The Head of Data Platform role is pivotal at Northumbria as data is core to every operational element the Trust is responsible for. The team that you will lead is newly created with a largely blank canvas to allow you to build it how you see appropriate.
The Trust are committed to investing in the data platform and you will have access to the latest products and cloud hosted services to be able to achieve a best in class solution that will aggregate data from a multitude of sources and provide the analytical and development teams with the data feeds they require.
You will work closely with the Deputy Director of Digital Development and Data and two peers leading the Development and Analytics departments.
Define and execute the strategic vision for the data platform, aligning with business goals and objectives
A strong understanding of AI/ML and how it can be applied to data to increase its value to end users
Assess national and local data standards, ensuring that requirements are understood and compliance is monitored
Provide specialist advice across the Trust relating to data standards, data collection, data recording and data quality
Work closely with the Head of Data and Statistics to model and define data models and entities that conform to national standards where required
Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of scalable data architectures
Provide technical leadership and understanding across all areas of the Data Platform
Maintain and deliver data products and services to the business, making sure business requirements are met and delivered products/services are secure and reliable
Manage and monitor 3rd party supplier integration and interfaces.
Establish appropriate tools, standards, and best practice ways of working in relation to the Data Platform
Manage a team of data professionals and be responsible to foster a collaborative and innovative team culture where ideas can come within and demonstrate exemplar engagement with Trust staff outside the team.
Translate complex customer needs into tangible digital deliverables, plans and tasks balancing cost versus value.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
In summary, the post holder is professionally accountable for the Trusts internal Data Platform, the data model contained within and leadership of the Data Engineering team
Data is at the core of the role and you will be one of the organisation’s leading proponents of data standards. You will look to drive improvements to data collection methodology and high quality data in order to support intelligence-led decision making across the organisation.
You will be responsible for building a team of data engineers, architects, and data platform professionals that will create a platform that is core to the Trusts operations and improve our ability to respond to data requests and build. The post holder will be responsible for highly complex strategic and innovative solutions with the ability to present and articulate technical executions clearly and concisely to internal and external stakeholders.
The post holder will need to work closely with the Head of Data and Statistics to create and deliver a business plan/roadmap that supports Trust’s Digital and Data Clinical Strategy.
You will regularly report on progress to a wide variety of stakeholders ranging from board members to technical developers, analytical team members and suppliers.
You will form part of the Trusts Data community working with and learning from peers across the organisation as we mature our delivery capability.
This post requires significant autonomy and initiative as well the ability to inspire a team. Confident in your ability to deliver, be productive under pressure and takes ownership of deliverables
You will demonstrate a consistent leadership style which engages, enables and empowers others. You will use coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and facilitate team working and collaboration both internally and across department/organisational boundaries.
This advert closes on Thursday 27 Mar 2025
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