Job vacancy: EPR Specialist Data Migration Analyst, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill

Job summary

Main area: EPR
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8b
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (FTC)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 334-NCL-7870721-MU

Employer: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: IOPPN
Town: Denmark Hill
Salary: £72,921 - £83,362 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 21/04/2026 23:59

EPR Specialist Data Migration Analyst

NHS AfC: Band 8b

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.

We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’.

We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.

The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.

As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

§ To co-lead a technical team to plan, design, and implement an EPR data migration.

§ To lead on planning and documentation of testing and validation through trial load and UAT, and to triage and resolve issues.

§ To contribute to data quality monitoring and development of a data quality dashboard to monitor uptake and usage of the new EPR

§ To work with Informatics and Research partners to design a data warehouse based on the supplier data model, and with data modellers, report developers, testers and solutions architects to implement a fully functional data warehouse.

§ To bring experience of working with a specialist mental health EPR supplier and to anticipate likely issues and challenges with migration of mental health data. To rapidly identify, quantify and escalate issues and risks, and to maintain a full risk and issue register.

§ To maintain a detailed workplan, with sight of milestones and dependencies on other workstreams to ensure all activities are planned, resourced and delivered to time

§ To participate in clinical safety hazard workshops to highlight potential impact of data quality and accessibility issues

§ To be responsible for leading the creation and sharing of technical documentation, test reports, progress reports and other deliverables to embed the new EPR.

§ To provide a high standard of communicate to various stakeholders, including both Trust and supplier side.

§ To keep up-to-date with the detailed knowledge of relevant NHS guidance, information strategy, compliance framework and policies.

§ To demonstrate and evidence quality assurance processes.

§ To conduct routine supervision and appraisals for all team members, providing opportunities for learnings and self-development. Perform line management duties. To line manage a team and recruit vacancies, which will often include specialist contractors, external advisors, and drawing in the skills and resources present elsewhere in the organisation as required.

§ To perform any ad hoc duties related to the above, commensurate with the banding of the post and current capacity.

Team Leadership

§ Line management and personal development responsibility for members of staff within the Data Migration team.

§ Oversee the management of technical staff within the team. Develop, motivate, and manage staff, providing appropriate leadership, support, and managing day to day work assigned. Promote equality, diversity & inclusion.

§ Direct, control and motivate staff to deliver an effective and efficient service.

§ Conduct routine supervision and appraisals, ensuring these are aligned to the emerging needs of both Informatics and Digital Services strategies.

§ Recruit technical staff for the team, which will often include specialist contractors, external advisors, and drawing in the skills and resources present elsewhere in the organisation as required.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Educated to degree level in technical subject, or equivalent relevant post graduate experience and proven technical history
Evidence of continual professional / managerial development.

Desirable criteria

Higher post-graduate education in a relevant subject
Relevant Professional qualifications and / or membership of a professional body.

Experience

Essential criteria

Extensive experience in developing and managing data flows in Microsoft SQL Server (SSIS / T-SQL) or Microsoft Azure to meet the business needs of the organisation
Previous experience of data migration activities in a healthcare environment

Desirable criteria

Experience of developing data pipelines using Microsoft Azure Data Factory
Specialist knowledge and awareness of data mapping and verification processes

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

Highly developed specialist reporting database knowledge underpinned by theory and experience
Knowledge of modern data migration and data quality techniques, acquired through equivalent experience or training.
Risk management experience of both operational and programme risks.
The facilitation of a stakeholder focussed culture within a team
Excellent written, verbal, and other media communications /Presentation skills
Ability to lead a team and manage team workloads
Ability to provide training opportunities
A logical and sensible approach to problem solving
Ability to organise and prioritise their workload, and be able to work under pressure
To analyse and apply user information to problem solving
Ability to express complex issues, both orally and in writing in an easily understood manner for a range of audiences
Negotiation, influencing and persuading skills
Pro-active and self-motivated in completing work to a high standard in conjunction with other staff
Excellent team skills and ability to work with members of own and other teams and departments at all levels of the organisation.

Desirable criteria

Evidence of relevant professional training in data modelling
Prince 2, Agile or other Project Management methodologies
Use of ITIL in a work environment
Knowledge of mental health services

The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by:

Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice
Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment
We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity

Please note:

That all applications for this post will need to be made online
That you read and understand the Job Description and Person Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria
That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible
That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs
That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not been successful
That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
That we are a smoke-free Trust

SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion , Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe’

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