Job summary
If you are passionate about how technology can transform health and care services, then the Digital Services team at Velindre University NHS Trust (VUNHST) has an exciting opportunity for experienced Business Analysts.
The Trust has two distinct divisions, Velindre Cancer Centre (VCC) and the Welsh Blood Service (WBS). Within Digital Services, we work across the Trust offering the successful candidates the opportunity to develop new and exciting skills across a diverse and unique organisation.
The organisation has a highly ambitious plan that sees 'digital' as central to delivering the best possible care to our patients and donors. As a team, we believe that 'digital' done the right way, can be a catalyst for real service transformation.
Our transformation journey will see the digital enablement programme deliver new and innovate ways to interact and connect with our patients, donors, families and carers. Patient facing records and 'Apps' will be implemented to support co-production, enabling patients to be an equal partner when planning their care. We also seek to maximise the benefits of Office 365 across the organisation supporting the creation of digitally enabled workforce in preparation for the new Velindre Cancer Centre and beyond.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking to appoint highly skilled, enthusiastic and people-focused business analysts. Previous experience of working in a fast-paced and rapidly changing digital health environment fundamental. Demonstrable understanding and experience of operating within the full life-cycle of a project/programme and in business change, will be essential. You must be an outstanding communicator, an effective negotiator, with excellent stakeholder management skills.
VUNHST Digital Services is seeking to recruit two Business Analysts to join our fantastic team. The successful candidates will play a crucial role in new and exciting programmes of work.
These programmes will be instrumental in enabling improved cancer care, treatment and outcomes for patients and families throughout SEW and beyond.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
This post is fixed term for 24 months due to meet the needs of the service
About us
Here atVelindre University NHS Trustwe are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in ourcutting-edgeVelindre Cancer Centreand ouraward-winningWelsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host theNHS Wales Shared Services PartnershipandHealth Technology Walesand have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.
Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to provide the key principles of prudent healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.
If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.
Visit our website to find out morehttps://velindre.nhs.wales/
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent qualification / experience
- Familiar with modelling and analysis tools (e.g. Enterprise Architect), methods and standards (e.g. UML, BPMN).
- In-depth knowledge of business modelling techniques and experience in obtaining input from and communicating modelling results to senior managers for agreement.
- Knowledge of business processes to advise database designers and other application development team members on the details of data structures and associated components.
Desirable
- Possess (or working towards) a recognised Business Analysis professional qualification (such as BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis)
- Working knowledge of the NHS and national developments and policy initiatives
- Understanding and knowledge of health service terminology and information requirements
- Understanding of the NHS Wales IM&T development and assurance processes, including the NHS Wales Information Standards Assurance Process
Experience
Essential
- Experience of applying a variety of analytical techniques to information and quantifying result integrity based upon assessment of sources and techniques applied.
- Experience of consulting activities and techniques including facilitating stakeholder groups
- Experience of process analysis, assessment and change including financial, cultural, technological, organisational and environmental factors. Further experience of establishing customer requirements and identifying how these map to process requirements.
- Expertise with the application of Business Analysis techniques, methods and tools; experience of the implementation of Business Analysis techniques, methods and tools as well as the enhancement of their application.
- Experience in defining, documenting and working on projects across all phases either alone or with a small team.
- Experience in identifying and assessing risks to the success of the project. Experience of producing realistic plans (quality, risk and communication plans) and contributing towards lessons learned.
- Experience in investigative work for strategy studies, business requirements and feasibility studies and in the specification of improvements to business processes.
- Experience of business process testing including the management of test scenarios and reporting of testing outcomes
- Experience in leading others and offering guidance.
- Experience in stakeholder management, communication and agreement to changes including experience in overseeing the planning of and implementation of change.
- Demonstrable experience of designing individual plans based on the documentation needs of users and of organising the production and distribution of approved documentation items.
- Experience of designing the content and appearance of complex information deliverables (e.g. web pages) in collaboration with clients / users.
- Significant experience of modelling tools and techniques.
