Programme Cortisone - Quality Assurer for SRO

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Who Speclialist Work With The team consists of IT Design Architects, Project Management professionals (both Agile and APM) and NHS interface specialists in a blend of Military and Crown Servants, complemented by contract staff and specialist companies. Team size is in the region of 30. What Specialists Work On CORTISONE will provide a suite of scalable, interoperable Medical Information Services using COTS products to support the delivery of operational capability by providing readily exploitable information for effective clinical, operational and management decision making. The Quality Assurer will review and quality assure programme team outputs to ensure the digital products we develop meet the quality and standards expected by our stakeholders and that they meet the needs of the project blueprint. The specialist will also provide a report to the SRO at key decision points to support the Executive Board, the CORTISONE Programme Board and the CORTISONE Programme Working Group Where the Work Takes Place The Delivery Team is located at MOD Corsham in Wiltshire (SN13 9NR). Travel to the Senior Responsible Owner in Central London (SW1A 2HB) will be required for 2 meetings a month. Early Market Engagement None. However suppliers should be aware that MOD are running a separate competition to select COTS products/software to meet the Future CORTISONE requirement. In light of this, suppliers are required to confirm the approach of dealing with Conflict of Interest iaw RM1043 Digital Outcomes and Specialists Framework T's & C's. Working Arrangements The specialist will be expected to work 5 days a month, approx split 3 days in Corsham, 2 days in London. The Corsham delivery team works in an Agile Scrum environment under the direction of a Scrum Master and Programme Manager. It is envisaged that the Quality Assurer will report to the SRO based in London. A list of key meetings and decision points is available. Travel and subsistence expenses to attend meetings will be payable from Corsham using current Civil Service T&S practices. Where possible, MOD Rail Warrants or the Travel Cell will be used. Work Location The Delivery Team is located at MOD Corsham in Wiltshire (SN13 9NR). Travel to the Senior Responsible Owner in Central London (SW1A 2HB) will be required for 2 meetings a month. Security Clearance The individual or team will have to have a minimum of SC clearance when they start work. Existing SC clearance is a prerequisite and must be obtained prior to commencing work due to the nature of the work, Ministry of Defence site security requirements and programme schedules. Additional T&Cs These MOD DEFCONs form part of this Call Off Contract: 5J (Edn 18/11/16) Unique Identifiers 76 (Edn 12/06) Contractors on site 129J (Edn 18/11/16) Electronic business Delivery Form 516 (Edn 04/12) Equality 520 (Edn 18/11/16) Corrupt gifts and payments of commission 522 (Edn 18/11/16) Payment and Recovery of Sums Due 531 (Edn 11/14) Disclosure of Information 534 (Edn 18/11/16) Subcontracting and Prompt Payment 566 (Edn 07/14) Change of control contractor 642 (Edn 06/14) Progress meetings The following DEFFORMS will be used: 111 Appendix - Addresses And Other Information 10 Acceptance Of Offer Of Contract Skills & Experience Demonstrate through examples their experience of working within the NHS Sector (10%) Demonstrate through examples their understanding of the NHS Systems within NHS England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (5%) Demonstrate through examples their knowledge of OTS (Off The Shelf) medical applications across primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare areas (10%) Demonstrate through examples their experience of working in a central role within a large-scale change programme within the medical sector (10%) Demonstrate through examples their experience in meeting User Requirements within a large-scale change programme (10%) Demonstrate through examples their experience of working in a senior role delivering complex Medical Information Services (15%) Demonstrate through examples their experience of the Integration of multiple COTS products and services to meet a requirement (15%) Demonstrate through examples their experience of reporting and advising on acquisition and delivery strategy, both verbally and in writing, to Director level stakeholders (15%) Nice to Haves Demonstrate evidence of previous working with the Ministry of Defence (2%) Demonstrate knowledge of MOD medical systems (2%) Demonstrate evidence of working in an agile environment (2%) Demonstrate an understanding of the GDS Service Manual (2%) Demonstrate knowledge and experience of Database management and architecture (2%) No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria Work to agile methodology (20%) Have experience in working within a team that covers multiple organisations (20%) Be customer oriented (15%) Share knowledge, experience and expertise with other team members (15%) Communicate clearly (10%) Have strong stakeholder management skills (10%) Be transparent and collaborative (10%) Assessment Method Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 50% Cultural fit 20% Price 30% Questions from Suppliers Budget range £1500 per day to reflect the seniority and specialism of this role