BI Engineer

BI Engineer – £44,000–£50,000 | London | Permanent NHS Role

BI Engineer Job Opportunity in London

Greenwich Health Ltd is recruiting for a BI Engineer to support and develop its Business Intelligence, reporting and data infrastructure in London.

This is a permanent, full-time position offering a salary of £44,000 to £50,000 per year.

The role is suited to experienced Business Intelligence Engineers, Data Engineers and Data Analysts with strong SQL, Power BI and Python skills.

Job Overview

About the Role

The BI & Data Engineer will work alongside the BI Lead to develop, maintain and support Greenwich Health’s Business Intelligence, reporting and data infrastructure.

The successful candidate will independently manage areas of the BI environment, troubleshoot data and reporting issues, develop new solutions and contribute to improvements in the organisation’s data infrastructure.

The position will involve:

• Business Intelligence
• Data engineering
• Data automation
• Power BI reporting
• SQL databases
• Python-based automation
• Cloud data infrastructure
• Information Governance
• Data security and quality

Key Responsibilities

Business Intelligence & Data Engineering

The successful candidate will:

• Develop, maintain and support SQL databases, data models, queries, stored procedures and reporting datasets.
• Develop and maintain Power BI reports, dashboards and semantic models.
• Produce regular and ad-hoc analysis for senior management, service leads and commissioners.
• Identify trends, performance issues and opportunities for service improvement.
• Develop and maintain automated ETL and data-processing pipelines.
• Manage data ingestion, transformation, validation and loading.
• Use Python, SQL and other appropriate technologies to automate data-processing and reporting.
• Monitor scheduled data processes, reporting systems and interfaces.
• Investigate and resolve data-quality problems and system failures.
• Design validation, reconciliation, logging and alerting processes.
• Support cloud-based data infrastructure, including Azure SQL and Microsoft Azure services.
• Apply software-development practices including source control, documentation, testing, code review and controlled deployment.
• Work with stakeholders to understand information requirements.
• Translate business requirements into practical technical and reporting solutions.

Reporting & Healthcare Data

The role will support:

• Statutory reporting.
• Contractual reporting.
• Commissioner reporting.
• Clinical governance.
• Audit activity.
• Management information.
• Data-quality assurance.
• Operational and financial reporting.
• Healthcare performance monitoring.

Information Governance Responsibilities

The role will provide practical and technical support to Greenwich Health’s Information Governance function.

The successful candidate will work alongside the BI Lead, Caldicott Guardian, Data Protection Officer and Senior Information Risk Owner.

Responsibilities include:

• Supporting the annual Data Security and Protection Toolkit submission.
• Maintaining Information Governance evidence.
• Tracking outstanding actions.
• Maintaining Information Governance policies.
• Maintaining the Information Asset Register.
• Maintaining the Record of Processing Activities.
• Documenting organisational data flows.
• Supporting Data Sharing Agreements and Data Processing Agreements.
• Maintaining registers of data-sharing arrangements and processor contracts.
• Supporting Data Protection Impact Assessments.
• Supporting supplier and system assurance.
• Reviewing third-party security documentation.
• Providing technical evidence for audits and inspections.
• Supporting access-control reviews.
• Producing access reports.
• Supporting Subject Access Requests and Freedom of Information requests.
• Extracting and quality-checking relevant information.
• Supporting investigations into Information Governance incidents and suspected breaches.
• Contributing to remedial action plans.
• Producing Information Governance monitoring reports.
• Supporting governance papers and reporting.

Essential Experience

Applicants should have:

• Significant practical experience in Business Intelligence, data analytics, data engineering or a related field.
• Strong SQL skills.
• Experience developing and maintaining relational databases.
• Experience creating queries and data transformations.
• Experience developing dashboards and analytical reports using Power BI or a comparable platform.
• Experience designing and maintaining ETL or automated data-processing workflows.
• Experience using Python or another programming/scripting language.
• Strong knowledge of data modelling.
• Understanding of data quality, validation and reconciliation.
• Ability to investigate complex data and system problems.
• Ability to identify practical solutions independently.
• Experience producing accurate management information.
• Ability to communicate data findings to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to document technical systems and processes.
• Understanding of data protection and confidentiality.
• Experience with Information Governance activities.

