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NHS Education For Scotland

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24.04.2025

08.06.2025

Flexible Location: Based throughout Scotland, NES is a remote friendly employer supporting office and hybrid working. We’re happy to talk about how you want to work.

Work Pattern: Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week

You must have eligibility and entitlement to work in the UK which is required to be maintained throughout your period of employment.

Who We Are

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is the national health board with statutory responsibilities to effect sustainable change through workforce development, education and training across the health and social care system in Scotland, while working at UK level with partner organisations.

NES Technology Service (NTS) has created a strategic programme for the transformation of digital based services to allow NES to become a leading digital organisation in Scottish Health, digital by default and fully aligned with the Scottish Government’s technology strategies.

Our Technology

We are in the business of providing safe, secure and innovative technology products and services that aim to improve outcomes across education, training, workforce, health and care in the public sector in Scotland. Using modern cloud-based technology we deliver sustainable products and services for the future.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Data Engineer to join our small, but highly talented and growing team to collaborate on moving, handling, shaping and structuring one of the largest and most varied range of health and workforce data in the country.

Do you want to play a key role in the development of data processing and warehousing within an innovative organisation focused on using best practice within the latest cloud digital solutions?

Do you enjoy working with stakeholders to understand their requirements and translate them into effective engineering solutions and data models?

Do you enjoy working in an agile and multi-disciplinary team environment?

Do you want to deliver outstanding Business Intelligence and data solutions that directly support the NHS in Scotland?

Working within the wider team of data engineers, software engineers, testers and reporting specialists, your work will directly impact the provision of information to health and care professionals and the general public.

What We Love to See

• A clear understanding of best practice database and data flow design
• Ability to confidently contribute to the provision of warehouse and operational databases
• Experienced in SQL Server and related technologies, preferably in cloud-based technologies such as Azure and/or AWS
• Ability to collaboratively work with other digital professionals and information consumers
• Effective communicator who can make complex technical information and language simple for a diverse range of senior internal and external stakeholders (both verbally and in writing)
• Demonstrate honesty, integrity, care and compassion when dealing with others, utilising tact and persuasion skills when necessary
• Ability to work on own initiative, to organise and prioritise own workloads, to meet strict deadlines

Benefits Which Matter

• Life-work balance - with opportunities for flexible working and hybrid working
• Annual incremental salary progression (up to the maximum of the salary band) plus annual NHS salary scale review
• Annual Leave - 27 Days increasing in line with service plus 8 days public holiday
• NHS discounts and more

Diversity and Inclusion

Developing a successful national service for Scotland is impossible without ensuring we consider the diverse needs, perspectives and backgrounds of everyone in Scotland in our work.

We are focused on hiring the very best talent available for NES, and actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and aim to ensure everyone is treated fairly, with respect and has a positive recruitment experience – regardless of the outcome.

It’s not essential to be in a Data Engineer/BI Developer role right now. You may be returning from a career break (e.g. maternity, paternity, caring for others) or returning after working in another field. Your experiences elsewhere can bring a fresh perspective to our work.

Next Steps

Our recruitment process is currently 100% remote and if successful you would initially work remotely, working from our offices as operationally required.

All applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail.

Online interviews (including a presentation) will take place on the 14th – 19th May 2025. The presentation topic will be sent to candidates selected for interview.

For further information please refer to the Job Information Pack below.

Unless otherwise stated the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.