SQL, JSON, HL7/CCDA
- Must have proven applied knowledge in CI/CD pipeline management, such as Azure DevOps
- Must have experience in managing change effectively
- Must have experience in supporting operational issues under pressure
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and Disability, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
For more information, please see our People and OD Strategy 2026
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience
- Verifiable experience with programming and scripting
- Ability to read and write complex SQL code
- Experience in either application development or integration development (both desirable)
- Proven applied knowledge in at least two of: XML, C#, SOAP, REST, SQL, JSON, HL7/CCDA
- Experience with CI/CD pipeline management such as Azure DevOps
- Experience supporting operational issues under pressure
- Experience managing change effectively
- Demonstrable ability to communicate effectively with technical and business audiences
- Microsoft SQL Server (preferred)
- Experience with healthcare systems and healthcare integration (e.g., InterSystems Health Connect, ObjectScript) (desirable)
What We Do
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust provides expert, compassionate care to approximately 675,000 residents across Portsmouth and South East Hampshire, and offers specialized treatments to a wider area.