- Substantial experience of working on complex projects
- Able to utilise office software packages to an intermediate or higher level. In particular MS Word, Project and Excel
- Highly organised, with the ability to work to agreed goals, in a self-directed and professional manner
- Ability to plan, document and prioritise own and staff members' workload in a proactive manner.
- Demonstrable excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to negotiate successful outcomes with senior personnel.
- Highly experienced in influencing and negotiation skills including critical questioning and innovative thinking.
- Excellent facilitation skills.
- Ability to be an active listener and to tailor communication to the audience.
- Experience of resolving conflict and problems and challenging projects
- Ability to coach and mentor others. Manage the professional development of staff.
Desirable
- Experience of reviewing compliance with legislation and organisational/government policy.
- Experience of the application of information management policies, procedures and controls
- Expertise with a majority of Business Analysis specialisms and techniques. Experience of supervising others in the application of these specialisms and techniques.
- Experience of evaluation, development, demonstration or implementation of research activities.
- Understanding of opportunities provided by the strategic application of IT. Experience of investigation and development of innovative methods of exploiting IT
- Experience of enterprise modelling and architecture demonstrating improved business performance
- Experience of logical modelling as well as component specification and design; understanding of technical planning and assurance; knowledgeable in development and integration. Experience of reconciling technical practice with relevant technical strategies, policies and standards
- Experience of establishing and maintaining a data structure using data analysis and data modelling techniques
- Experience of specifying user/system interfaces and translating logical designs into physical designs taking account of target environment, performance requirements and existing systems
- Demonstrable evidence of being able to produce detailed designs and document using required standards, methods and tools, including prototyping tools where appropriate
- Experience of selecting tools and methods to establish, clarify and communicate the user experience, users' characteristics and tasks and in identifying the technical, organisational and physical environment in which complex products or systems will operate.
- Experience of planning and performing all types of evaluation and of interpreting and presenting the results of evaluations
- Experience of engaging with technical design and project management to ensure that the correct products have been produced in a timely fashion
- Experience of evaluating the quality of project outputs against agreed acceptance criteria
- Experience of assessing, analysing, developing, documenting and implementing changes based on requests for change
- Knowledge of quality management techniques
- Experience of working to agreed quality standards and applying Best Practice
- Experience of line management, or task management in a matrix
Values
Desirable
- Accountable
- Bold
- Caring
- Dynamic
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel across sites ,as required by the job.
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Able to utilise office software packages to an intermediate or higher level. In particular MS Word, Project and Excel
- Highly organised, with the ability to work to agreed goals, in a self-directed and professional manner
- Ability to plan, document and prioritise own and staff members' workload in a proactive manner.
- Demonstrable excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to negotiate successful outcomes with senior personnel
- Highly experienced in influencing and negotiation skills including critical questioning and innovative thinking
- Excellent facilitation skills
- Ability to be an active listener and to tailor communication to the audience
- Experience of resolving conflict and problems and challenging projects
- Ability to coach and mentor others. Manage the professional development of staff
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications / Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent qualification / experience
- Familiar with modelling and analysis tools (e.g. Enterprise Architect), methods and standards (e.g. UML, BPMN).
- In-depth knowledge of business modelling techniques and experience in obtaining input from and communicating modelling results to senior managers for agreement.
- Knowledge of business processes to advise database designers and other application development team members on the details of data structures and associated components.
Desirable
- Possess (or working towards) a recognised Business Analysis professional qualification (such as BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis)
- Working knowledge of the NHS and national developments and policy initiatives
- Understanding and knowledge of health service terminology and information requirements
- Understanding of the NHS Wales IM&T development and assurance processes, including the NHS Wales Information Standards Assurance Process
Experience
Essential
- Experience of applying a variety of analytical techniques to information and quantifying result integrity based upon assessment of sources and techniques applied.
- Experience of consulting activities and techniques including facilitating stakeholder groups
- Experience of process analysis, assessment and change including financial, cultural, technological, organisational and environmental factors. Further experience of establishing customer requirements and identifying how these map to process requirements.
