Job summary
This post is fixed term until 31.03.2025.
If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
Principal Data Steward
The National Data Resource is a platform bringing together data about health and social care services from across Wales. It makes the information easier to access, share and analyse, so users can make informed decisions, whether they are health professionals or patients. Bringing together data from a variety of sources, the NDR makes it possible to improve the accuracy and timeliness of diagnoses, while impowering patients to manage their own healthcare.
We are seeking an experienced Data Steward to lead our transformative efforts. Are you a self-starter ready to spearhead this pioneering role?
As our Principal Data Steward, you will develop and implement a federated data catalogue system, which includes local stakeholder catalogues and a central national catalogue. Your role is crucial in ensuring data transfers from local to national catalogues meet all mandatory metadata standards.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and deploy a federated data catalogue utilising Google Cloud Platform's Data Catalog.
- Lead discussions and collaborate with stakeholders including analysts, clinicians, information governance and data stewards to ensure seamless integration and standardisation.
- Manage and enforce strict metadata management practices to uphold national standards.
Reviewing key documents, strategies, test plans, data, cases and scripts.
Establishing data stewardship governance, partnering with internal and external stakeholders to ensure quality, consistency and efficiency and delivery of the NHS Wales Data Strategy.
About us
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is part of the NHS Wales family and has an important role in changing the way health and care services are delivered through technology and data. The organisation supports frontline staff with modern systems and access to important information about their patients, while empowering the people of Wales to manage their own health through digital NHS Wales services.
Working for DHCW offers lots of employee benefits, including flexible working, a competitive salary, 28 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays and opportunities for career development. We are committed to recognising and celebrating our staff as the most valuable part of our organisation.
Join our game changing, life-saving team and start making a real difference to health and care services in Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Experience:
- Is an experienced data steward who understands the critical importance of data catalogues and metadata.
- Has practical experience in the use of data catalogues and can drive adoption and usability across varied user groups.
- Is a proactive self-starter capable of leading initiatives and engaging with technical and non-technical stakeholders alike.
This post is fixed term for 12 months to meet the needs of the service.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Experience:
- Is an experienced data steward who understands the critical importance of data catalogues and metadata.
- Has practical experience in the use of data catalogues and can drive adoption and usability across varied user groups.
- Is a proactive self-starter capable of leading initiatives and engaging with technical and non-technical stakeholders alike.
This post is fixed term for 12 months to meet the needs of the service.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of health service management, including change management and workforce re-design, acquired through training and experience to Masters' or equivalent level
- Evidence of post graduate development - education training equivalent experience
Desirable
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of Management experience
- Experience of data quality analysis, mapping and monitoring experience using a variety of tools and techniques, including SQL
- Experience of ICT initiatives
- Good understanding of logical data modelling and the contextual data analysis and definition required to support this activity
- Experience managing a team, defining and establishing new ways of working, and leading data management transformation.
- High level of political awareness capable of understanding the wider objectives of the organisation and its context within current Assembly policy and strategic direction.
- Good understanding of how to engage clinicians, health care professionals and patients in defining requirements and implementing solutions
- Experience of testing including creating test data and providing input to test strategies, plans and scripts.
- Experience and understanding of change management, process
- Experience providing data management governance and mentoring
Desirable
- Understanding of Data Standards
- Familiarity with healthcare data and NHS data governance policies is advantageous.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills when dealing with highly complex and sensitive information
- Demonstrable ability to effectively work in a team
- Excellent ability to write reports
- Influencing and negotiating skills at all levels of the NHS, stakeholders across organisational boundaries
- Able to manage and successfully handle conflict
- Experience of Multi-professional working
- Sound judgement and decision making involving highly complex facts or situations across the Directorates portfolio
- Enthusiasm for innovation and continuous improvement. Ability to inspire.
Desirable
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading and writing in Welsh.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of health service management, including change management and workforce re-design, acquired through training and experience to Masters' or equivalent level
- Evidence of post graduate development - education training equivalent experience
Desirable
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of Management experience
- Experience of data quality analysis, mapping and monitoring experience using a variety of tools and techniques, including SQL
- Experience of ICT initiatives
- Good understanding of logical data modelling and the contextual data analysis and definition required to support this activity
- Experience managing a team, defining and establishing new ways of working, and leading data management transformation.
- High level of political awareness capable of understanding the wider objectives of the organisation and its context within current Assembly policy and strategic direction.
- Good understanding of how to engage clinicians, health care professionals and patients in defining requirements and implementing solutions
- Experience of testing including creating test data and providing input to test strategies, plans and scripts.
- Experience and understanding of change management, process
- Experience providing data management governance and mentoring
Desirable
- Understanding of Data Standards
- Familiarity with healthcare data and NHS data governance policies is advantageous.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills when dealing with highly complex and sensitive information
- Demonstrable ability to effectively work in a team
- Excellent ability to write reports
- Influencing and negotiating skills at all levels of the NHS, stakeholders across organisational boundaries
- Able to manage and successfully handle conflict
- Experience of Multi-professional working
- Sound judgement and decision making involving highly complex facts or situations across the Directorates portfolio
- Enthusiasm for innovation and continuous improvement. Ability to inspire.
Desirable
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading and writing in Welsh.
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).
