Data Engineer

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in London is seeking a Data Engineer to enhance the quality and accessibility of clinical data. In this role, you'll be responsible for designing effective data pipelines, ensuring data security, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates will have a background in computer science or data engineering and be committed to delivering data-driven solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or IT.
• Familiarity with Azure or Google Cloud certifications.
• Advanced education (Master's or Ph.D.) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain robust data pipelines and models.
• Develop scalable tools and reporting assets.
• Ensure platform performance, security, and data quality.

Skills

Data architecture

Data governance

Agile methodologies

Analytics tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Certifications in data engineering

Advanced degrees in Data Science

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main Responsibilities

• Design and maintain robust data pipelines and models that ingest, transform, and serve high-quality, governed data from multiple systems (e.g., EPR, BMDI, operational feeds) into the FDP.
• Develop and implement scalable tools and reporting assets that empower clinical and operational teams with real-time, self-service analytics (e.g., dashboards, KPIs, performance metrics).
• Collaborate cross-functionally with analysts, clinicians, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into data products, ensuring alignment with evolving priorities and use cases.
• Ensure platform performance, security, and data quality, including proactive monitoring, troubleshooting, lineage tracking, and compliance with data governance and IG standards.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the Trust's / System data strategy, recommending enhancements to data architecture, tooling, and analytics capabilities in line with innovation priorities.
• Act as a subject matter expert and technical mentor, supporting agile ways of working, up skilling peers, and promoting a data-informed culture across the organisation.

Person specification

Trust Values

Essential criteria

• Putting patients first
• Responsive to patients and staff
• Open and honest
• Unfailingly kind
• Determined to develop

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field

Desirable criteria

• Certifications in data engineering or related areas (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer, Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer)
• Advanced degrees (Master's or Ph.D.) in Data Science, Computer Science, or related field

Important

• The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks after the closing date, we regret that this usually means your application was not successful.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Documents to download

• Data Eng (PDF, 688.3KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 596.1KB)
• Guidance for applicants (PDF, 85.4KB)
• Policy Statement (PDF, 144.5KB)
• Staff Benefits and Wellbeing (PDF, 196.5KB)
• Recruitment Pack (PDF, 2.8MB)