- Expertise with the application of Business Analysis techniques, methods and tools; experience of the implementation of Business Analysis techniques, methods and tools as well as the enhancement of their application.
- Experience in defining, documenting and working on projects across all phases either alone or with a small team.
- Experience in identifying and assessing risks to the success of the project. Experience of producing realistic plans (quality, risk and communication plans) and contributing towards lessons learned.
- Experience in investigative work for strategy studies, business requirements and feasibility studies and in the specification of improvements to business processes.
- Experience of business process testing including the management of test scenarios and reporting of testing outcomes
- Experience in leading others and offering guidance.
- Experience in stakeholder management, communication and agreement to changes including experience in overseeing the planning of and implementation of change.
- Demonstrable experience of designing individual plans based on the documentation needs of users and of organising the production and distribution of approved documentation items.
- Experience of designing the content and appearance of complex information deliverables (e.g. web pages) in collaboration with clients / users.
- Significant experience of modelling tools and techniques.
- Substantial experience of working on complex projects
- Able to utilise office software packages to an intermediate or higher level. In particular MS Word, Project and Excel
- Highly organised, with the ability to work to agreed goals, in a self-directed and professional manner
- Ability to plan, document and prioritise own and staff members' workload in a proactive manner.
- Demonstrable excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to negotiate successful outcomes with senior personnel.
- Highly experienced in influencing and negotiation skills including critical questioning and innovative thinking.
- Excellent facilitation skills.
- Ability to be an active listener and to tailor communication to the audience.
- Experience of resolving conflict and problems and challenging projects
- Ability to coach and mentor others. Manage the professional development of staff.
Desirable
- Experience of reviewing compliance with legislation and organisational/government policy.
- Experience of the application of information management policies, procedures and controls
- Expertise with a majority of Business Analysis specialisms and techniques. Experience of supervising others in the application of these specialisms and techniques.
- Experience of evaluation, development, demonstration or implementation of research activities.
- Understanding of opportunities provided by the strategic application of IT. Experience of investigation and development of innovative methods of exploiting IT
- Experience of enterprise modelling and architecture demonstrating improved business performance
- Experience of logical modelling as well as component specification and design; understanding of technical planning and assurance; knowledgeable in development and integration. Experience of reconciling technical practice with relevant technical strategies, policies and standards
- Experience of establishing and maintaining a data structure using data analysis and data modelling techniques
- Experience of specifying user/system interfaces and translating logical designs into physical designs taking account of target environment, performance requirements and existing systems
- Demonstrable evidence of being able to produce detailed designs and document using required standards, methods and tools, including prototyping tools where appropriate
- Experience of selecting tools and methods to establish, clarify and communicate the user experience, users' characteristics and tasks and in identifying the technical, organisational and physical environment in which complex products or systems will operate.
- Experience of planning and performing all types of evaluation and of interpreting and presenting the results of evaluations
- Experience of engaging with technical design and project management to ensure that the correct products have been produced in a timely fashion
- Experience of evaluating the quality of project outputs against agreed acceptance criteria
- Experience of assessing, analysing, developing, documenting and implementing changes based on requests for change
- Knowledge of quality management techniques
- Experience of working to agreed quality standards and applying Best Practice
- Experience of line management, or task management in a matrix
Values
Desirable
- Accountable
- Bold
- Caring
- Dynamic
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel across sites ,as required by the job.
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Able to utilise office software packages to an intermediate or higher level. In particular MS Word, Project and Excel
- Highly organised, with the ability to work to agreed goals, in a self-directed and professional manner
- Ability to plan, document and prioritise own and staff members' workload in a proactive manner.
- Demonstrable excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to negotiate successful outcomes with senior personnel
- Highly experienced in influencing and negotiation skills including critical questioning and innovative thinking
- Excellent facilitation skills
- Ability to be an active listener and to tailor communication to the audience
- Experience of resolving conflict and problems and challenging projects
- Ability to coach and mentor others. Manage the professional development of staff
Desirable
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
