EPR Database Administrator

This role sits in the Epic technical team at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, looking after the EPR reporting database platform. The work covers the reporting environment at both application and infrastructure level, implementing designs with other teams and suppliers and handing key information to business-as-usual support. It is a fast-paced post with continual improvement projects, working standard weekday hours. Applicants need Epic Cogito certification and solid SQL Server infrastructure experience to be considered.

What the job involves

• Manage and support the EPR reporting database platform running on SQL Server
• Be responsible for the EPR reporting environment from both application and infrastructure perspectives
• Implement design solutions, with support from other teams and suppliers
• Relay key information to BAU teams for handover and ongoing support
• Translate new technology into solutions the Trust can implement
• Work on ongoing continual improvement projects

Qualifications

• Epic training and certification in the Cogito system administration role

Experience

• Experienced SQL Server DBA
• Experience of SQL Server from an infrastructure perspective

Skills & knowledge

• Ability to understand new technology quickly
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Self-motivated and focused

What’s offered

• 27 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days
• NHS Pension scheme
• Funding for a care certificate, degree or leadership qualifications
• Days off to study, CPD and rotational placements
• Occupational health services including counselling
• Flexible working schemes and family friendly policies
• Staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure
• Cycle to work scheme