We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers. Job overview An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Database Administrator (DBA), to join the central Information Services team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The DBA will be responsible for the maintenance and efficiency of the data warehouse. Therefore, you will need to have • Practical experience utilising MS SQL Server 2018 upwards. • Experience in troubleshooting and resolving database integrity issues, performance issues, blocking and deadlocking issues, connectivity issues, security issues etc. • Ability to manage and maintain SSAS, SQL scripts, stored procedures, database agent jobs, Windows scheduled tasks. • Strong knowledge of index management, integrity checks, configuration. How statistics work, how indexes are stored, how they can be created and managed effectively. • Working knowledge of database shrink operations, DBCC commands. • Solid understanding of SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). For more details, please refer to the job specification. Our service hours are between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm. However, we do offer hybrid working (office/home) and flexible working patterns. Main duties of the job The primary responsibilities include - • Monitoring the performance of the server and identifying bottle necks. • Identifying long running processes and inefficient queries • Identifying and creating missing indexes • Identifying and removing unused indexes • Identifying and removing unused data items • Building new tables Working for our organisation You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives. The Information Service’s role is to - • Provide information to support the business planning, negotiation and monitoring of the legally binding contract for the Trust. • Provide information support to the clinical coding service to ensure that the activity undertaken by the Trust is coded completely and accurately to ensure that the Trust secures the income that properly reflects its case mix complexity. • Provides the necessary high-quality data, information and analysis to enable performance management of the Trust at a local, regional and national level. • Provides a central resource/support for Clinical Staff/Operational Directors/Deputy Operational Directors/Service Managers/TEG. • Maintain and manage the cost per case database to ensure the recovery of income. • Ensures that the Trust complies with the data quality aspects of the Information Governance requirements. • Detailed job description and main responsibilities When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria • Educated to Masters Degree level, or significant relevant practical experience as a Database Administrator utilising MS SQL Server Desirable criteria • Microsoft SQL Server certification Experience Essential criteria • Strong experience in Database Administration from SQL Server 2018 upwards • Experience in communications and stakeholder management • Experience in troubleshooting and resolving database integrity issues, performance issues, blocking and deadlocking issues, connectivity issues, security issues etc. • Experience in Performance Tuning, and Query Optimization including strong knowledge of query plans. • Expert experience in implementing operational automation • Manage and maintain SSAS, SQL scripts, stored procedures, database agent jobs, Windows scheduled tasks. • Experience of working with third party suppliers. Desirable criteria • Experience in the Acute Sector • Previous experience in project management and planning Knowledge Essential criteria • Strong knowledge of indexes, index management, integrity checks, configuration. How statistics work, how indexes are stored, how they can be created and managed effectively. • Working knowledge of database shrink operations, DBCC commands. • Solid understanding of SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). Desirable criteria • A good understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it SKills Essential criteria • Ability to work alongside IT services to detect and troubleshoot SQL Server related CPU, memory, I/O, disk space and other resource contention. • SQL Development - ability to write and troubleshoot SQL Code and design (Stored procs, functions, tables, views, triggers, indexes, constraints). • Ability to gather, analyse, interpret and report on information and knowledge, related to ideas and concepts in relation to database administration to influence key decisions. • Develop others knowledge & practice in area of work • Ability to influence IT and lead others in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice relating to database technologies. • Ability to establish and maintain peer review SQL scripts to identify performance issues and rectify or provide support and guidance. • Ability to configure ODBC links to other data sources. Other Factors Essential criteria • A clear understanding of the Trust PROUD Values. • Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines. • Proactive and personally motivated • Excellent team player, positive attitude, tenacious, co-operative, flexible, hard working. Shows initiative. Professional attitude. • Accurate with attention to detail. • Commitment to continuing professional development. • Communicates with individuals and groups about difficult or highly complex matters at all levels and both technical and non-technical audiences