Data Architect

Job summary

Data Architect

Data Science and clinical intelligence are revolutionising healthcare, offering opportunities for continuous clinical improvement as well as more personalised care. In this senior role, you will lead on the design, delivery, and continued improvement ofourdata management platform and services.

As we seekto improve clinical quality through digital solutions,we'lllook to yourexpertise in designing and developing datasolutions, with a particular focus on cloud and web-based data platforming.

You will also lead on the specification and development of datasets, processesanddata governance, ensuring we deliver a first-class service to the Trust.

• On-site working (Trafford House, Wythenshawe) will berequiredin some form.
• If you are shortlisted, you can expect to hear from us within 5 working days of the advert closing. Interviews will be conducted on-site at TraffordHouse,Wythenshawe.
• Applications - please ensure evidence of experience and application of technical skills are included within your application.

While a background in the NHS is welcome, this is also an opportunity for specialists from otherbackgrounds to challenge their expertise within the acute healthcare sector. Along with advancedtechnical and analytical skills, experience of designing and delivering large, enterprise-wide relationalmodelling and analytical solutions is critical. Knowledge of SQL, ETL, modelling, data science, andvisualisations platforms is essential.

Main duties of the job

Playing key role in planning, design & delivery of Trust data management architecture, products & services, providing innovative solutions to drive improvements in clinical services and patient care.

Candidates with extensive experience in design & delivery of large enterprise-wide data lakes/data warehousing. Candidates will demonstrate in-depth knowledge of Cloud-based platforms and services. Extensive use of range of database technologies and methodologies.

Play role in shaping services provided by Data Engineering team, leading on planning & development of necessary architecture, tools, and resources to handle high variety, volume, and velocity data. Post holder will ensure effective communication of recommendations across the leadership structure.

Post-holder to lead specification & development of diverse datasets, models, and dashboarding to deliver first class, comprehensive and proactive service. Post holder to ensure integrity & governance of data.

Proactively provide advice and guidance on data ingestion, orchestration, modelling, data mining, visualisation, Cloud services, statistical algorithms & data quantitative techniques including development of unstructured health related data.

Post holder will provide assessments, recommendations, and planning on use of emerging Cloud and cognitive/data science technologies. Follow methodology and approach for developing and managing data science projects and advanced analytics in the Trust.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.