Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

About the Company

We deliver a range of health and care services to support over 500,000 people living across Northumberland and North Tyneside. We are one of the North East’s largest employers with over 12,000 dedicated members of staff. At the heart of all we do is a commitment to provide the best possible healthcare for local people, in the right place for their needs, whatever their stage in life. #LifelongCare

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Company Name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Job Title

Junior Data Engineer

Job Description

Job title: Junior Data Engineer Role Summary: Support the digital strategy by building, maintaining, and optimizing data structures and pipelines across clinical and administrative systems. Work primarily with the Microsoft Fabric platform to enable efficient real‑time and snapshot access, ensure data quality, and deliver actionable insights through dashboards and reporting. Expectations: - Align with delivery management and adhere to project timelines. - Collaborate with Digital & Data Services stakeholders, departmental users, and external suppliers to implement appropriate solutions. - Execute technical development, ongoing maintenance, and optimization of data engineering processes. - Participate in testing, documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives. Key Responsibilities: - Design, build, and maintain data structures in electronic operational, clinical, and administrative systems. - Transfer, integrate, and cleanse data across multiple sources into a centralized data warehouse. - Ensure high data quality and comprehensive documentation for analytics and reporting purposes. - Develop and maintain dashboards and visualizations to support mandatory reporting and operational insights. - Optimize data flows and storage solutions on Microsoft Fabric, including real-time and batch processing. - Liaise with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions. - Participate in delivery management meetings and progress reporting. Required Skills: - Proficiency in SQL and Python (or equivalent data manipulation languages). - Experience with ETL/ELT development and data integration workflows. - Knowledge of data warehousing concepts, data modeling, and performance tuning. - Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric (Synapse Analytics, Data Lake, pipelines). - Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills. - Ability to work collaboratively in cross‑functional teams and manage multiple priorities. Required Education & Certifications: - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience). - Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate (or equivalent cloud/data engineering certification) highly preferred. - Understanding of healthcare data standards (e.g., HL7, FHIR) is an advantage.

Seaton delaval, United kingdom

On site

Junior

24-11-2025