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This is an extremely exciting time to be part of the IT team at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust as we introduce initiatives that underpin the Trusts vision, purpose and values linked to our Digital Health Programme of work across multiple hospital sites.
We are looking to an experienced Business Analyst to join the UHBFT IT Services Business Analysis and Change team. UHBFT is involved in multiple innovative and complex initiatives, so this post provides a challenging and exciting opportunity for the right person.
We have an established pedigree of delivering innovation and change through successful clinical systems, application, and integration developments. We are looking for an individual who can take a lead managerial role in environments where personal development and personal performance go hand in hand with a strong customer service culture.
Main duties, tasks & skills required
The Senior Business Analyst role expects that the successful candidate will:
- Use advanced healthcare operational process knowledge and skills to continually scope develop, implement, and maintain the Trust's clinical systems as part of the Trust's wider IT solutions infrastructure.
- Working across the Trust with staff at all levels (clinical and non-clinical) and other stakeholders e.g. patients and carers, internal clinical systems developers, 3rd party suppliers, IT Support Teams; you'll be expected to use your developed communication skills to capture insights/user stories and patient workflows and turn them into clinical systems that support safe and effective patient care.
- Take a leading role as product champion, for research, business analysis, planning, implementation, configuration, documentation, and training delivery of collaborative solutions within specified time scales and budgetary constraints.
- Show flexibility to work across all UHBFT sites as required.
- Provide support to junior business analysts
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
Educated to Degree level or equivalent
experience.
- Relevant business analysis qualification or
equivalent experience
Desirable
BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis
(Complete or working toward)
Experience
Essential
Significant experience in use of electronic IT
systems to support the clinical management
of patients.
- Significant experience of clinical change
management including:
o Experience of dealing with complex
project activities
o NHS clinical patient flow/processes
for multiple specialties
o Experience of delivering to tight
deadlines
- Significant clinical knowledge of NHS EPR
systems / processes
- Information Governance, GPDR, Risk
Assessment
- Significant knowledge of existing Trust EPR /
Clinical systems.
Desirable
Experience of preparing robust change
documentation / business cases
- Significant knowledge of Business Analysis
process mapping, requirements engineering,
and configuration
- Knowledge of Labs Information Management
Systems (LIMS)
- Knowledge of interoperability between IT
clinical systems (e.g. HL7, FHIR, etc.)
Additional Criteria
Essential
Enthusiastic and self-motivated.
- Ability to work independently.
- Ability and willingness to work flexibly and as
part of a team.
- Able to adapt quickly to change in a fastpaced environment.
- Personal resilience when working within
challenging environments
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.
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.
