Clinical Data Modeller

Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is seeking a Senior Clinical Data Modeller to lead the development of operational standards for the National Target Architecture (NTA), with a particular focus on patient identity and the Person (Patient) Data Standard. This is a strategically important role, working at national level to shape how health and care data is structured, shared, and trusted across systems. You will provide technical and clinical leadership, ensuring that data models enable safe, interoperable, and person-centred care., You will lead the design, development and maintenance of clinical data models used across key digital applications in Wales, providing national leadership for standards that underpin the National Target Architecture (NTA), with a particular focus on patient identity and person-level data. This includes creating, adapting and assuring standards that support interoperable APIs. Working with policy makers, analysts, clinicians and developers, you will translate service needs into structured models that reflect best practice and national guidance. The role leads and contributes to national and UK wide collaboration, sharing work with standards groups, professional bodies and openEHR/FHIR communities. You'll provide expert advice, support decision making and help ensure consistent, high-quality person and patient data across multiple programmes., Own and develop data models relating to patient identity, person demographics, and identity linkage, supporting accurate, consistent identification across health and care settings.

• Lead work on the Person / Patient Data Standard, including definition, governance, and adoption across programmes and systems.
• Collaborate with clinical, technical, and policy stakeholders to ensure models are clinically meaningful, technically robust, and implementable.
• Ensure alignment with national and international standards (e.g. HL7 FHIR, SNOMED CT, NHS data standards).
• Provide expert advice on data modelling, information architecture, and interoperability to programmes and delivery teams.
• Support assurance and governance processes, including impact assessments and design reviews.
• Represent the organisation in national forums, working groups, and standards bodies as required. To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge. For further information regarding Digital Health and Care Wales please see our website: https://dhcw.nhs.wales

The organisation will lead on large-scale developments that make a significant difference to the people of Wales as well as to health and care professionals, such as expansion of the digital patient record and the creation of a National Data Resource. It will improve the way data is collected, shared and used. Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

Working for our organisation Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is an expert national body and part of NHS Wales. We work in partnership with NHS Wales colleagues and other key stakeholders to provide national digital and data services which support the delivery of health and social care in Wales. Modern health and care services depend on good digital tools, data and information. DHCW runs or works with more than 100 services and delivers major national digital transformation programmes to support this. In addition, DHCW provides expert advice in relation to cyber security and information governance. We give frontline staff the digital tools which help them provide safer and more efficient care. We are also giving patients and the public digital tools to better manage their own health and wellbeing, empowering people to live healthier lives. We put people at the heart of what we do, working to the highest standards to deliver quality and make digital a force for good in health and care. Working for DHCW offers lots of employee benefits, including flexible working, a competitive salary, 28 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays and opportunities for career development. We are committed to recognising and celebrating our staff as the most valuable part of our organisation.