NHS England leads the NHS in England, setting the priorities and direction of the NHS and informing the national debate to improve health and care. We strongly believe in health and high quality care for all, now and for future generations and want everyone to have greater control of their health and wellbeing, and to be supported to live longer, healthier lives by high quality health and care services that are compassionate, inclusive and constantly-improving.

NHS England shares out more than £100 billion in funds and holds organisations to account for their spending. Our work involves the commissioning of health care services in England, and we support local health services that are led by Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs). We have devised and are delivering a strategic vision for the NHS, along with our partners in health, called the Five Year Forward View.

If the advertised role is based in London on an Agenda for Change Pay Band, it will attract a High Cost Area supplement. This supplement is not applicable to Executive or Senior Manager or Medical Leader positions. For positions offered on a part time basis, salary and any allowances will be adjusted pro rata.

We will not accept applications for this position by CV or via recruitment agencies.

The NHSBSA is responsible for the processing of your application; a privacy notice is attached to advise you on how we will process your personal data.

As an application development officer, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across Data Services to enable NHS England, and CCGs, to access robust data, reporting and intelligence to support commissioning.

In particular the post holder will:

• Be proficient in Microsoft Office and T-SQL
• Be a subject matter expert for data warehouse development, deploying the most suitable technology
• Maintain currency of knowledge on the technical architecture and development methodologies of the team
• Support service delivery in development, both old and new, working to implement industry-wide best practice in all aspects of work
• Have comprehensive knowledge of data which supports NHS England and CCG commissioning

• Understand the NHS intelligence landscape, including: NHS data, data flows & quality, commissioning, performance, data management, data reporting and presentation, contract management processes, information governance, information strategy and operational data policies and guidance
• Be highly numerate, with experience and understanding of processing large datasets and applying a wide variety of analytical techniques, to provide robust benchmarking and intelligence

We reserve the right to close vacancies early, when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. If you have not heard from us within 6 weeks of the closing date please assume your application has been unsuccessful. 

We value and respect the diversity of our employees, and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities. We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, gender identity and gender expression (including women and trans people including non-binary people), race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

All vacancies are suitable for flexible working arrangements.

If you are shortlisted you will be required to provide proof of ID and the right to work in the UK (refer to the attached guidance). Failure to bring the required proof will mean that we may be unable to proceed with your interview. If you are a licensed Medical Practitioner you must supply your GMC number. Any doctor who is applying for a role with us, who does not have English as their first language, must be able to evidence passing IELTS.