Data Warehouse Specialist - West of Scotland Safe Haven

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

The Role

The West of Scotland Safe Haven, part of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, provides secure access to pseudonymised NHS health datasets for research purposes. In this role, you will support the extraction, curation and delivery of datasets from the data warehouse environment to the Safe Haven secure analytics platform. You will work with de-identified data, ensuring the highest standards of data protection and information governance are maintained to safeguard patient confidentiality while supporting vital health research.

All roles will be assessed for sponsorship eligibility in line with current Home Office requirements. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) can only issue a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) where these are met.

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:

• This is a fixed term post for 2 years.
• You will be working full time hours (36) - shift pattern has yet to be confirmed
• This post will be based at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
  
  

Key Responsibilities

You will extract and curate datasets from the data warehouse environment using SQL and deliver these securely to the Safe Haven analytics platform.

You will work with pseudonymised NHS health data, ensuring all information is managed in line with data protection legislation and information governance standards to protect patient privacy.

You will provide expert technical support to NHS research project teams, using your analytical and problem-solving skills to manage, interrogate and interpret large datasets. You will also apply current data science methodologies to ensure data is accurate, reliable and suitable for research purposes while contributing to the continued delivery of a high-quality, secure data service.

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:

• Degree qualification in a relevant subject.
• Experience working with relational databases.
• Proven experience querying data using SQL.
• Ability to provide expert support to NHS data research project teams.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with experience handling large datasets using modern data science methodologies.
• Desirable experience with SQL Studio.
• Desirable knowledge of health data standards.
• Desirable understanding of clinical information systems.
  
  

To learn more about the West of Scotland Safe Haven, see https://www.nhsggc.org.uk/about-us/professional-supportsites/glasgow-safe-haven/about/

What We Offer

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We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies
  
  

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion, please contact: Alison Hamilton - WoS SH Manager on 07483467335 or Alison.hamilton12@nhs.scot

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process:

This post may close early due to the volume of response. Please submit your application form as soon as possible.

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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as “various”, we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.

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