EPR Specialist Data Migration Analyst
The closing date is 21 April 2026
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a major digital initiative designed to transform the delivery of care at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM). The Electronic Patient Record (EPR) Programme stands as one of the most ambitious change projects in the Trust's history. Its aim is to streamline staff workflows, enhance safety, and ultimately achieve improved outcomes for service users.
Career Progression pathways and development opportunities: We are committed to get 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. In addition, we offer ongoing training and development in conjunction with the BCS membership.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will advise and lead on the mapping, migration, testing and validation of our clinical data, and the redesign of our reporting warehouse infrastructure. This includes understanding the Trust's data and reporting requirements, and drawing on previous experience of EPR migration within a mental health Trust to anticipate and mitigate potential issues throughout the migration Programme.
To achieve this purpose the post holder will co‑lead a team of developers and work with the EPR supplier to deliver a smooth migration and an effective reporting infrastructure. The team will be responsible for initial data mapping, data cleaning and consolidation, data migration using the supplier DM tool, and data testing and validation through trial loads, user acceptance testing and cutover.
Their work will support the EPR Programme's milestones to deliver a timely migration and maintain clinical record integrity and continuity throughout the migration period. The post holder will be skilled in managing long‑term projects, work programmes and line management.
As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 8 am to 6 pm, giving you the very best of good work life balance.
About us
This role is in the EPR PMO which sits under the Digital Services Directorate. The Directorate utilises technology and digital solutions to empower our staff to work effectively and to improve the care our service users receive.
The Digital team are located across three main sites: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust headquarters at Denmark Hill, St Pauls in Bromley, and Bethlem Royal Hospital.
Job responsibilities
* Co‑lead a technical team to plan, design and implement an EPR data migration.
* Lead on planning and documentation of testing and validation through trial load and UAT, and triage and resolve issues.
* Contribute to data quality monitoring and develop a data quality dashboard to monitor uptake and usage of the new EPR.
* Work with Informatics and Research partners to design a data warehouse based on the supplier data model, and with data modellers, report developers, testers and solutions architects to implement a fully functional data warehouse.
* Bring experience of working with a specialist mental health EPR supplier and anticipate likely issues and challenges with migration of mental health data. Rapidly identify, quantify and escalates issues and risks, and maintain a full risk and issue register.
* Maintain a detailed workplan, with sight of milestones and dependencies on other workstreams to ensure all activities are planned, resourced and delivered on time.
* Participate in clinical safety hazard workshops to highlight potential impact of data quality and accessibility issues.
* Lead the creation and sharing of technical documentation, test reports, progress reports and other deliverables to embed the new EPR.
* Provide a high standard of communication to various stakeholders, including both Trust and supplier side.
* Keep up‑to‑date with detailed knowledge of relevant NHS guidance, information strategy, compliance framework and policies.
* Demonstrate and evidence quality assurance processes.
* Conduct routine supervision and appraisals for all team members, providing opportunities for learning and self‑development.
* Perform line management duties, recruit vacancies and manage specialists, contractors and external advisors.
* Perform any ad‑hoc duties related to the above, commensurate with the banding of the post and current capacity.
Team Leadership
Line management and personal development responsibility for members of staff within the Data Migration team.
Oversee the management of technical staff within the team. Develop, motivate and manage staff, providing appropriate leadership, support and day‑to‑day work assignment.
Promote equality, diversity & inclusion.
Direct, control and motivate staff to deliver an effective and efficient service.
Conduct routine supervision and appraisals, ensuring these are aligned to the emerging needs of both Informatics and Digital Services strategies.
Recruit technical staff for the team, which will often include specialist contractors, external advisors, and drawing in the skills and resources present elsewhere in the organisation as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Educated to degree level in a technical subject, or equivalent relevant postgraduate experience and proven technical history.
* Evidence of continual professional / managerial development.
* Higher post‑graduate education in a relevant subject.
* Relevant professional qualifications and / or membership of a professional body.
Experience
* Extensive experience in developing and managing data flows in Microsoft SQL Server (SSIS / T‑SQL) or Microsoft Azure to meet the business needs of the organisation.
* Previous experience of data migration activities in a healthcare environment.
* Experience of developing data pipelines using Microsoft Azure Data Factory.
* Specialist knowledge and awareness of data mapping and verification processes.
Knowledge and Skills
* Highly developed specialist reporting database knowledge underpinned by theory and experience.
* Knowledge of modern data migration and data quality techniques, acquired through equivalent experience or training.
* Risk management experience of both operational and programme risks.
* The facilitation of a stakeholder‑focused culture within a team.
* Excellent written, verbal, and other media communication / presentation skills.
* Ability to lead a team and manage team workloads.
* Ability to provide training opportunities.
* A logical and sensible approach to problem solving.
* Ability to organise and prioritise workload, and to work under pressure.
* Analyse and apply user information to problem solving.
* Express complex issues, both orally and in writing in an easily understood manner for a range of audiences.
* Negotiation, influencing and persuading skills.
* Pro‑active and self‑motivated in completing work to a high standard in conjunction with other staff.
* Excellent team skills and ability to work with members of own and other teams and departments at all levels of the organisation.
* Evidence of relevant professional training in data modelling.
* Prince 2, Agile or other Project Management methodologies.
* Use of ITIL in a work environment.
* Knowledge of mental health services.
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.
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
£72,921 to £83,362 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS
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