Job summary
- Main area
- IT
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 11 months (Fixed Term / Secondment until 31/03/26, due to funding)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 025-AC082-0425
- Employer
- Digital Health and Care Wales
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hybrid working
- Town
- Location to be confirmed at interview
- Salary
- £37,898 - £45,637 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Business Analyst
Band 6
Digital Health and Care Wales is an ambitious organisation created by Welsh Government to lead on the digital transformation of health and care. It builds on the digital architecture and national services put in place by the NHS Wales Informatics Service over the past decade.
The organisation will lead on large-scale developments that make a significant difference to the people of Wales as well as to health and care professionals, such as expansion of the digital patient record and the creation of a National Data Resource. It will improve the way data is collected, shared and used. Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) Clinical Directorate to join the Clinical Informatics (CI) and Business Change (BC) Team as a Business Analyst.
We are looking for a passionate and experienced Business Analyst to analyse problems and opportunities in Clinical Informatics practices when applied to DHCW clinical product initiatives. The post holder will support CI & BC Team in new ways of integrated, collaborative working through internal business process re-engineering, implementation of the CI Framework and supporting the CXIO’s in the review of digital clinical pathways e.g. for AHP’s.
This post requires detailed knowledge of business analysis tools and techniques and how to identify and compare the best processes or delivery methods to use, including measuring and evaluating outcomes and require an understanding of agile working.
The post holder will be required to demonstrate exceptional standards and quality of work, while working in a challenging and fast-paced environment; an ability to manage a variety of competing priorities and complex tasks that require a flexible and pro-active approach; combined with excellent communication, interpersonal, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
Main duties of the job
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Support Clinical Informatics and Business Change teams by analysing problems and opportunities in our Clinical practices to produce solutions and improvements.
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Manage stakeholder relationships and develop a good understanding of the identified work area.
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Utilise appropriate tools and techniques to capture information and deliver analysis and insights to aid decision making.
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/secondment until 31/ 03/2 026 due to funding. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
Working for our organisation
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is an expert national body and part of NHS Wales. We work in partnership with NHS Wales colleagues and other key stakeholders to provide national digital and data services which support the delivery of health and social care in Wales. Modern health and care services depend on good digital tools, data and information. DHCW runs or works with more than 100 services and delivers major national digital transformation programmes to support this. In addition, DHCW provides expert advice in relation to cyber security and information governance. We give frontline staff the digital tools which help them provide safer and more efficient care. We are also giving patients and the public digital tools to better manage their own health and wellbeing, empowering people to live healthier lives. We put people at the heart of what we do, working to the highest standards to deliver quality and make digital a force for good in health and care.
Working for DHCW offers lots of employee benefits, including flexible working, a competitive salary, 28 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays and opportunities for career development. We are committed to recognising and celebrating our staff as the most valuable part of our organisation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents, or please click ‘Appy now’ to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Educated to post-graduate level or equivalent specialist knowledge and experience.
- BSC International Diploma in Business Analysis, or a willingness to undertake it.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Detailed knowledge of business analysis tools and techniques and how to identify and compare the best processes or delivery methods to use, including measuring and evaluating outcomes.
- Understanding of agile working, ideally with practical experience.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of NHS Wales or the Health sector
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of investigating complex problems and identifying opportunities.
- Experience applying a variety of business analysis tools and techniques, including conducting workshops, identifying, and analysing options, capturing user stories, modelling, and analysing business processes.
- Strong planning, communication, influencing and presentation skills.
- Experience of engaging with colleagues at all levels.
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to challenge teams and stakeholders about the way things are currently being done.
- Sound written and verbal communication skills, and proven experience of building great stakeholder relationships and to communicate analytical findings clearly to them.
- Ability to support teams to understand and visualise outcomes, ensuring that work is properly prioritised
- A user-centred focus, ensuring that your work is based on robust evidence.
Desirable criteria
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca Gould
- Job title
- Planning and Coordination Officer
- Email address
- [email protected]
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