Digital business analyst

The digital team at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) have an exciting opportunity for a business analyst to join and work with us on the design and delivery of innovative clinical systems.
You will support the implementation of electronic inpatient noting across the Trust, and lead on defining user requirements for future changes to this and other digital systems.
You will be involved in the whole software development lifecycle including process mapping, user stories, software testing, clinical safety, and implementation., Developing models of current and future processes across the hospital to support the development of digital services. Analysing and formalising the business requirements in sufficient detail so that digital teams have a full understanding of the scope of requirements, enabling system design to be undertaken
- Working across different departments within the hospital to identify and develop user needs for digital services. These user needs will be in the form of user stories, functional and non-functional requirements feeding both internal development projects and external system procurement projects
- Planning, writing, and executing test scripts to validate the quality of new digital systems or updates to existing digital systems
- Informal and formal line management of staff including appraisals, sickness, and conduct in line with Trust policies and procedures, The team's core hours are between 8.00 and 18.00 Monday through Friday, but flexibility will be required depending on service needs.
UHS supports agile and remote working, regular attendance at Southampton General Hospital will be required in this role., Equality remains at the centre of our policymaking, service delivery, and employment practice, giving all employees equal opportunity to develop, apply for promotions, and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work-life balance.
UHS actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for managers and staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development, and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status and age.

Degree or post-graduate degree, or equivalent work experience
- Experience in facilitating user requirements workshops
- Knowledge and experience of the "discovery" phase for digital projects
- Knowledge and experience of business analysis techniques
- Confidence to present complex information to large groups of stakeholders both written and verbal
- Able to work with minimal direction and quickly form working relationships with a variety of clinical and technical stakeholders
- Able to demonstrate behaviours that meet the Trust Values:
o Patients First

Working for our organisation
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.
Specific to this role is the suitability for agile working which is a mixture of on-site and remote working. In addition, we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what's possible for the role and service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.