Data EngineerNHS
Job summary
Are you passionate about health and social care and looking for a role that offers flexibility and growth? At North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, we value work-life balance and offer a range of flexible working options, including hybrid working. Enjoy a supportive team environment, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional development. Apply now to make a difference in our community!
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Data Engineer to join our Insights team. At North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, we are committed to providing high-quality care and support to our community.
Please note this post is only accepting applications from current staff of North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board and staff members of North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) .
Main duties of the job
As a Data Engineer, you will play a key role in developing, maintaining and supporting data pipelines and data processing solutions that enable the ICB and its partners to make effective use of complex health and care data.
You will support the extraction, transformation, loading, validation and testing of data from a range of sources, working to agreed specifications, standards and change control processes. The role will involve using SQL and scripting or analytical languages such as Python or R to automate data processes, improve reliability and support the production of high-quality analytical outputs.
The postholder will help diagnose and resolve issues within data pipelines, identify data quality problems, maintain technical documentation and support the deployment of data solutions into live operational environments. You will work closely with colleagues across insight, analytics, digital and IT teams, translating requirements into technical solutions and explaining data processes and issues clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
This is a hands-on technical role suited to someone who is methodical, analytical and keen to improve the way data is processed, managed and made available for insight.
Job description
Developing extraction, transformation, loading, validation and testing processes for complex data, working to agreed specifications and standards.
Implementing and maintaining automated data processes, including scripting in Python or R and workflow automation, ensuring solutions are robust and reliable.
Developing, modifying and supporting data pipelines or data processing solutions in production or operational environments.
Diagnosing and resolving data pipeline, data quality or processing issues, identifying root causes and taking corrective action within agreed parameters.
Supporting the deployment of data solutions into live operational environments in line with change and release management processes.
Identifying opportunities to improve data quality, efficiency, reliability and automation through agreed governance routes.
Supporting testing and evaluation of new tools, processes or approaches to data engineering.
Assisting with the training, support and development of junior colleagues where appropriate.
Ensuring all work complies with information governance, data protection, confidentiality, IT security and organisational policies.
About us
Our Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the largest in the country.
The ICB is responsible for ensuring that high quality and safe health services are accessible to all of our communities. It has a wide range of functions, including; promoting integration of health and care services, improving peoples health and well-being, reducing health inequalities.
With a £6.6 billion budget and a workforce of 170,000 people across the North East and North Cumbria. As well as strategic functions, ICB staff also work at place level with local health and wellbeing boards in each of our 14 local authority areas. These teams also work alongside our 67 primary care networks which are groups of local GP practices, social care teams and other community- based area providers.
The ICB works with our Provider Collaborative too, this includes the 11 NHS Foundation Trusts in the region, to deliver our shared priorities.