Senior Visualisations Developer
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Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Senior Visualisations Developer
The closing date is 17 November 2026
Job summary
Data & Analytics is pivotal to the delivery of high quality efficient healthcare provision. The Analytics Team provides high quality, robust information to operational, clinical and corporate decision makers through the use of analytics solutions, primarily Power BI, including dashboards, semantic models and self-service analytics capabilities.
It is the main role of the Senior Visualisations Developer to build appropriate and fit for purpose reporting solutions, working closely with product owners and hospital services to understand the reporting needs of the business. You will also be responsible for working closely with the data warehouse team, to understand how reports can be re-provided from the Azure data warehouse, documenting the required technical specifications.
Main duties of the job
- Design, develop and continually improve Power BI reports, dashboards and semantic models.
- Provide expert technical knowledge in Power BI, DAX, data visualisation and semantic modelling, promoting best practice and effective self-service analytics.
- Maintain and support existing reporting solutions and contribute to the effective management of the Power BI Service.
- Lead the migration and modernisation of Power BI reporting from legacy data sources to the Azure data platform.
- Collaborate with Data & Analytics teams and stakeholders to translate complex business requirements into effective analytical solutions.
- Provide technical and Agile/SCRUM leadership, coordinating delivery, removing blockers, managing risks and quality-assuring solutions.
- Provide senior leadership within the team through mentoring, knowledge sharing, workload management and deputising for the Visualisations Lead when required.
- The role is multi-disciplinary by nature and there is an expectation that successful candidates will be a collaborative, innovative and display strong inclusive leadership characteristics.
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 collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are 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.
Details
Date posted
03 November 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working
Reference number
236-DIG-AC260-26
Job locations
Salford Royal Hospital
Stott Lane
Salford
Greater Manchester
M6 8HD
United Kingdom
Job description
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.ukWe reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.
Job description
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.ukWe reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- A technical degree or relevant work experience (a minimum of 3 years) working as a Senior Developer
- Evidence of relevant continued professional development in specialist SQL / Dashboard / report development
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Project management qualification E.g., Prince 2, Agile
- NHS Leadership qualification e.g., Edward Jenner, Mary Seacole or equivalent
- Membership of a relevant Fed-IP recognized professional body is desirable (IHRIM, AphA)
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Essential
- Broad understanding of data engineering and processing environments including Azure Datalake, ML Ops, Data Factory and Databricks
- Broad understanding of current NHS, national, regional, and local context
- Knowledge of statistical techniques (regression, classification, decision trees,supervised/ unsupervised, explanatory / predictive models), and how and when to practically apply them
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills including presentation , report writing skills
- Excellent analytical and storytelling skills
- Excellent numeracy
- Excellent collaboration skills and ability work in Experience of direct line management of staff. 6 a multi-disciplinary environment
- Substantial experience supporting and developing reporting and analytics solutions, ideally using Power BI, SSRS and related semantic modelling technologies
- Knowledge & experience in working within an Agile (Scrum) environment / framework.
Desirable
- Knowledge of dimensional, semantic and fact modelling methodologies and appropriate application of different techniques (e.g. Kimball).
- Experience using Dev Ops and GitHub
- Experience of NHS Data and understands related legislation
- Experience of direct line management of staff
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- A technical degree or relevant work experience (a minimum of 3 years) working as a Senior Developer
- Evidence of relevant continued professional development in specialist SQL / Dashboard / report development
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Project management qualification E.g., Prince 2, Agile
- NHS Leadership qualification e.g., Edward Jenner, Mary Seacole or equivalent
- Membership of a relevant Fed-IP recognized professional body is desirable (IHRIM, AphA)
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Essential
- Broad understanding of data engineering and processing environments including Azure Datalake, ML Ops, Data Factory and Databricks
- Broad understanding of current NHS, national, regional, and local context
- Knowledge of statistical techniques (regression, classification, decision trees,supervised/ unsupervised, explanatory / predictive models), and how and when to practically apply them
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills including presentation , report writing skills
- Excellent analytical and storytelling skills
- Excellent numeracy
- Excellent collaboration skills and ability work in Experience of direct line management of staff. 6 a multi-disciplinary environment
- Substantial experience supporting and developing reporting and analytics solutions, ideally using Power BI, SSRS and related semantic modelling technologies
- Knowledge & experience in working within an Agile (Scrum) environment / framework.
Desirable
- Knowledge of dimensional, semantic and fact modelling methodologies and appropriate application of different techniques (e.g. Kimball).
- Experience using Dev Ops and GitHub
- Experience of NHS Data and understands related legislation
- Experience of direct line management of staff
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Salford Royal Hospital
Stott Lane
Salford
Greater Manchester
M6 8HD
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Salford Royal Hospital
Stott Lane
Salford
Greater Manchester
M6 8HD
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
IM and T Business Intelligence
Gillian Caine
07707280195
Details
Date posted
03 November 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working
Reference number
236-DIG-AC260-26
Job locations
Salford Royal Hospital
Stott Lane
Salford
Greater Manchester
M6 8HD
United Kingdom
Supporting documents
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