Senior Business Analyst to support development of the NHS National PLICS Portal (Acute)

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Who Speclialist Work With The business objective and scope will be set by Cost Collection Lead. Day-to-day direction of the deliverables set will be via the Cost Collection Manager. To facilitate iterative development of analytic products, the BA will work with the product manager, developers, Information Governance and IT Operations & Support within the Technology and Data Directorate, to ensure their involvement in key decisions and activities impacting their areas of responsibility. And; Costing Practitioners, Service Managers, Finance Directors and Clinicians within NHS organisations (not an exhaustive list), in conjunction with the Cost Collection Lead / Manager elicit requirements for the analytic product(s) required. What Specialists Work On NHS Improvement requires external support form an experienced Business Analyst to work in partnership with the Cost Collection & Analysis team and NHS healthcare providers to understand, define and playback requirements to shape reporting scope, metrics and potential use cases for the Costing Transformation Programme's (CTP)analytical/reporting applications suite. Key deliverables: Development of a Product Development Strategy (content). Creation of a medium/long term product roadmap. Prioritised product backlog to enable development of an alpha solution for Mental Health and Ambulance trusts and enhancement of the acute application. Develop iterative wireframes to facilitate development of the updated solution. PLICS further information: https://improvement.nhs.uk/resources/tools-for-using-costing-data/ Where the Work Takes Place You will be based at NHS Improvement's London office (133-135 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8UG) with travel across England to visit NHS run providers of NHS funded care (i.e. Acute, Mental Health, Ambulance and Community trusts) required as necessary. Early Market Engagement The Phase one of the PLICS portal (acute sector) went live in 2017. In summary its aims & objectives are: Improving the care provided to patients is predicated on the ability to measure the service provided against best practice. We need a common denominator, a set of standards and a methodology by which all providers can measure their services. Costing is the financial tool to deliver this. By having sector wide standards for apportioning costs and the information capacity to bring these together, we can establish best practice and benchmarks to directly compare activity and associated costs of providers. This provides the intelligence to challenge performance through comparison, to establish variances in the delivery of service. To deliver the scale of transformation required NHS Improvement has set up a Costing Transformation Programme, to enable providers to improve performance, benchmark their costs, and improve currencies and tariff design. A key deliverable is a central repository for PLICS data, to provide the sector with business intelligence needed to drive change. So far data has been collected from over 60 organisations to help providers understand cost drivers through the information provided (e.g. cost variation reports). Further information on the national PLICS Portal: https://improvement.nhs.uk/resources/tools-for-using-costing-data/ Working Arrangements The Business Analyst will work to the direction of the Cost Collection & Analysis Manager. The engagement will take place at our London office and at NHS provider sites in England. This role will involve some UK travel; travel expenses will be paid in line with our internal policy. Working from home may be possible on occasion, but only by exception. Work Location You will be based at NHS Improvement's London office (133-135 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8UG) with travel across England to visit NHS run providers of NHS funded care (i.e. Acute, Mental Health, Ambulance and Community trusts) required as necessary. Security Clearance Security clearance is not required. Suppliers must verify proposed candidate's right to work in the UK and any qualifications and accreditations stated and/or necessary for delivery of the requirement, before the candidate is submitted. Additional T&Cs Skills & Experience have demonstrable experience of the BA role within agile frameworks. (20 points) have a minimum of 5 years’ experience of working and completing projects (include an example) within an agile development environment. (10 points) have demonstrable experience of developing a Product Development Strategy and associated Product Roadmap. (10 points) have demonstrable expertise in creating a Prioritised Product Backlog to enable agile development. (20 points) have a minimum of 5 years’ experience of stakeholder relationship management and an ability to influence challenging stakeholders and propose pragmatic ways forward. (10 points) have strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain new techniques, concepts and analyses to non-technical stakeholders, to influence their decisions. (15 points) have excellent facilitation skills to run effective workshops and document findings. (15 points) Nice to Haves demonstrate experience of NHS or other health related data sets demonstrate experience of data visualisation tools and techniques No. of Specialists to Evaluate 4 Cultural Fit Criteria work as a team with our organisation and other suppliers to deliver project outcomes. be transparent and collaborative when making decisions and can mediate opposing opinions. have a no-blame approach and encourage people to learn from their mistakes. share knowledge and experience with other team members. Assessment Method Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 70% Cultural fit 10% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers Budget range up to £725 inclusive of any agency fees, travel to/from base location & exclusive of vat. please note this role has been assessed as being within ir35. this position will not be reconsidered. the successful supplier shall be responsible for paying the worker and must: - calculate a deemed direct payment to account for employment taxes associated with the contract. - deduct those taxes from any payment made to the contractor. - report the taxes deducted to hmrc through real time information (rti). - pay the relevant employers' nics.