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Senior Software and Data Engineer | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Oxford
1 month ago
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Overview

We are seeking experienced individuals with talent, expertise, and ambition in software and data engineering. We can offer the opportunity to work on innovative solutions that will transform scientific research and healthcare delivery in the NHS.

Program and Scope

The successful candidates will work as part of the Thames Valley and Surrey (TVS) Secure Data Environment (SDE) Programme hosted by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH). They will design and implement solutions to support data acquisition, integration, and analysis.

Impact

Working with healthcare professionals and leading researchers, they will have the satisfaction of seeing their software in use: supporting cutting-edge research and improving patient care.

Responsibilities
  • Design and implement solutions to support data acquisition, integration, and analysis.
  • Provide expert leadership and technical knowledge on the delivery of software and data services across digital areas, including systems, applications, data analysis, information reporting, information governance, and information interpretation.
  • Investigate highly complex data engineering issues.
  • Be responsible for strategic planning and delivery across specialized areas.
  • Manage design, development, and adaptation of highly complex software and data engineering solutions.
Organization

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals – the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please viewOUH At a Glance by OUHospitals – Issuu.

Values

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Contact

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information. For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Kinga Várnai, Special Projects Lead ().

Closing Date

This advert closes on Sunday 9 Nov 2025.


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