# Application Developer > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/application-developer/7ec8784a-dfe9-4c29-b3f6-223535d64fab - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/application-developer/7ec8784a-dfe9-4c29-b3f6-223535d64fab.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust NHS Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £55,524 - £62,652 per annum inclusive of outer London HCAS - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-07T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-24T10:31:08.889Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Tolworth/South_West_London_St_Georges_Mental_Health_NHS_Trust/Digital_Applications/Digital_Applications-v8104590 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8104590?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled and experienced developer to work on a range of applications, and process automation.  This post plays a key role in enhancing the trust’s digital capabilities, supporting clinicians and other corporate staff to carry out their functions. The role requires 3-5+ years’ experience of working in a development role, creating new applications, process automation, and diagnosing errors quickly to resolve any issues that might occur in existing deployments. Career Progression pathways and development opportunities: We are committed to getting the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. ### Main duties of the job The post sits within the Digital Applications team, who are responsible for maintaining, and configuring the trust’s main clinical systems, as well as developing new innovative digital products.  The team has 3 main areas, Support, Configuration, and Development which work together to provide a comprehensive digital applications service. We work closely with the trust’s CCIO, Project Management Office, Service Improvement Leads, operational managers, suppliers, and other stakeholders to ensure requirements are correctly identified, and introduced into service delivery. Daily, you can expect to work on a range of tasks, supporting existing products, developing new applications, and process automations using a range of coding languages and frameworks. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Autonomy Works under general direction within a clear framework of accountability. Exercises substantial personal responsibility and autonomy. Plans own work to meet given objectives and processes. Influence Influences customers, suppliers, and partners at account level. May have some responsibility for the work of others and for the allocation of resources. Participates in external activities related to own specialism. Makes decisions which influence the success of projects and team objectives. Collaborates regularly with team members, users, and customers. Engages to ensure that user needs are being met throughout. Complexity Work includes a broad range of complex technical or professional activities, in a variety of contexts. Investigates, defines, and resolves complex issues. Knowledge Has a thorough understanding of recognised generic industry bodies of knowledge and specialist bodies of knowledge as necessary. Has gained a thorough knowledge of the domain of the organisation. Can apply the knowledge effectively in unfamiliar situations and actively maintains own knowledge and contributes to the development of others. Rapidly absorbs new information and applies it effectively. Maintains an awareness of developing practices and their application and takes responsibility for driving own development. Business Skills Communicates fluently, orally and in writing, and can present complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences. Plans, schedules, and monitors work to meet time and quality targets. Facilitates collaboration between stakeholders who share common objectives. Selects appropriately from applicable standards, methods, tools, and applications. Fully understands the importance of security to own work and the operation of the organisation. Seeks specialist security knowledge or advice when required to support own work or work of immediate colleagues. ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled and experienced developer to work on a range of applications, and process automation. This post plays a key role in enhancing the trust’s digital capabilities, supporting clinicians and other corporate staff to carry out their functions. The role requires 3-5+ years’ experience of working in a development role, creating new applications, process automation, and diagnosing errors quickly to resolve any issues that might occur in existing deployments. Career Progression pathways and development opportunities: We are committed to getting the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. ## Job Description The post sits within the Digital Applications team, who are responsible for maintaining, and configuring the trust’s main clinical systems, as well as developing new innovative digital products. The team has 3 main areas, Support, Configuration, and Development which work together to provide a comprehensive digital applications service. We work closely with the trust’s CCIO, Project Management Office, Service Improvement Leads, operational managers, suppliers, and other stakeholders to ensure requirements are correctly identified, and introduced into service delivery. Daily, you can expect to work on a range of tasks, supporting existing products, developing new applications, and process automations using a range of coding languages and frameworks. ## Responsibilities Autonomy Works under general direction within a clear framework of accountability. Exercises substantial personal responsibility and autonomy. Plans own work to meet given objectives and processes. Influence Influences customers, suppliers, and partners at account level. May have some responsibility for the work of others and for the allocation of resources. Participates in external activities related to own specialism. Makes decisions which influence the success of projects and team objectives. Collaborates regularly with team members, users, and customers. Engages to ensure that user needs are being met throughout. Complexity Work includes a broad range of complex technical or professional activities, in a variety of contexts. Investigates, defines, and resolves complex issues. Knowledge Has a thorough understanding of recognised generic industry bodies of knowledge and specialist bodies of knowledge as necessary. Has gained a thorough knowledge of the domain of the organisation. Can apply the knowledge effectively in unfamiliar situations and actively maintains own knowledge and contributes to the development of others. Rapidly absorbs new information and applies it effectively. Maintains an awareness of developing practices and their application and takes responsibility for driving own development. Business Skills Communicates fluently, orally and in writing, and can present complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences. Plans, schedules, and monitors work to meet time and quality targets. Facilitates collaboration between stakeholders who share common objectives. Selects appropriately from applicable standards, methods, tools, and applications. Fully understands the importance of security to own work and the operation of the organisation. Seeks specialist security knowledge or advice when required to support own work or work of immediate colleagues. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Developing a range of applications and automated processes utilising industry standard frameworks, and methodologies for business-critical functions. - Monitoring, identifying, and resolving issues covering a wide range of processes and applications. - Reviewing code to remove potential issues, enhance performance & security, and reduce maintenance. - Taking innovative approaches to problem solving and/or devising inventive and creative solutions. ### Knowledge & Skills **Essential** - Proficient in a range of programming languages, common frameworks, and libraries. - Proficient in organised and documented sets of techniques, and proven methods, intended to facilitate the structured and open development of applications. A DevOps approach may be taken where development and operational staff work together. - Proficient in software that enables the user to capture, create, populate and manipulate data structures and where appropriate unstructured data. - Familiar with the graphical human/computer interfaces that facilitate effective communication between human operator and computer. - Knowledge of the IT/IS infrastructure and the IT applications and service processes used within own organisation, including those associated with sustainability and efficiency. ### Training & Qualifications **Essential** - Educated to degree or equivalent level of experience working as a developer. - Evidence of continuing development ## Documents - [trust values (pdf, 785.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2069) - [staff benefits (pdf, 239.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2318) - [swlstg diversity (pdf, 1.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2314) - [swlstg privacy notice (pdf, 106.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2510) - [dbs information for candidates (pdf, 109.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=627) - [anti racism values into actions (pdf, 815.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2865) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 154.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10402050) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.