Frontend developer

Band 6 · Frontend developer · 418 job evaluation points

UK GDaD PCF level: Frontend developer

Most often performed at Civil Service grade HEO or SEO or G7.

A frontend developer builds software components, primarily in the form of user interfaces.
At this role level, you will:
collaborate and work closely with other disciplines to develop designs and working prototypes based on user needs and in support of organisational aims
develop software components that form part of a product to meet user needs
write clean, well-tested code that follows web standards
coach and mentor more junior colleagues

Contains public sector information from the UK Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework (https://understand-digital-data-roles-skills.service.gov.uk/), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.

Responsibilities

Design and build accessible, responsive interfaces for health services independently, choosing suitable approaches.
Work with designers and user researchers to test prototypes with patients, clinicians, and care staff.
Build interfaces that call health data APIs, such as HL7 FHIR services, and handle errors and missing data safely.
Take part in hazard workshops and build safety controls into the interface, such as confirmation steps and clear warnings.
Protect confidential information in the browser, for example by managing sessions and caching carefully on shared devices.
Review code and mentor junior and apprentice frontend developers.

Skills

Skill	Expected level	What this level means
AccessibilityUK GDaD PCF	Practitioner (3)	You can: build user interfaces that meet a predefined set of standards champion accessibility to internal stakeholders offer design feedback to mitigate the risk of failing accessibility testing offer recommendations on the best tools and methods to use when accessibility testing
Communicating informationUK GDaD PCF	Practitioner (3)	You can: work collaboratively in a group and build relationships with others identify issues through Agile 'health checks' and work with others to address them manage stakeholder expectations be flexible and capable of proactive and reactive communication host or moderate difficult discussions within the team or with senior stakeholders
Community collaborationUK GDaD PCF	Practitioner (3)	You can: work collaboratively in a group, actively networking with others adapt feedback to ensure it’s effective and lasting use your initiative to identify problems or issues in the team dynamic and rectify them identify issues through Agile ‘health checks’ with the team, and help to stimulate the right responses
Leadership and guidance (frontend developer)UK GDaD PCF	Working (2)	You can: understand the impact of decisions make decisions characterised by different levels of risk and complexity resolve technical disputes between wider peers and indirect stakeholders, taking into account all views and opinions
Modern development standardsUK GDaD PCF	Practitioner (3)	You can: apply modern development standards and support others in applying them
Programming and build (frontend developer)UK GDaD PCF	Practitioner (3)	You can: collaborate with others when necessary to review specifications use the agreed specifications to build, test and document user interfaces of medium to high complexity, using the right standards and tools
PrototypingUK GDaD PCF	Practitioner (3)	You can: approach prototyping as a team activity, actively soliciting prototypes and testing with others establish design patterns and iterate them use a variety of prototyping methods and choose the most appropriate
Strategic thinkingUK GDaD PCF	Working (2)	You can: work within a strategic context and communicate how activities meet strategic goals contribute to the development of strategy and policies
Systems design (frontend developer)UK GDaD PCF	Working (2)	You can: translate agreed designs into working user interfaces following modern standards manage and document technical complexity to make sure work is easily maintained and reusable
Systems integration (frontend developer)UK GDaD PCF	Working (2)	You can: build static assets from source code and test that the resulting user interface works as expected when delivered over the internet work on integration tests and support configuration of the network part of the system as part of a wider team
User focus (frontend developer)UK GDaD PCF	Working (2)	You can: collaborate effectively with user researchers and interaction designers to represent user needs internally champion user research to focus on all users prioritise and define approaches to understand the user story, guiding others in doing so
Web performance optimisationUK GDaD PCF	Working (2)	You can: explain the principles of web performance explain how poor performance can negatively affect user experience help improve web performance help identify and resolve web performance issues
Understanding health and care servicesThis reference	Working (2)	You can: explain the clinical and care workflows your work supports use common health care terms correctly with clinical and care colleagues recognize when a change could affect patient care and raise it
Clinical risk managementThis reference	Working (2)	You can: take part in hazard workshops and contribute to a hazard log follow the clinical risk management process for your work provide evidence for a clinical safety case, such as test results
Information governance and data protectionThis reference	Working (2)	You can: apply data protection principles to your work contribute to data protection impact assessments handle information requests and records correctly
Health data interoperabilityThis reference	Awareness (1)	You can: explain why interoperability matters for joined-up care name the main health data exchange standards, such as HL7 FHIR
Equality, diversity, and inclusionThis reference	Working (2)	You can: recognize and challenge behavior that excludes others consider different needs when you plan your work

Typical qualifications and experience

A degree in computing or a related subject, or equivalent experience.
Experience of building and supporting accessible production web services.

Band 6 outline

Knowledge: Specialist knowledge across a range of procedures, built through further training or experience.
Autonomy: Works independently; interprets policy for own area; seeks advice on complex issues.
Scope: A product, service, or workstream.
Leadership: May lead a small team or mentor colleagues.
Accountability: Outcomes of own workstream and quality of advice given.

Job evaluation (illustrative)

Factor	Level	Level summary	Points
Communication and relationship skills	4	Gives complex, sensitive, or contentious information needing persuasion, negotiation, or training skills, or highly complex information.	32
Knowledge, training, and experience	6	Specialist knowledge across the range of the specialism (postgraduate diploma level or equivalent).	156
Analytical and judgmental skills	4	Judgments on complex facts or situations needing analysis, interpretation, and comparison of options.	42
Planning and organizational skills	3	Plans several complex activities, adjusting plans as needed.	27
Physical skills	3	Developed skills needing speed or accuracy, such as advanced keyboard use.	27
Responsibility for patient and client care	1	Helps patients, clients, or relatives during incidental contact.	4
Responsibility for policy and service development	2	Implements policies for own area and proposes changes to its practices.	12
Responsibility for financial and physical resources	1	Takes personal care of equipment and resources used in own work.	5
Responsibility for people	2	Supervises or coordinates staff day to day, trains others regularly, or gives basic HR advice.	12
Responsibility for information resources	4	Adapts or designs information systems to others' specifications, or runs information systems for a department as the main duty.	24
Responsibility for research and development	2	Regularly does research, development, trials, or equipment and system testing as part of the job.	12
Freedom to act	4	Results are defined, but the job holder decides how to achieve them, within broad policy.	32
Physical effort	1	Sitting, standing, and walking, with little physical effort.	3
Mental effort	4	Frequent prolonged concentration, or occasional intense concentration.	18
Emotional effort	1	Rare exposure, or occasional indirect exposure, to distressing circumstances.	5
Working conditions	2	Occasional unpleasant conditions, frequent travel or outdoor work, or near-continuous screen use on most days.	7
Total (Band 6: 396 to 465)			418