Job summary
Fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity until 31st March 2025
The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUHFT) Digital Health team is responsible for the delivery of digital services across the Trust to support its clinical and administrative obligations.
The Business Intelligence department are the custodians of all the data within the Trust which employs approx. 10,000 staff. The Department is comprised of a team of 25 Analysts and Developers whose focus is providing insights for decision makers all over the Trust. These insights are realised through the provision of information, research and analysis to customers using products such as SSRS and Power BI. At the very heart of everything is the data warehouse which runs smoothly to feed data to all our products.
Across the three acute hospitals in Norfolk and Waveney, NNUH, JPUH and QEHKL, the NNUHFT is starting one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken - moving from paper-based patient records to electronic ones. The Electronic Patient Record (EPR) programme is currently at the beginning of a journey to transform how information about patients' health and care is stored, viewed, and used within our acute hospitals.
If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.
Main duties of the job
We're looking to recruit two Digital Health Higher BI Developers on a full-time basis, until March 2025. As a Higher BI Developer, you will work with stakeholders to collate requirements, to develop and implement new information reports, flows and systems that meet the operational and strategic needs of the Trust wider health care system, using products such as, but not limited to, T-SQL, SSRS and SSIS. You will supervise and manage the workloads of colleagues within the BI team whilst assisting with their personal development and be pivotal in developing the new data warehouse for the up-and-coming EPR deployment. The EPR will use cutting edge technology to create a new digital system where staff will be able to access your health and care information quickly and securely, meaning you experience quicker and better care.
This role presents a good opportunity for developers looking for a new challenge and wanting the next step in their careers.
To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH's 'PRIDE' values of People focused, Respect, Dedication, Integrity, and Excellence.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Responsible for the supporting the maintenance and development of the data warehouse including the design and implementation of automated Data Extract, Transformation and Load processes to meet new and changing requirements.
- Based on customer consultation design functional specifications for development work. Using creative and problem solving skills, support the changing information requirements of the trust through the design, development, creation and deployment of data warehouse tables and other BI developments.
- Work with the wider informatics team in the documenting workflow and designing specification of new BI solutions including, but is not limited to, new data warehouse tables/views, Visualisations, R and Python development.
- Development and deployment of pro forma and report templates to support efficient table and report design and development across the trust.
- Identify, investigate and resolve problems in the production of routine and ad-hoc reports and ensure all work is fully validated and quality assured prior to distribution and that reports meet the end users need. Unresolved discrepancies must be reported to the senior management.
- Undertake continued data validation and maintenance of the data warehouse, ensuring that any core system changes are communicated to you, and are implemented, as appropriate, within the data warehouse.
- System administration of Business Intelligence software including the monitoring of usage and compliance.
- Development of applications (web and non-web) to support data capture.
- Self-development. The BI landscape is continually changing and the technical analysts will be expected to invest time reviewing, assimilating and deploying new information which would further the trusts BI capabilities.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Responsible for the supporting the maintenance and development of the data warehouse including the design and implementation of automated Data Extract, Transformation and Load processes to meet new and changing requirements.
- Based on customer consultation design functional specifications for development work. Using creative and problem solving skills, support the changing information requirements of the trust through the design, development, creation and deployment of data warehouse tables and other BI developments.
- Work with the wider informatics team in the documenting workflow and designing specification of new BI solutions including, but is not limited to, new data warehouse tables/views, Visualisations, R and Python development.
- Development and deployment of pro forma and report templates to support efficient table and report design and development across the trust.
- Identify, investigate and resolve problems in the production of routine and ad-hoc reports and ensure all work is fully validated and quality assured prior to distribution and that reports meet the end users need. Unresolved discrepancies must be reported to the senior management.
- Undertake continued data validation and maintenance of the data warehouse, ensuring that any core system changes are communicated to you, and are implemented, as appropriate, within the data warehouse.
- System administration of Business Intelligence software including the monitoring of usage and compliance.
- Development of applications (web and non-web) to support data capture.
- Self-development. The BI landscape is continually changing and the technical analysts will be expected to invest time reviewing, assimilating and deploying new information which would further the trusts BI capabilities.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant, demonstrable experience in a similar role
- Experience of developing ETL routines, working with dimensional data base design and management and reporting solutions
- Significant experience working and developing with Microsoft BI solutions (including SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS, SSAS)
- Sound understanding of data quality management principles and best-practice.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to supervise, support and develop a team. Managing workload, conflicting priorities and quality
- Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills with proven experience of forming and maintaining internal and external relationships.
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Degree (Health Informatics, Computer Studies, Mathematics) or equivalent experience.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant, demonstrable experience in a similar role
- Experience of developing ETL routines, working with dimensional data base design and management and reporting solutions
- Significant experience working and developing with Microsoft BI solutions (including SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS, SSAS)
- Sound understanding of data quality management principles and best-practice.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to supervise, support and develop a team. Managing workload, conflicting priorities and quality
- Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills with proven experience of forming and maintaining internal and external relationships.
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Degree (Health Informatics, Computer Studies, Mathematics) or equivalent experience.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
