Data Engineering Manager

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If you want to be part of delivering world-class eye health services and you share our values: excellence, equity, and kindness, then we would love to hear from you!

Site: Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Town: London
Salary: per annum pro rata incl HCAS
Closing: 17/03/2025 23:59
Interview date: 27/03/2025

Moorfields - A global leader in Ophthalmology

We are Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Founded in 1804, Moorfields Eye Hospital is a world-class center of excellence for eye health services, ophthalmic research, and education.

With more than 2,300 staff, we are proud to be supported by one of the most diverse workforces in the NHS. Every year we treat more than 700,000 patients at City Road in central London and at our 22 satellite sites, and, in partnership with the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre, we lead one of the most impactful ophthalmic research programs in the world.

This is an exciting time to join Moorfields. The pandemic fast-tracked a huge amount of innovation which is changing the way we work and deliver care. Construction is underway on Oriel, our new eye care, research, and education center being built in Camden.

Job overview

Electronic Patient Records (EPR) represents a major IT project in Moorfield’s excellence delivery program. EPR will collate and consolidate the management of clinical records to support clinicians and colleagues across the trust in making more effective decisions, improving clinical outcomes, and patient experience.

Patients are at the center of everything we do. Our EPR will help us to ensure that we continue to improve our delivery of services and treatment plans around patient needs.

Main duties of the job

You will:

  • Be responsible for the design, build, testing, and operating of data operational services.
  • Recognise and share opportunities to reuse existing data flows between teams.
  • Co-ordinate teams and set best practice and standards.
  • Apply knowledge of systems integration to your work and your teams’ work.
  • Champion data engineering across the organization and with partners.
  • Build data engineering capability by providing technical leadership and career development for the community.
  • Put people at the heart of everything you do – with a relentless focus on user experience.
  • Be part of a team of Digital, Data, and Technology experts that delivers service improvements.

Working for our organisation

At Moorfields, we provide more than just an excellent career and great colleagues to work with. We also offer:

  • Salary including High-Cost Area Supplement
  • Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme
  • Free 24/7 independent counselling service
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • Easy and quick transport links
  • A range of attractive benefits and discounts
  • Access to Blue Light Card and other NHS Discount Schemes
  • Flexible working friendly organisation

Person specificationEducation / Qualifications

  • Relevant data or technology qualification, or equivalent experience
  • Relevant management / leadership qualification or equivalent experience to masters level
  • Registered with a relevant informatics professional body

Experience

  • Experience in a data engineer / analyst / consulting (or similar) role
  • Experience of leading user/customer-centric teams and delivering on continuous service improvement initiatives
  • Experience of running complex data / data warehouse services
  • Experience designing, developing and operating multiple data / data warehouse technologies
  • Experience of measuring service performance to agreed SLAs/OLAs
  • Experience of solving complex problems for users through the use of technology
  • Management of financial budgets for a team

Skills and Knowledge

  • Deal with complex business problems and translate into data integration processes
  • Design and improve data processes
  • Good communication skills
  • Strong technical knowledge and ability to keep ahead of digital and technology initiatives

Due to the nature of this position, employment is subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK, completion of a satisfactory DBS disclosure and two references.

Our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion is at the heart of our organisational culture. As part of our pledge to take positive action in recruitment we encourage applications from under-represented candidates.

If we receive sufficient applications, we will close this ad prior to the closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying or would like an accessible version of any recruitment documents, please contact the recruitment team at.

https://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/work-for-us

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