Total 2 job vacancies by The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT

Please note your employer will be Salisbury NHS; This is a full-time post (37.5 hours per week) the location is flexible and can be either based at RUH Bath NHSFT, Salisbury NHSFT or Great Western Hospitals NHSFT in Swindon.

BSW Acute Hospital Alliance Procurement service is an NHS procurement service hosted by Salisbury NHSFT providing strategic, tactical, transactional, and Supply Chain services across the 3 acute trusts and community in the ICS: Royal United Hospital Bath NHSFT, Great Western Hospitals NHSFT and Salisbury NHSFT.

An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for the appointment of a dynamic, focused, and forward thinking individual to support the BSW Acute Hospital Alliance being based either in Bath, Swindon, or Salisbury Acute Hospital locations.

This exciting opportunity has arisen to work in a demanding yet rewarding procurement environment dealing with Clinical products and non clinical products in a responsive, and professional service for our multiple Trust stakeholders.

The team has recently undergone a restructuring and refocusing on ICS strategic and collaborative procurement and the post holder will be assigned to a specific category.

Interviews will be held week commencing 20/05/2024.

This is an important procurement role which requires robust stakeholder engagement skills, knowledge and expertise.

The post holder will have a working knowledge of Public Sector procurement and contracting and should be able to demonstrate a track record of running end-to-end procurement or tenders. Ideally the candidate will be CIPS level 4 qualified.

The role also requires an individual with commercial acumen and the ability to successfully represent the Procurement function at meetings. These will take place both virtually and via frequent attendance at multiple Trust sites.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate their ability to meet the Trusts core values and should be able to evidence commitment to continuous professional development.

The post holder will need to contribute to the procurement functions standardisation, collaboration and continual improvement drives, to deliver an improved ICS in which value for money is obtained from all supplier expenditure.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:-
• Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
• Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
• An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months)
• Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
• Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
• An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
• Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
• Cycle to work scheme
• Uniform provided (where required)
• On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
• On site health and fitness club
• On site car parking
• Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.



Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.


This advert closes on Sunday 12 May 2024

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The Great Western Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is excited to offer an opportunity for an ambitious individual to join our Data and Informatics team as a Data Warehouse Specialist Developer.

We are looking for a dynamic, forward thinking individual to work closely with the Data Architect tomaintain and develop the Trust Data Warehouse and BI architecture including performance, maintainability and scalability along with a secure, governed and well architected data infrastructure.

This role will act as a technical expert to users both within the department and to other departments around the Trust in the following key areas:
• Microsoft SQL Server (T-SQL, SSIS, SSRS, SSAS)
• Data Warehousing Architectures
• Microsoft Power BI
• PostgreSQL

To be successful in this role you will have a real eye for detail, an analytical mind-set, excellent communication skills and a willingness to adapt your approach with our stakeholders and interpret requirements with the enthusiasm to get the job done to the highest standards.

Experience of working with NHS data is highly desirable but candidates without a previous NHS background will be considered provided they can demonstrate significant technical proficiency in the above toolsets.



Responsible for the maintenance and development of the Data Warehouse and BI architecture including performance, maintainability and scalability along with a secure, governed and well architected data infrastructure.

Act as a technical expert to users both within the department and to other departments around the Trust in the following key areas:
• Microsoft SQL Server (T-SQL, SSIS, SSRS, SSAS)
• Data Warehousing Architectures
• Microsoft Power BI
• PostgreSQL

This is an exciting time to join our Data and Informatics team, increasing demand on services means that healthcare in Swindon and Wiltshire is changing and being an integrated acute and community Foundation Trust means that we are at the forefront of the most exciting transformation the sector has seen.

We are seeking to fundamentally change the way we do things whilst always keeping the patient at the centre of everything we do. High quality information and analysis is at the core of this, so that our change is intelligent and evidence-based. The aim is not just to serve the local people – it’s to offer outstanding services in appropriate care settings that exceed expectations.

