Job summary
An
exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Business Analyst
within the Informatics Department at Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust. This is an opportunity for a highly motivated
and professional individual to join the Project and Programme delivery Team and
work collaboratively with all stakeholders to deliver digital projects and
programmes.
This
post will support delivery of our ambitious Digital Strategy and develop a
business analysis strategy for use within our project and programme delivery
function. You will be an experienced BA
who will work with clinical and non-clinical stakeholders as well as teams
within the Informatics department to support the delivery of digital projects
and programmes. The postholder will be experienced in utilising appropriate
tools and business analysis methodologies whilst aligning to the departments
project delivery lifecycle methodology
Main duties of the job
As
a senior Business Analyst you will develop and deliver a business analysis strategy
within the project and programme delivery function. You will then lead a team
to implement it across our portfolio.
You
will need to work effectively across a wide range of stakeholders including
senior clinicians, partner organisations and software supplier organisations
working across both agile and waterfall methodologies.
The
ideal candidate will have significant experience of working within complex IT
programmes across multiple work streams and organisations. You will have worked
closely with project managers and teams and have a strong focus on using
business analysis to support delivery. You will also have worked closely with
software development and operations teams.
The
successful applicant will have excellent leadership, communication and
inter-personal skills, critical thinking and reasoning skills, excellent
attention to detail, proactivity, and enthusiasm.
About us
LTHT
is one of the largest acute health care providers in the UK, based in one of
the fastest growing and vibrant cities in the North.
We
are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package
and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. It's important to
us that you feel valued and appreciated.
Some
of our benefits are highlighted here:
Generous
pay, pension and leave; we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave
package.
Work
life balance; flexible/remote working.
Career
development; there are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and
development through programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people
management, collective leadership and other talent programmes.
Car
lease; our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
NHS
discounts; with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands
though Health Service Discounts website.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process
of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As
such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right
to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do
experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please
bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if
you have any questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The NHS and the Leeds Teaching Hospitals
NHS Trust are investing significantly in IT and information systems. This is in line with Government and key Trust
business objectives e.g. Informatics Programme, Managing for Success. The role
will support the Informatics Programme by developing and producing comprehensive
business and requirements analysis, reporting to the BA Team Leader.
The role will take responsibility for developing,
producing and specifying functional and business requirements of various
aspects of the Trust Informatics Programme to ensure that commissioned business
solutions and systems meet the needs of the Trust and wider stakeholders. The
work of this team will impact on the Trust and external Health and Social Care
organisations in the locality. As the
Senior Business Analyst, the post holder will be required to lead on the more
complex business system analyses at Departmental and Trustwide level e.g. in
support of reconfiguration of Outpatients across the Trust or Referral Services
between the Trust and partner external organisations.
The Senior Business Analyst will
provide mentorship, training and guidance to other members of the team and
monitor the budget for the team as required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The NHS and the Leeds Teaching Hospitals
NHS Trust are investing significantly in IT and information systems. This is in line with Government and key Trust
business objectives e.g. Informatics Programme, Managing for Success. The role
will support the Informatics Programme by developing and producing comprehensive
business and requirements analysis, reporting to the BA Team Leader.
The role will take responsibility for developing,
producing and specifying functional and business requirements of various
aspects of the Trust Informatics Programme to ensure that commissioned business
solutions and systems meet the needs of the Trust and wider stakeholders. The
work of this team will impact on the Trust and external Health and Social Care
organisations in the locality. As the
Senior Business Analyst, the post holder will be required to lead on the more
complex business system analyses at Departmental and Trustwide level e.g. in
support of reconfiguration of Outpatients across the Trust or Referral Services
between the Trust and partner external organisations.
The Senior Business Analyst will
provide mentorship, training and guidance to other members of the team and
monitor the budget for the team as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- IT related degree or an equivalent qualification
- Relevant business analysis qualification
Desirable
- IT related masters degree
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Excellent communicator
- Skilled in analysis, problem solving and motivation
- Able to deal with technical and operational teams
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of business analysis and requirements definition of new systems / services
- Strong background in liaising with a wide range of stakeholders to drive out requirements
- Experience / understanding of the theory and practice of collating and articulating requirements information from a variety of sources
- Experience of setting up and leading a business analysis team
- Healthcare experience
- Business modelling
- Working from and developing user scenarios or requirements
Desirable
- Understanding of technology enabled healthcare delivery
- Understanding of project management procedures
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Professional and approachable with strong stakeholder management skills
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to support the development of junior business analysts
- Self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously across a range of work areas
- A good team player able to work flexibly to meet the evolving needs of the department
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- IT related degree or an equivalent qualification
- Relevant business analysis qualification
Desirable
- IT related masters degree
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Excellent communicator
- Skilled in analysis, problem solving and motivation
- Able to deal with technical and operational teams
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of business analysis and requirements definition of new systems / services
- Strong background in liaising with a wide range of stakeholders to drive out requirements
- Experience / understanding of the theory and practice of collating and articulating requirements information from a variety of sources
- Experience of setting up and leading a business analysis team
- Healthcare experience
- Business modelling
- Working from and developing user scenarios or requirements
Desirable
- Understanding of technology enabled healthcare delivery
- Understanding of project management procedures
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Professional and approachable with strong stakeholder management skills
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to support the development of junior business analysts
- Self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously across a range of work areas
- A good team player able to work flexibly to meet the evolving needs of the department