Desirable Experience

The following would be advantageous:

• Microsoft Azure experience.
• Azure SQL experience.
• Experience with Azure data services.
• Git and source-control experience.
• Automated testing.
• CI/CD.
• Modern software-development practices.
• API development or integration.
• SFTP interfaces.
• System integrations.
• Production monitoring and logging.
• Automated alerting.
• NHS or healthcare information experience.
• Knowledge of NHS datasets and clinical systems.
• Commissioner reporting experience.
• Healthcare performance monitoring.
• Knowledge of GDPR.
• Knowledge of the Data Security and Protection Toolkit.
• Knowledge of Caldicott principles.

Essential Qualifications

Applicants should have:

• Degree-level education in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, Statistics or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development within Business Intelligence, analytics, data engineering or software development.

Desirable Qualifications

Additional qualifications or certifications in the following areas would be beneficial:

• Microsoft
• Azure
• Power BI
• SQL
• Data Engineering
• BCS
• PRINCE2
• Agile
• ITIL
• Project, service or management qualifications

Personal Skills

The successful candidate should be able to:

• Work independently and take ownership of technical systems.
• Manage reporting processes and deliverables.
• Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Manage competing priorities.
• Meet agreed deadlines.
• Maintain high levels of data accuracy and quality.
• Work collaboratively within a small team.
• Share knowledge effectively.
• Learn unfamiliar systems and datasets.
• Understand healthcare processes.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Exercise sound judgement when handling sensitive information.

Communication Skills

Applicants should demonstrate:

• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to explain technical and analytical information clearly.
• Strong written communication and report-writing skills.
• Ability to communicate with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work with senior managers, clinicians and operational teams.
• Ability to work with commissioners and external suppliers.
• Strong stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to translate requirements into appropriate technical solutions.

About Greenwich Health

Greenwich Health is committed to providing quality care to patients while building resilience for General Practice and delivering services and programmes of work at scale across the Greenwich population.

The successful candidate will support the organisation’s Business Intelligence and data function, helping ensure that reliable, secure and timely information is available for operational management, clinical governance, contractual reporting and strategic decision-making.

Professional Development

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Identify professional development needs.
• Participate in mandatory training.
• Attend relevant education and training.
• Participate in annual personal development reviews.
• Maintain appropriate professional development records.
• Keep up to date with relevant developments in Business Intelligence, data engineering, cloud technology and NHS information requirements.

Sponsorship / Certificate of Sponsorship

The supplied NHS Jobs advert does not explicitly confirm that Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) or Skilled Worker visa sponsorship is available for this position.

Applicants requiring sponsorship should check the official NHS Jobs advert and confirm eligibility with Greenwich Health before applying.

Do not assume sponsorship is available unless the employer confirms it.

Job Location

Greenwich Health Ltd
25 John Wilson Street
London
SE18 6PZ
United Kingdom

Employer Details

Employer: Greenwich Health Ltd
Reference: U0055-26-0096
Closing Date: 1 September 2026

How to Apply

Interested candidates should review the full official NHS Jobs advertisement and submit their application through the NHS Jobs application system.

Apply for the BI Engineer position:
https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/U0055-26-0096/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=U0055-26-0096

Employer Website

https://www.greenwich-health.com/

Job Enquiries

Contact: HR Manager – Terissa Cully
Email: greenwichhealth.jobs@nhs.net

Key Skills

SQL | Power BI | Python | Azure | Data Engineering | Business Intelligence | ETL | Data Analytics | Data Modelling | NHS Data | Information Governance | GDPR | Data Quality | Reporting | Automation

Quick Summary

BI Engineer – Greenwich Health Ltd

Salary: £44,000–£50,000
Location: London
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full-time
Closing Date: 1 September 2026
Reference: U0055-26-0096
Sector: NHS / Healthcare
Key Skills: SQL, Power BI, Python, Azure, ETL and Business Intelligence
Qualification: Degree or equivalent relevant professional experience

Important Applicant Note

Always check the official NHS Jobs advertisement for the latest requirements, eligibility criteria, closing date and sponsorship information before submitting an application.