The Senior FDP Engineer is an important role as the Trust leads up to and delivers the Electronic Patient Record implementation.
The Trust is using the FDP (Federated Data Platform) to drive important initiatives such as RTT (Referral To Treatment) and Discharge Management.
The Trust is also using FDP to drive national returns such as Inpatient CDS, Outpatient CDS and ECDS.
These projects have led to Mid Yorks being a leader in FDP implementation in England and as such the canonical data model is well populated.
This post is part of a team who are charged with the continued exploitation of FDP technologies and the assurance of FDP operations during EPR implementation.
The Senior FDP Engineer should be:
* Experienced in foundry engineering, particularly pipeline builder.
* Comfortable with the canonical data model and have experience populating it.
* Have solid data warehousing methodology understanding & experience.
* Have have experience working as part of an engineering/development team and be comfortable with devops principles.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.
Main duties of the job
The Senior FDP Engineer's main duties will be to:
* Build & Maintain Pre-EPR Data Flows Into FDP To Satisfy Requirements For Central Returns, National & Local Products.
* Design, Remap, And Rebuild EPR Data Flows Into FDP To Satisfy Requirements For Central Returns, National & Local Products.
* Adhere & Contribute To FDP Development Best Practice, Including Testing, Peer Review etc.
* Maintain FDP Product Stability Throughout EPR Implementation.
* Help The Trust Exploit FDP Tools For Strategic Advantage.
* Support The Interconnectivity Between FDP & The Wider Data Estate.
* Maintain FDP Knowledge, Awareness & Skills.
* Help Upskill Others in FDP Development.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.
About us
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation.We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers,home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Job responsibilities
Qualifications:
* Postgraduate qualification or ability to demonstrate equivalent level of experience
Experience:
* Experienced in the design, development, testing and maintenance of complex technical Data Warehouse solutions
* Experienced in development across the Federated Data Platform at an expert level
* Experience of design, development, testing, deployment, reverse engineering and documentation of complex extract, transform and load (ETL) processes
* Experienced in the design, documentation & development of data models
* Experience of debugging & problem solving of complex technical issues under time pressure
* Experience of creating & applying repeatable testing plans to assure quality of developments
* Experience of building advanced reporting solutions
* Experience of working to and meeting deadlines
* Experienced translator of non-technical, colloquial requirements into formal technical specifications
* Experienced in the complexities of working within a technical team
* Experience of teaching & mentorship
* Previous experience of working within an information related department
Knowledge and Awareness:
* Solid knowledge of data warehousing, particularly within an NHS setting
* Deep knowledge & understanding of the FDP toolset & alternative methods of development
* An awareness of the levels of normalisation and its use-cases
* Knowledge & awareness of Data Flow Diagrams and an appreciation for their importance
* Knowledge of the relationships within datasets and the use of Entity Relationship Diagrams to describe these
* Knowledge & awareness of different types of data models and how these can be implemented
* Knowledge of NHS information standards and guidance
* Knowledge of NHS data manual and definitions. NHS reporting standards and requirements
* Understanding of Data Protection and Caldicott Security and Confidentiality, Data Protection Act
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
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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.
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