Information Systems Developer
Job summary
Wye Valley NHS Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and highly skilled Information Systems Developer to support and enhance the Trust's digital and information systems.
The post holder will be a self-motivated and proactive individual with strong organisational and time-management skills, alongside excellent technical expertise and communication abilities. You will play a key role within the department, delivering varied and challenging work in a complex and dynamic healthcare environment.
This role is central to promoting best practice in the development, maintenance, and optimisation of information systems across the Trust. The Information Systems Developer will work closely with clinical, operational, and corporate teams to design, develop, and support systems that meet organisational needs. A key aspect of the role involves analysing, translating, and presenting complex technical information in a clear and accessible way for non-technical stakeholders, supporting informed decision-making and effective service delivery.
Main duties of the job
To develop, manage and maintain the department's information and business intelligence Data Warehouse system, to enable production of key dataset outputs for reporting internally and externally.
To support the development and enhancement of reporting tools, using MSSQL services and other third party software.
Recommend improvements to streamline and enhance existing processes and systems within the data warehouse, promoting greater efficiency and effectiveness within production and use of information.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South WarwickshireUniversity NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospitals Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.
More than 3,000 people work for the Trust they tell us its a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- Extensive, advanced experience of Microsoft SQL Server in a complex organisation, which must include SSRS (Reporting Services) design/implementation and SSIS data conversion/transformation
- Strong knowledge of providing reporting insights, preferably through a reporting tool such as Power BI
- Management / supervisory qualification or equivalent experience
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
- Thorough understanding of relational databases especially MS-SQL Server including Database design and maintenance (including the use of indexes and stored procedures) and knowledge of SQL Server DML and DDL
- Microsoft Access and Excel - Intermediate Level
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead and develop the team and provide guidance
- Ability to analyse complex technical issues and translate them into workable system solutions
- Ability to manage delivery of projects involving staff from own and other areas, ensuring that deadlines and quality standards are met
- Analytical/methodical/innovative/self-motivated
- Ability to liaise with, and present information to, staff at varying levels including senior management
Personal Attributes
- Ability to work under own initiative, managing workload to deliver information solutions to agreed timescales, as well as ability to work within a team
- Patient calm and tactful when dealing with people who are unfamiliar with Information or undergoing change processes.
- Have a logical and systematic approach to work, and ability to work accurately to strict deadlines. Proactive approach.
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
The Old Records Office
Harold Street
Hereford
HR1 2QX
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/