Principle Database Administrator

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Principal Database Administrator (DBA) to be part of our database team, ensuring the optimal performance, security, and reliability of our data systems. In this critical role, you will manage the architecture, deployment, and maintenance of our databases, supporting the data needs of the entire organization.

As a Principal DBA within the NCA, you will assume a crucial role in the management and optimization of database infrastructure essential for healthcare operations. Your responsibilities encompass a diverse array of tasks aimed at ensuring the reliability, security, and performance of NCA databases.

Main duties of the job

Your primary responsibility will be to lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of database systems across NCA sites. This includes managing the deployment of database servers, storage systems, and associated infrastructure components, ensuring alignment with NHS standards and industry best practices.

Furthermore, you will be responsible for providing technical leadership and support in diagnosing and resolving database issues and incidents efficiently. Leveraging your extensive experience and expertise in database technologies, you will guide digital team members in identifying root causes and implementing solutions to minimize downtime and disruptions to healthcare services, ensuring optimal system performance.

In addition to providing technical leadership, you will play a key role in implementing advanced security measures to protect database environments and sensitive data. This may involve implementing access controls, encryption technologies, and monitoring systems to mitigate cybersecurity risks and ensure compliance with NHS security policies and regulations.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust, we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate, and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities, and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities, please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Relevant degree level (or equivalent) or ability to demonstrate equivalent knowledge, skills, and experience.
• Relevant high-level subject matter qualification (e.g., Microsoft, Oracle, Google) or equivalent knowledge, skills, and experience.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• ILM Qualification.
• ITIL Qualification.

Skills

• Ability to coach and mentor staff to develop their technical skills and experience.
• Able to work on own initiative.
• Works well as part of a team.
• Flexible approach to work.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to work to critical deadlines and to effectively prioritize workload.
• Excellent interpersonal skills able to engage and build effective relationships at all levels in stakeholder organizations.
• Ability to present to large groups of people.
• Advanced and accurate keyboard skills.
• Ability to travel within the requirements of the post, including transporting.

Knowledge, Training & Experience

• Significant relevant experience gained in a high-pressure IT Support environment.
• Significant experience of delivering, supporting, and troubleshooting complex multi-vendor technical infrastructures.
• In-depth experience of major corporate solutions including the Microsoft server product set, VMware, and industry-standard network technologies and architectures.
• Some knowledge of common multiple subject matter systems (e.g., Microsoft, Unix, Linux, OS X based databases).
• Able to identify and resolve complex issues and problems across a broad range of IT solutions to an advanced level.
• Advanced knowledge of a broad range of IT solutions, including PC/Server operating systems, applications, and hardware solutions.
• Proven ability to develop and deliver strategic plans.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.