Data Governance Manager | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Runwell; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in England is looking for an individual to manage data quality and governance. The successful candidate will ensure data accuracy, develop data dictionaries, and lead initiatives for data compliance. The role requires strong communication skills and critical thinking capabilities, offering a supportive environment and various benefits including excellent training opportunities and a competitive pension.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Excellent pension up to 14.5%

NHS discounts and Blue Light Card

£8K relocation package

Interest-free season ticket loans

Qualifications

• Proven experience in data management and governance.
• Ability to manage line reports effectively.
• Strong collaboration skills with development teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage data quality and improvement initiatives.
• Implement and maintain data governance policies.
• Develop and maintain data dictionaries and KPI libraries.
• Lead initiatives to improve data stewardship and compliance.

Skills

Excellent communication

Critical thinking

Data governance knowledge

Data quality management

Job description

Overview

This post is currently undergoing job evaluation, the outcome may result in the job description and person specification being updated. Applicants invited to interview will be provided with any revised documents prior to interview. This post will play a key role at an exciting time for the Business Analysis and Reporting team. It will be pivotal in delivering robust change control and data design practices, underpinning consistent and high quality data that represents a single source of truth across our performance and insight endeavours.

This role requires an excellent communicator in all aspects, both verbally for the frequent interaction between platform and performance teams and in written form to ensure clarity of process is documented, through the ability to harness differing views into an agreed way forward with cohesion. A critical thinking individual who is capable of understanding operational service delivery and how recording of data is aligned to it and accurately represents it. Line management and development of others.

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times. All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

• Responsible for managing data quality and its continual improvement.
• Responsible for ensuring that data recorded and used is accurate, and compliant with data governance policies and procedures.
• Implement, maintain and promote the use of data governance policies to support the single view of data.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining the data dictionary and associated KPI library, which ensures that the Operational Reporting and Performance and Insights teams have a shared common source for report and insight production that is aligned with both Operational Services and contractual expectations.
• Line management of Data Governance Officer/s.
• Through collaboration with the Platform Development team, ensure data models are implemented effectively, with a view towards creating models that support self-service informatics.
• Lead initiatives to improve data quality, stewardship, literacy and compliance across the organisation.
• Manage data design standards for reference data, hierarchies, naming conventions, field definitions and data types.
• Manage the retirement of outdated reports and consolidation of duplicates where possible.
• Apply version control and change management to the data models supporting clear and consistent alignment for all reporting across the department.
• Responsible for the submission of highest quality data flows, nationally and locally with partners and commissioners.
• To deputise for the Head of Performance and Information when required.
• To ensure local and national policy, services changes and ISNs are reflected appropriately in internal data collections and national datasets.
• To ensure that procedures are correctly documented in a transparent manner.

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

This advert closes on Sunday 21 Sep 2025