Senior Applications and Data Warehouse Developer - INTERNAL in Port Talbot

Are you passionate about harnessing data to improve healthcare services? It has never been a more exciting time to join the Digital Intelligence Team at Swansea Bay University Health Board. Our team plays a pivotal role in supporting the organisation’s digital transformation by developing robust analytical tools and managing data warehouse solutions that underpin critical data intelligence systems. With NHS services facing unprecedented challenges, this role will ensure that data is reliable, secure, and scalable placing data at the heart of decision-making.

The Senior Applications and Data Warehouse Developer role offers the opportunity to design, develop, and maintain enterprise-level data solutions that support the organisation’s data needs. You will work on projects that integrate complex data sources, optimise performance, and deliver innovative solutions to help improve patient care and organisational efficiency.

Main Duties:

• Design, develop, and maintain data solutions that support business and clinical processes across the Health Board.
• Develop and manage data warehouse solutions, ensuring data integrity, security, and performance optimisation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications and solutions.
• Implement ETL processes and ensure seamless integration of multiple data sources.
• Provide technical leadership on application architecture, database design, and best practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring minimal disruption to services.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and recommend improvements to existing systems.

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board. As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation. There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled. Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

Person Specification:

Qualifications:

• Educated to Degree Level or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of further development and or education and training.
• A good general understanding of clinical and non-clinical informatics processes.
• Knowledge of information requirements and standards within a healthcare environment.

Experience:

• Experience within an information environment.
• Experience of statistical analysis of complex information.
• Experience of communicating complex issues and data concepts to a range of people.
• Previous experience of delivering projects within timescales.

Aptitude and Abilities:

• Adhere to and can demonstrate SBU Values & Behaviours.
• Advanced IT and analytical skills with an advanced knowledge of IT tools/systems such as SQL along with Business Intelligence technologies.
• Ability to interpret highly complex informatics concepts.
• Advanced knowledge and experience of data warehousing, relational databases, information systems and data transfer packages.
• Track record of delivering high quality work in demanding timescales.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective team working and working relationships.
• Structured, diagnostic approach to finding solutions to complex data issues.

Other:

• Ability to travel within geographical area. Able to work hours flexibly.
• Satisfactory Enhanced DBS clearance including an Adults and Childrens Barred List check (as relevant to the Post).
• Be able to prioritise workload and effectively manage competing demands.

Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers. Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.