Job summary
- Main area
- Business Analyst
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- 9 months (fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Hybrid working)
- Job ref
- 405-24-AC446DPA
- Employer
- Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southwalks House
- Town
- Dorchester
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 Pro Rata Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
- Interview date
- 09/09/2024
Employer heading
Digital Portfolio Business Analyst
NHS AfC: Band 6
Outstanding Care, Outstanding Careers
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Job overview
Are you an experienced Business Analyst looking for an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of digital change in healthcare? Look no further! We are a rapidly expanding team currently seeking a Business Analyst to join our growing and innovative team at an acute hospital within the NHS. In this role, you will have the unique opportunity to drive digital transformation from within our critical care project in healthcare system and improve patient outcomes. As a key member of our team, you will work closely with clinical and non-clinical staff to identify areas for improvement, implement digital solutions, and help provide ongoing training and support. If you are passionate about improving patient care through innovation and have a strong background in healthcare and technology, we encourage you to apply for this exciting position.
Main duties of the job
- To support the Portfolio Manager in effecting the Digital Portfolio initiation and handover stages and its constituent projects, including planning, supporting, facilitating, analysing and monitoring progress of the project delivery programme.
- To support Team ensuring that the work conforms to departmental standards.
- To support the process to establish and maintain the Document Management System. For the project
- To support assurance and analysis to ensure continual business justification for the project and elements within the delivery programme and that they are fit for purpose.
- Ensure that the project is focused on delivering the Trust’s strategic objectives and expected benefits ensuring continual service improvement.
- To produce ‘as is’ and ‘to be’ process maps as required to support project delivery and change management
Working for our organisation
At Dorset County Hospital (DCH) we aspire to providing outstanding care for people in ways which matter to them. Our trust strategy is focussed on three strategic goals: People, Place, and Partnership. It signals our intention to truly value our staff. Our people are our most important asset, and we want them to feel valued, welcomed, respected, they belong and matter. We recognise the link between high levels of staff satisfaction and improving patient experience and outcomes.
We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Dorset County Hospital has a number of employees from overseas delivering high quality services and we recognise the value of diversity in leadership. We would welcome applications from people in groups which are under-represented at Board level.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For detailed information please refer to the job description and person specification attached to this job advertisement.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent qualifications and specialist training to degree or equivalent plus relevant specialist knowledge, backed up by practical experience in a project/programme environment
- Prince2 foundation or equivalent practical experience
- Relevant qualifications or study e.g., Agile, ITIL etc including programme management
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Business Change knowledge and skills
- Working knowledge of IT industry
- Proven experience of assuring service design in a programme environment
- Experience of supporting clinical or business change in a programme environment
- Experience of issuing and analysing complex data including reports, audits, and surveys
Desirable criteria
- Experience of project/programme management
- Knowledge of NHS clinical systems
- Experience of assuring project and programme budgets
- Experience of assuring project and programme resource plans
Skills & Ability
Essential criteria
- Confident and an ability to motivate and inspire confidence in others
- Expert knowledge of Office365 applications, including MS-Project, MS-Excel, Visio
- Experience of issuing and analysing complex data including reports, audits, and surveys
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, coupled with presentation and facilitation skills
- Ability to work autonomously and equally effective as part of or directing a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to think innovatively and promote new ways of working, continuously striving to improve services, systems, and performance
- Negotiates and influences effectively with internal and external contacts.
- Flexible to meet the needs of the service and adaptable.
- Ability to analyse a range of facts and situations, coupled with the ability to assess and compare options where required. Able to analyse complex situations and suggest rational options/actions, based on information available
- Ability to assess and accurately document processes
- Enthusiastic and committed to service and personal development.
- Resilience, stamina, and reliability under pressure.
- Receptive and open to feedback.
- Capable of explaining technical concepts in clear concise understandable terms to staff with different levels of understanding.
Desirable criteria
- IT, Audio, and visual equipment literate
- Ability to promote and assist change and the cultural change linked to the adoption and use of technology.
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English, adequate to enable the post holder to carry out the role effectively.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Annette Guler
- Job title
- Digital Portfolio Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07976095865
- Additional information
Please email [email protected] if you have any queries or require further information
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