Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Business Analyst

The closing date is 03 September 2025

Job summary

Expected Shortlisting Date

03/09/2025

Planned Interview Date

11/09/2025

Are you ready to use your Business Analysis skills in a way that makes a positive impact on peoples lives? If so, we have a fantastic opportunity to become a member of our Business Analysis team within the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Reporting to a Senior Business Analyst your role will contribute to the delivery of an ambitious and fast-paced programme of enhancements to the Trusts Electronic Health Record, PPM+.

The EHR Delivery Team is integral to the Trusts digitisation agenda and ambition to support effective patient care through the innovative use of technology. The team are responsible for developing the EHR and integrating multiple systems within the platform to support the organisations ambition to deliver a leading integrated digital clinical record that is used across the Trust, city and region as a whole.

In return, we can offer you a varied, interesting, and challenging role working as part of a fantastic team and offering all the support you need to learn at pace and achieve your career ambitions.

Main duties of the job

As a Business Analyst working in EHR Deliverys BA Team, you will build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders to elicit and elaborate requirements leading to the development of new features in the EHR. You will present the work to technical personnel at various stages to gain their input and ensure common understanding. You will produce high quality requirements documentation and as the work progresses through development and test you will work collaboratively with other members of the team to ensure the process is as smooth and efficient as possible.

About us

DIT at LTHT is a highly motivated and inclusive place to work. We hold our Leeds Way Values in high esteem and respect all colleagues. Within the trust we are always looking to improve and give the best service possible, and we are looking for individuals with the same drive to join us.

DIT look after the Trusts information technology, responsible for delivering and embedding the latest digital innovations, finding the right hardware and software to meet business needs, turning information into insight and everything in between. Its an exciting time to join us, as we offer varied and rewarding opportunities.

Wed love to consider your application if you want to be a part of delivering operational services that allow patients to be treated effectively across Leeds.

Please note that if you are applying for a fixed term position, should funding be available to support there may be a possibility of the position becoming permanent.

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.

Details

Date posted

13 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9298-INF-216

Job locations

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see supporting documents for full Job Description with further information on requirements of the role, the department and workflows and full person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see supporting documents for full Job Description with further information on requirements of the role, the department and workflows and full person specification.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Significant demonstrable experience of business analysis and requirements definition of new systems and/or services to health organisations.
  • A strong background in liaising with a wide range of stakeholders to drive out system requirements.
  • Proven experience of requirements analysis, collating information from a variety of sources and employing a variety of techniques
  • Business process modelling
  • Working from and developing scenarios and user requirements
  • Understanding and knowledge of technical architectures and messaging standards

Desirable

  • Experience in HL7v3 and/or FHIR
  • Demonstrable understanding of technology enabled healthcare delivery.
  • Demonstrable understanding of project management procedures
  • Knowledge of national public sector standards

Qualifications

Essential

  • IT related degree or an equivalent qualification or experience
  • Masters level qualification or equivalent experience
  • Evidence of Continuous Professional Development

Skills & behaviours

Essential

  • Integrity
  • Professional, self-starter
  • Diplomatic, self-motivated and enthusiastic with a professional attitude.
  • Excellent leadership and motivational skills
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills demonstrated to senior level
  • A good team player, with the ability to work flexibly in a diverse and demanding environment to meet the evolving needs of the department.
  • Analytical, problem solving and facilitation skills
  • Ability to deal with technical and business teams
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Significant demonstrable experience of business analysis and requirements definition of new systems and/or services to health organisations.
  • A strong background in liaising with a wide range of stakeholders to drive out system requirements.
  • Proven experience of requirements analysis, collating information from a variety of sources and employing a variety of techniques
  • Business process modelling
  • Working from and developing scenarios and user requirements
  • Understanding and knowledge of technical architectures and messaging standards

Desirable

  • Experience in HL7v3 and/or FHIR
  • Demonstrable understanding of technology enabled healthcare delivery.
  • Demonstrable understanding of project management procedures
  • Knowledge of national public sector standards

Qualifications

Essential

  • IT related degree or an equivalent qualification or experience
  • Masters level qualification or equivalent experience
  • Evidence of Continuous Professional Development

Skills & behaviours

Essential

  • Integrity
  • Professional, self-starter
  • Diplomatic, self-motivated and enthusiastic with a professional attitude.
  • Excellent leadership and motivational skills
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills demonstrated to senior level
  • A good team player, with the ability to work flexibly in a diverse and demanding environment to meet the evolving needs of the department.
  • Analytical, problem solving and facilitation skills
  • Ability to deal with technical and business teams

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF


Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF


Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Product Owner

Jay Waterhouse

jaywaterhouse@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

13 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9298-INF-216

Job locations

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF


Supporting documents

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