Job summary
- Main area
- Administrative
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 423-6439699-A
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale General Hospital / Bradford Royal Infirmary
- Town
- Keighley
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Data and Development Lead (band 7)
NHS AfC: Band 7
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Job overview
The post holder is key technical & specialist leadership role with responsibility for leading data and analytics systems development capability for Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
They will provide highly-specialist advice and guidance in the identification of appropriate technologies to allow both organisations to collect, process and visualize data. This includes the use of analytical techniques to d propose and design solutions for reporting, including but not limited to architecture, business logic and visualisation layers.
They will work collaboratively with stakeholders across business and clinical domains at both organisations ensuring that solutions identified are unified and consistent whilst still providing bespoke functionality as required.
Leading on new ways of working the role will enhance the current service provision and lead on the transformation of reporting delivery across clinical and professional teams.
The post-holder will work as part of the team to maintain existing data extract processes from operational system which populate Trust Data Warehouses, ensuring clear and accurate documentation covering all processes is in place and supplemented with routine data integrity audit and checking procedures.
They will work to agreed objectives and be guided by national policy with the freedom to interpret and implement these for the organisation.
*Previous applicants need not apply
Main duties of the job
Leads on requirements gathering and scoping of new information systems, web application and report providing high-level oversight of the requirements moving into development and then business as usual reporting. Requires close working with the Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse colleagues as well as multi-disciplinary across the Trusts.
Act as the lead technical specialist on the design, development, documentation, implementation, and maintenance of web-based developments using core Microsoft technologies such as C# .NET. taking ownership of current C# .NET web-form applications and redeveloping/maintaining as necessary.
Take a leading role in the systematic review, monitoring, and improvement of data integrity through automated validation processes. This will require judgement in assessing highly complex technical information to lead the Trust data warehouse.
Support dashboard and report development by working with the analyst colleagues to develop the required datasets and manage any technical processes.
Be proactive in ensuring Information Systems are prepared for changes in local and national guidelines.
The Trust has adopted an agile/hybrid approach which includes a minimum of 2 days on site each work, however this may be negotiable for an exceptional candidate
Working for our organisation
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
- Cycle to Work
- Travel Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
- Onsite Nursery
- Buying and Selling Annual Leave
- Car Leasing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Health and Wellbeing
- Extensive Reward Scheme
- Counselling Service
- Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
- Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
- Committed to Quality of Care
- Compassion
- Working together for patients
- Improving Lives
- Everyone Counts
- Respect and Dignity
Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level or substantial relevant /equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Project Management qualification/experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Expertise in data analysis and data architecture design techniques
- Experience of systems development approaches and the technical application of these
- Expertise in information management techniques coupled with good understanding of the operational aspects of an acute Trust & how Information can support clinical, business & management decision-making.
- Excellent understanding of strategic issues affecting the Trust, both local and national
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of project management methodologies and techniques for planning, monitoring and controlling projects including risk management.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Advanced skills in the manipulation of data through the use of Microsoft technologies including SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Server Integration Services, SQL Server Analysis Service and SQL Server Reporting Services
- Strong experience with front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Good knowledge of C# and .NET
- Good knowledge of using APIs and web services to integrate applications.
- Excellent leadership and influencing skills, ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams.
- Excellent people management skills, proven ability to engage, coach, mentor and motivate others.
- Highly advanced data presentation skills using PowerBI / SSRS
Desirable criteria
- Data discovery experience
- Experience of advanced analytics tools such as R
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven high level analytical and problem-solving skills including the ability to think beyond boundaries, and using own expert knowledge, consider different approaches and solutions to Information requirements from the Trust, resolving conflicting approaches.
- Clear understanding of NHS patient activity information, statutory data requirements, data definitions and performance measures including commissioning and RTT
- An in-depth understanding of the NHS Information Agenda. NHS information flows, the NHS data model and using its data sets, NHS structure and strategic drivers.
Desirable criteria
- Track record of working on full software development lifecycle projects
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- David Wells
- Job title
- Senior Information Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535 652511
- Additional information
To find out more about the role, or to arrange an informal visit or discussion please get in touch.
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