Data Warehouse & BI
• The post holder is responsible for the adaptation, support and development of the technologies and processes supporting the safe use of the Trust Data Warehouse & BI Platform (a major trust wide information system). Ensuring accurate data flows to support Trust Financial Reporting, Income Recovery, National Data Submissions and Internal reporting requirements.
• Provision of technical advice on all Data Warehousing and BI solutions within the Trust.
• To deputise for the Data Architect in all areas relating to support and maintenance of the Data Warehouse and related systems.
• Analyses, investigates and resolves complex queries, where there are a number of options; analyses user requirements which may require configuration of software and hardware
• Works to achieve agreed objectives and has freedom to do this in own way, working within broad professional policies; advises without reference to manager. Acts as a lead specialist in own area.
• Implements IM&T policies for own area and contributes to changes in BI policies and procedures for new reporting processes and BI delivery solutions which will impact throughout the Trust with responsibility to ensure written documentation is created and maintained
• Provides expert guidance and recommendations and will specify the best course of action to be taken where multiple options may exist, ensuring potential risk to patient care is kept to a minimum
• Responsible for managing the operations of delivery and storage of patient and staff identifiable information held within Trust developed BI solutions and the Data Warehouse. They are responsible for ensuring that the data is accurate, relevant, secure, auditable, and that data is suitably anonymised for use in BI solutions.
• Responsible for the speedy resolution of all non-routine problems with the Trust Data Warehouse, Integration Engine and BI solutions. This involves directly supporting the IT Service Desk, Support Analysts and the Trust’s senior managers and requires a proven ability to control and manage crisis and disaster situations.



Reporting
• To provide technical and practical support to members of the Information Services team as required, relating to all aspects of SQL development and the Data Warehouse environment.
• To provide support and advice to ad hoc requesters of information, in developing suitable report formats to meet their requirements.
• To work with other team members to ensure that all information supplied to customers is of the highest possible quality (completeness, accuracy), and to work at all times towards improving data quality in Trust Data Warehouse.
• To work with other members of both Informatics Services team, and with other stakeholders, to ensure that potential benefits of the data Warehouse in improvements in accuracy or timeliness of information or at a reduction in workload associated with the process are fully realized.
• To maintain a good understanding of the NHS Data Standards and Information Publications.



SUS and SLAM
• Responsible for the creation, development and operational maintenance of the SUS and SLAM processes ensuring the information is accurate and within the national tolerance limits for reconciliation purposes.
• Ensure there is a robust SUS/SLAM reconciliation process, proactively investigating any variance to provide assurance on data quality and consistency in both tariff and activity.
• Ensure SUS and HES reports are submitted in a timely fashion.
• Lead on ensuring there are validation reports for SUS, HES and SLAM by developing and maintaining a BI dashboard for SUS/SLAM/business plan as part of overall BI agenda
• Work closely with contracting to response to any queries raised in conjunction with the wider Information Services team. These can be contentious and opinions may conflict.



Communication and Relationships Skills
• The post holder must have the skills and experience to receive, interpret and communicate highly complex service related matters, at the highest level. This may be internal, external, written and/or verbal.
• Be able to communicate clearly and concisely to a wide range of groups at all levels throughout the Trust, e.g. business cases, national initiatives and Facilities Directorate issues
• The post holder will be required to communicate orally and in writing to the Trust Board and its delegated committees.



Patient/Client Care
• There may be incidental patient contact when users are trained, the BI solution is installed or during the planning cycle



Responsibilities for People or Training
• Responsible for delivering specialist training to other staff and organisations in all aspects of the Data Warehouse technical environment.
• Co-ordinates day to day allocation of work for junior team members
• Acts as key mentor to junior staff assessing abilities identifying any training / development needs.



Other Factors
• This role requires the ability to juggle complex issues whilst dealing with demands from Executive Directors, Clinicians and Senior Managers
• The role requires flexibility in approach with working hours with occasional evening and weekend working being required
• The role requires communication with external contacts of high profile
• High levels of concentration and mental effort required whilst handling frequent interruptions to answer complex queries from stakeholders and staff members
• The role is appropriate for flexible home working arrangements under some circumstances, to be determined by the BI Architect. There is a requirement to use VDU equipment more or less continuously on most days


This advert closes on Wednesday 20 Mar 2024

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