Job summary
Are you a skilled Database Administrator looking to make an impact in healthcare?
The NCA is seeking an DBA to help manage, optimise, and secure our critical databases, supporting the delivery of vital services to patients across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale. In this essential role, you'll be responsible for maintaining and fine-tuning databases to ensure high availability, performance, and data integrity across our systems.
Working with other Digital teams, you'll oversee database design, backup and recovery, troubleshooting, and performance tuning, ensuring data is always accessible, secure, and compliant with NHS standards. Your expertise will help safeguard patient information ,while enabling our healthcare professionals to access the data they need quickly and accurately.
Your hands-on experience with SQL, Oracle, MySQL, or other relational databases will be key, along with a proactive approach to identifying opportunities for optimisation and automation. You'll play a pivotal role in developing a resilient data infrastructure that supports NCA goals and drives healthcare innovation.
If you're detail-oriented, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and want to make a difference in public health, we want you on our team. Join the NCA and help build a secure, efficient, and future-ready data platform that supports better care for everyone.
Main duties of the job
As a Senior DBA in the NCA, you will play a significant role in supporting the management and maintenance of database infrastructure essential for healthcare operations. Your responsibilities encompass various tasks aimed at ensuring the reliability, security, and performance of NCA databases.
Your primary duty will involve assisting in the administration and maintenance of database systems across NCA sites. This includes supporting the deployment of database servers, storage systems, and associated infrastructure components, ensuring alignment with NHS standards and industry best practices.
In addition to providing support, you will assist in implementing basic security measures to protect database environments and sensitive data. This may involve assisting in the implementation of access controls, monitoring systems, and adherence to security policies to mitigate cybersecurity risks within database systems.
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant degree level or equivalent or ability to demonstrate equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
- Relevant subject matter qualification (e.g. Microsoft SQL, Oracle, Google) or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Project Management Qualification (Prince2, SCRUM, etc)
- ITIL Qualification
Skills
Essential
- Able to plan and prioritise work.
- Analyse, investigate and resolve complex IT issues/problems.
- Able to communicate effectively with all levels of staff both within and external to the organisation.
- Advanced and accurate keyboard skills
- Able to work under own initiative to proactively pick up and complete tasks.
- Flexible approach to working hours and willingness to cover core support hours on a shift/rota basis.
- Ability to travel within the requirements of the post, including transporting appropriate equipment when required.
- Ability to work under own initiative and as part of a team.
- Ability to understand, interpret and communicate complex IT functionality issues, whilst working under pressure.
Desirable
- Able to support large scale projects.
- Able to complete Change Management processes
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Experience of using IT Service Management (ITSM) Systems
- Experience focussing on IT infrastructure gained within an enterprise environment.
- Evidence of supporting IT solutions across multiple disciplines.
- Knowledge of IT "best practice" standards, procedures, policies and protocols
- Some knowledge of common alternative subject matter systems such as Unix, Linux, OS X.
Desirable
- Knowledge of working in a Healthcare IT environment.
- Understanding of IT Security
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant degree level or equivalent or ability to demonstrate equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
- Relevant subject matter qualification (e.g. Microsoft SQL, Oracle, Google) or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Project Management Qualification (Prince2, SCRUM, etc)
- ITIL Qualification
Skills
Essential
- Able to plan and prioritise work.
- Analyse, investigate and resolve complex IT issues/problems.
- Able to communicate effectively with all levels of staff both within and external to the organisation.
- Advanced and accurate keyboard skills
- Able to work under own initiative to proactively pick up and complete tasks.
- Flexible approach to working hours and willingness to cover core support hours on a shift/rota basis.
- Ability to travel within the requirements of the post, including transporting appropriate equipment when required.
- Ability to work under own initiative and as part of a team.
- Ability to understand, interpret and communicate complex IT functionality issues, whilst working under pressure.
Desirable
- Able to support large scale projects.
- Able to complete Change Management processes
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Experience of using IT Service Management (ITSM) Systems
- Experience focussing on IT infrastructure gained within an enterprise environment.
- Evidence of supporting IT solutions across multiple disciplines.
- Knowledge of IT "best practice" standards, procedures, policies and protocols
- Some knowledge of common alternative subject matter systems such as Unix, Linux, OS X.
Desirable
- Knowledge of working in a Healthcare IT environment.
- Understanding of IT Security
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).