# Senior SQL / Integration Specialist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-sql-integration-specialist/1ed4bbba-a901-4189-a5a2-0d7e92af5297 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-sql-integration-specialist/1ed4bbba-a901-4189-a5a2-0d7e92af5297.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £58,133 - £65,261 per annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 8 months (Until end of March 2027) - **Employment type:** 37.5 hours per week (Full time) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-29T23:02:32.232Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/East_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Administration/Administration-v8080479 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8080479?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.elft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview ### Join our dynamic team as a Senior SQL and Integration Specialist (Band 7), where you will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and supporting robust data integration solutions across our organisation. ### In this role, you will bring advanced expertise in SQL development within RiO (Electronic Patient Record system), including writing complex queries, optimising stored procedures, and supporting reporting and data extracts from RiO databases to enable accurate clinical and operational insights. You will lead on database performance tuning, data quality assurance, and the development of secure, scalable interfaces between key clinical and corporate systems, ensuring reliable data flows across the Trust. Working closely with multidisciplinary stakeholders, you will translate business requirements into technical solutions, particularly leveraging your knowledge of RiO data structures and workflows, while driving continuous improvement and best practice in SQL and integration (e.g., ETL pipelines, APIs, HL7/FHIR). ### This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced data professional with strong SQL expertise, RiO experience, and a passion for delivering high-impact digital services in a complex healthcare environment. ### Main duties of the job SQL Developer duties and responsibilities - Develop, implement, and optimize SQL scripts using T-SQL - Review and interpret ongoing business report requirements - Analyse existing SQL queries for performance improvements - Suggest new queries - Develop scripts for data migration, audits, data quality - Develop scripts for use in EPRs, in particular RiO - Provide timely scheduled management reporting - Build useful and efficient reporting for deliverables - Keeping up to date with the latest SQL developments and best practices ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities as per attached JD and person specification as per attached JD and person specification as per attached JD and person specification ## Job Description SQL Developer duties and responsibilities Develop, implement, and optimize SQL scripts using T-SQL Review and interpret ongoing business report requirements Analyse existing SQL queries for performance improvements Suggest new queries Develop scripts for data migration, audits, data quality Develop scripts for use in EPRs, in particular RiO Provide timely scheduled management reporting Build useful and efficient reporting for deliverables Keeping up to date with the latest SQL developments and best practices ## Responsibilities as per attached JD and person specification as per attached JD and person specification as per attached JD and person specification ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - At least 3 years’ experience as a SQL Developer or similar role - Hands-on T-SQL programming experience - Experience with modern relational databases. - Advanced Microsoft office applications e.g., Visio, Excel, PowerPoint **Desirable** - Leading service changes to improve performance - Experience of working within a Digital Department environment ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - Excellent understanding of T-SQL Programming - Problem-solving: ability to identify and troubleshoot database issues and find solutions to complex problems. - Skilled at developing or optimising long, complicated SQL statements **Desirable** - Collaboration: Ability to collaborate effectively with other members of the development team, product managers, designers and business analysts. - Time Management: Ability to manage own time effectively to meet project deadlines. ### Education/ Qualification/ Training **Essential** - Relevant master’s degree or equivalent knowledge and relevant experience **Desirable** - Management/leadership qualification or equivalent experience - Evidence of continued professional development - ITIL qualification ## Documents - [elft strategy (pdf, 153.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1708) - [elft at a glance (pdf, 151.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1110) - [elft staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 920.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1111) - [trust demographic information (pdf, 1.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1844) - [sql / integration specialist (pdf, 392.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10372624) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.