NHS England leads the NHS to deliver high quality care for all. We support NHS organisations to deliver better outcomes for our patients and communities, work to get the best possible value for taxpayers, and drive improvement across the NHS. The Data Services division of the Data and Analytics sub‑directorate visualises being the leading data services provider for health and social care across England by creating innovative, high‑quality data products and services that give our customers the knowledge and capabilities required to deliver the best outcomes for citizens.
The Data Engineering team works with a number of key delivery programmes, including:
* Federated Data Platform and Common Data Platform projects
* Curation of national data sets for onward use (e.g. Hospital Episode Statistics, Community and Mental Health, Vaccines, Prescriptions, NHS Workforce Data)
* Get it right first time (GIRFT) – a national programme designed to improve the treatment and care of patients
* Supporting the Tech and Data Integration team to define common data models and ensure appropriate reference and master data management
Job responsibilities
* Design and build scalable data pipelines, products and reusable data products
* Lead delivery of medium‑to‑large data engineering initiatives; support data ingestion, transformation and optimisation across platforms
* Implement and contribute to data quality and governance standards
* Work closely with analysts, scientists and stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions
* Mentor junior engineers and support capability uplift
* Contribute to architecture discussions and solution design
Qualifications
* Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience at a senior specialist level
Skills and Experience
* Proven ability to use data engineering expertise to architect appropriate solution designs for specific requirements
* Developing and overseeing delivery of test plans in line with solution assurance best practice
* Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues, create solutions and resolve problems relating to project or service delivery
Values
* Consistently seeks to improve work, looks for successful tried‑and‑tested ways of working, and seeks out innovation
* Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check for any previous criminal convictions.
Pay: £66,582 – £77,368 per annum (exclusive of London weighting)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full‑time, Part‑time, Job share, Flexible working
Location: Leeds – Wellington Place / London – Wellington House
Reference number: 990‑TDD‑D&A‑EC3035‑E
Employer: NHS England
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