Data Is The New Oil | Blog posts

Jonathan Gee, Deputy Head of Information Services & DW@P Lead talks about the importance of data and its pivotal role at our Trust.

Data Is The New Oil - Clive Humby

Like most people, you might not know much about Information Services at Mid Yorks, you might not know who we are or what we do.

If I asked you to guess, you might imagine hundreds of spreadsheets or you might think about bespectacled techies in dark basements.

You’d be wrong - mostly :-)

You could say that we start by drilling Mid Yorks for the data “oil” before extracting & stockpiling it in our Data Warehouse.

Valuable But Unrefined Cannot Really Be Used – Michael Palmer

We then carefully refine the data “oil” through a process of transformation & consolidation, giving us a linked-up view of everything that happens at the Trust.

You Can’t Improve What You Don’t Measure - Peter Drucker

The refined data is then analysed, producing knowledge and insight. This allows our colleagues across Mid Yorks to better understand of our patients & processes.

Through our Data Warehouse Pace Programme, we’re modernising whilst expanding the scale and ambition of these ideas.

We’re now recruiting into our Data Engineering team, with a number of interesting posts and never-before seen opportunities, please take a look and tell your family and friends.

Apprentice Data Engineer - Apply now

You’ll start on a salary of £25,655 and work towards a BSc (Hons) in Digital & Technology Solution. During the role, with support from the team, you’ll build data flows, model datasets and program business logic in the Trust’s Data Platform. You’ll solve technical problems and debug complex issues.

Data Engineering Coach  - Apply now

We’re looking for excellent individuals who are ambitious and passionate. We need people who are knowledgeable in their subject area and enjoy working as part of a team whilst continuing to learn and sharing their knowledge. In exchange you’ll be part of the exciting journey to transform and modernise our services and you’ll be able to take advantage of our flexible and remote working policies.