If you are looking for a varied, challenging and rewarding role, West and North London offers an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to local residents.
This is an exciting time to work in commissioning as the NHS continues to evolve. We support career development at every stage and encourage staff to build on their strengths through ongoing learning and training opportunities.
We work closely with partner organisations across West and North London to deliver the best possible care for local communities and remain committed to equality and diversity.
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Job overview
The post holder will be responsible for the regular collection, storage and processing of data required by West and North London ICB. The post-holder will be required to design the processes used to refresh the data and keep a register detailing all the data sources with detailed data definitions and latency. They would have the overall responsibility to communicate on data availability to analytics and any delays with data delivery.
This post will be set within the Data Engineering and Data Management team working collaboratively with other colleagues to integrate datasets into our data warehouse and run data quality checks. This will require the post-holder to lead on the development of pipelines to ingest data into the data warehouse and to adapt the pipelines as changes are made to data specification.
The post-holder will be expected to contribute to the development of a performance-focused culture where safety, effectiveness and patient experience are consistently delivered through the provision of high-quality information, analytical interpretation, benchmarking, forecasting and intelligent modelling.
The post-holders will play a critical role in the future development of the ICB’s data warehouse, associated data quality reports and management reports as well as delivering reference data management and transformations required by the analytics teams
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This role sits within the business intelligence team, strategy directorate and supports the development, alignment and delivery of system-wide priorities that advance the ICB’s mission to improve population health and reduce health inequalities.
The post holder will support automation of processes and procedures using appropriate tools to optimise workflows, reduce dependencies on manual resources, and decrease error rates
Implement processes to investigate data errors, identify and analyse source of variations of errors in information reports.
Monitor and audit data quality and work with colleagues, from across the organisation, to improve quality of the information.
Interrogate production database as to address issues flagged
Manage and maintain the data dictionary for the department to cover the datasets available in the data warehouse, data source, frequency/latency etc.
Ability to understand complex information, diagnose system issues & formulate appropriate solutions Develop and maintain relationships with data providers, DSCRO as well as One London data and analytics service teams work with a range of stakeholders to gather requirements for new data feeds and changes to existing data feeds
Working for our organisation
WNL ICB
NHS West and North London ICB is the main commissioning NHS organisation for planning and funding health services across our area. Our job is simple: to help people stay healthy and to make sure everyone can get good care when they need it.
We bring together many health and care services across west and north London. This means we help hospitals, GPs, community services, councils and charities work better together for local people.
NHS West and North London (WNL) serves over 4.5 million people and covers 13 London boroughs. (Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Enfield, Hammersmith & Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster)
What we do
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We plan and fund local health and care services
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We support GPs, hospitals, mental health teams, community clinics and pharmacies.
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We work with councils and community groups so care is joined-up and easy to use.
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We listen to local people and use their ideas to improve services.
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We want health and care to be fair, simple and close to home.
Our strategy
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Reducing inequalities
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Investing strategically to prevent ill health
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Better supporting people with the greatest needs, so everyone stays well
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Make care more local and easier to access
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Empowered local people that feel more confident about their health and wellbeing
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Contribute to effective team working by transferring specialist skills and knowledge to appropriate staff and ensuring that working procedures are properly documented and maintained
Ensure the IG processes and procedures are followed before acquiring the data and also report any data breaches/incidents on a timely basis
Ensure data issues are logged via the appropriate service desk portal used by One London data and analytics service, DSCRO teams and follow-up to ensure there is timely resolution
Manage and maintain the data dictionary for the department to cover the datasets available in the data warehouse, data source, frequency/latency etc.
Monitor and audit data quality and work with colleagues, from across the organisation, to improve quality of the information.
Ability to understand complex information, diagnose system issues & formulate appropriate solutions
We are looking for a passionate junior data engineer who is responsible for supporting development and maintenance of data engineering pipelines, workflows and Snowflake apps for West and North London ICB. The post holder will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team alongside data engineers, analysts and data scientists, the role holder will develop core data engineering skills while contributing to the delivery of data products and services.
The post-holders will play a critical role in the future development of the ICB’s data warehouse, associated data quality reports and management reports as well as delivering reference data management and transformations required by the analytics teams
Closing date: 8 October 2026
Date of Interview: week commencing 26th October 2026
We reserve the right to close any vacancies when we have received sufficient applications to shortlist.
Applicants who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our role profile requirements will be shortlisted for interview. To enquire about your application or inform us of any changes in your circumstances please ensure you quote your application reference number.
Please ensure you check your email account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you. Invitations for interview are sent by email only, so it is important that you monitor your emails once you have submitted an application online. If you have not heard from us within a month of the closing date you should presume that you have not been shortlisted.
If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system and other secure, internal NHS workforce systems in order to support and manage your appointment within the organisation.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. Depending on the role a Criminal Records check may be required, all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case-by-case basis.
Please note, in order to progress your application your data will be processed by our 3rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service (NLPSS). As part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk
References will be required to cover your last 3 years of employment/training. One has to be from your current or most recent employer and the others from your previous employer. The references should be from persons with management responsibility or HR.
The West and North London Integrated Care Board (WNL ICB) uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred between NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at improving efficiencies within the NHS both to make costs savings for NHS organisations but also to save you time when your employment transfers.
Junior Data Engineer in London employer: West and North London ICB
NHS West and North London is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment where you can truly make a difference in the lives of local residents. With a strong commitment to career development, ongoing training, and a collaborative culture, we empower our staff to excel in their roles while promoting equality and diversity. Join us in shaping the future of healthcare for women, babies, children, and young people across one of the most diverse health systems in the UK.
