Job summary
The Head of the Data Services team is responsible for the development, implementation and provision of business intelligence systems to provide accurate and timely information which supports the decision making throughout the Trust. As part of a small team this post plays a pivotal role in ensuring that the Trust has access to the required information to support business needs.
As the key expert of the data team, you will be responsible for ensuring high standards of data warehouse development and maintenance. You will be responsible for managing a team of data warehouse developers. This supports management decision making across the Trust both in terms of influencing strategic and operational delivery which enables high quality clinical care, and ensuring that internal and external reporting obligations are met.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the role will include:
- Acting as an architectural and strategic lead in the development and maintenance of data solutions and systems.
- Managing the Data Solutions team, implementing standards and process for technical solution delivery.
- Providing expert technical advice in software development tools ensuring compliance and consistency with Trust standards through technical design groups.
- Ensuring that the Trust complies technically with the need for wider sharing of NHS data.
- Contributing to national and regional discussions on data sharing capability.
- Providing the Trust with decision support system platforms.
- Leading and delivering on technical delivery of data systems to support the digital and wider Trust strategic objectives.
About us
London Ambulance Service serves one of the worlds most dynamic and diverse cities and is the busiest ambulance service in the UK. We handle over 1.9 million emergency calls from across the capital every year as well as delivering a 24 hour NHS 111 Integrated Urgent Care Service in South East and North East London that we estimate will respond to around 1.4million urgent care calls by the end of the year.
We employ over 9,000 people who work or volunteer, across London to respond to the health needs of over 8 million people who live, work and travel in the capital.
We work closely with our NHS partners and are commissioned by 32 clinical commissioning groups spread across 5 STPs and NHS England for our specialist services.
As the only pan-London NHS provider we have a unique opportunity to play a leading role in integrating access to emergency and urgent care right across London.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Design and influence methods for consumption of data across LAS
- Coordinate existing systems maintenance to support business continuity
- Coordinate timely response and resolution of any system outage
- Design and deliver technical strategy for data solutions in line with broader technical and business strategies
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Design and influence methods for consumption of data across LAS
- Coordinate existing systems maintenance to support business continuity
- Coordinate timely response and resolution of any system outage
- Design and deliver technical strategy for data solutions in line with broader technical and business strategies
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's Degree in Computer Science or similar technical subject or equivalent experience
- Post graduate management qualification/training or equivalent experience
- Evidence of up-to-date personal and professional development with some evidence of technical industry qualification
Desirable
- Project management qualification such as Prince 2, MPS
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable recent or current senior management experience at the same or similar level in a fast paced environment
- Demonstrable experience of budget setting and accounting
- Demonstrable experience of project management
- Experience of managing the response to a range of emergency situations and maintaining service delivery
- Improving operational performance through delivery of systems capable of accurate and timely data to ensure enhanced decision making
- Demonstrable experience in leading implementation and delivery of high profile, significant technical projects
- Demonstrable experience of being a key technical resource for architecture implementation for large scale, complex data solutions and being the responsible owner for the solution
- Well practiced in being able to collate business requirements and transform them into solutions/applications which meet the needs of many users across multiple departments
- Have managed data architecture facilitating data submissions for use by and under scrutiny of external parties e.g. NHS England, Commissioning bodies; or be able to draw a comparison
Desirable
- Experience of developing business cases to support the introduction of new systems, applications or solutions to support continuous improvement to service delivery and or reporting.
Knowledge
Essential
- Expert in SQL Server technologies and SQL/TSQL, this should include context of reporting, systems development and DBA type activities
- Expert in the full Microsoft BI stack; SSIS - complex package design, including C#/VB script components SSAS - Multidimensional and Tabular models with knowledge of MDX and DAX scripting SSRS - complex report design
- PowerBI implementation - knowledge of on-prem and cloud facilities
- Knowledge of batch scripting and Powershell
- Expert in modelling data for large scale environments with knowledge of dimensional modelling, lake house methods and data lake
- Have a good understanding of IT infrastructure for Network and Server based technologies with the ability to engage with technical teams in these areas
- 1 or more programming languages/ frameworks .NET, c#, vb, python
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's Degree in Computer Science or similar technical subject or equivalent experience
- Post graduate management qualification/training or equivalent experience
- Evidence of up-to-date personal and professional development with some evidence of technical industry qualification
Desirable
- Project management qualification such as Prince 2, MPS
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable recent or current senior management experience at the same or similar level in a fast paced environment
- Demonstrable experience of budget setting and accounting
- Demonstrable experience of project management
- Experience of managing the response to a range of emergency situations and maintaining service delivery
- Improving operational performance through delivery of systems capable of accurate and timely data to ensure enhanced decision making
- Demonstrable experience in leading implementation and delivery of high profile, significant technical projects
- Demonstrable experience of being a key technical resource for architecture implementation for large scale, complex data solutions and being the responsible owner for the solution
- Well practiced in being able to collate business requirements and transform them into solutions/applications which meet the needs of many users across multiple departments
- Have managed data architecture facilitating data submissions for use by and under scrutiny of external parties e.g. NHS England, Commissioning bodies; or be able to draw a comparison
Desirable
- Experience of developing business cases to support the introduction of new systems, applications or solutions to support continuous improvement to service delivery and or reporting.
Knowledge
Essential
- Expert in SQL Server technologies and SQL/TSQL, this should include context of reporting, systems development and DBA type activities
- Expert in the full Microsoft BI stack; SSIS - complex package design, including C#/VB script components SSAS - Multidimensional and Tabular models with knowledge of MDX and DAX scripting SSRS - complex report design
- PowerBI implementation - knowledge of on-prem and cloud facilities
- Knowledge of batch scripting and Powershell
- Expert in modelling data for large scale environments with knowledge of dimensional modelling, lake house methods and data lake
- Have a good understanding of IT infrastructure for Network and Server based technologies with the ability to engage with technical teams in these areas
- 1 or more programming languages/ frameworks .NET, c#, vb, python
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).
