Job vacancy: Digital Business Analyst, Velindre University NHS Trust, Nantgarw

Job summary

Main area: Business Analyst
Grade: Band 7
Contract: 12 months (It’s a fixed term or secondment from 1st October 2025 until end of Sept 2026)
Hours: Part time - 18.75 hours per week
Job ref: 120-AC291-0925

Employer: Velindre University NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Velindre University NHS Trust
Town: Nantgarw
Salary: £48,527 - £55,532 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/09/2025 23:59

Digital Business Analyst

Band 7

Thank you for your interest in working for Velindre University NHS Trust, which is a committed equal opportunities employer. The Trust welcomes applications from people who share our vision;

Velindre University NHS Trust will be recognised locally, nationally and internationally as a renowned organisation of excellence for patient and donor care, education and research.

our values;

Caring
Respectful
Accountable

and who will complement our current experienced and specialist employees who are passionate about working in a Trust that has the ambition to provide world class services and care to patient and donors.

Velindre University NHS Trust holds a special place at the heart of healthcare in Wales. It is also an amazing organisation to work and to develop your career. The Trust comprises of two divisions, Velindre Cancer Centre and Welsh Blood Service. The Trust also hosts on behalf of the Welsh Government and NHS Wales, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) and Health Technology Wales (HTW).

Velindre University NHS Trust provides our employees with a favourable salary and reward / staff benefits & support package.

For more information on this vacancy please contact the recruiting manager, who will be pleased to discuss their employment opportunity with you.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

The Trust also reserves the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement at any stage of the process, to enable internal staff requiring to be redeployed in suitable roles.

Posts may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check and Professional Registration Check.

For more information on our Trust Employee Reward and Benefit’s Package please visit the Velindre University NHS Trust website.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

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 “Apply now” to view in Trac.

This post is fixed term/secondment until 30/09/2026. 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. PLEASE NOTE Applicants will need to get permission from their line manager before submitting their interest, a release form to be included with your application form can be downloaded here. (This form is for the staff member and line manager to complete and return to you)

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Educated to Masters level (or equivalent qualification / experience)
Business Change
Familiar with modelling and analysis tools (e.g. Enterprise Architect), methods and standards (e.g. UML, BPMN).
In-depth knowledge of business modelling techniques and experience in obtaining input from and communicating modelling results to senior managers for agreement.
Knowledge of business processes to advise database designers and other application development team members on the details of data structures and associated components.

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of applying a variety of analytical techniques to information and quantifying result integrity based upon assessment of sources and techniques applied.
Experience of consulting activities and techniques including facilitating stakeholder groups.
Experience of process analysis, assessment and change including financial, cultural, technological, organisational and environmental factors. Further experience of establishing customer requirements and identifying how these map to process requirements.
Expertise with the application of Business Analysis techniques, methods and tools; experience of the implementation of Business Analysis techniques, methods and tools as well as the enhancement of their application. Business change
Experience in defining, documenting and working on projects across all phases either alone or with a small team.
Experience in identifying and assessing risks to the success of the project.
Experience of producing realistic plans (quality, risk and communication plans) and contributing towards lessons learned.
Experience in investigative work for strategy studies, business requirements and feasibility studies and in the specification of improvements to business processes.
Experience of business process testing including the management of test scenarios and reporting of testing outcomes.
Experience in leading others and offering guidance.
Experience in stakeholder management, communication and agreement to changes including experience in overseeing the planning of and implementation of change. Solution development & implementation
Demonstrable experience of designing individual plans based on the documentation needs of users and of organising the production and distribution of approved documentation items.
Experience of designing the content and appearance of complex information deliverables (e.g. web pages) in collaboration with clients / users.
Significant experience of modelling tools and techniques. Project
Substantial experience of working on complex projects. General
Able to utilise office software packages to an intermediate or higher level. In particular MS Word, Project and Excel.
Highly organised, with the ability to work to agreed goals, in a self-directed and professional manner.
Ability to plan, document and prioritise own and staff members’ workload in a proactive manner.
Demonstrable excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to negotiate successful outcomes with senior personnel.
Highly experienced in influencing and negotiation skills including critical questioning and innovative thinking.
Excellent facilitation skills.
Ability to be an active listener and to tailor communication to the audience.
Experience of resolving conflict and problems and challenging projects.
Ability to coach and mentor others. Manage the professional development of staff.

Desirable criteria

Possess (or working towards) a recognised Business Analysis professional qualification (such as BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis).
Working knowledge of the NHS and national developments and policy initiatives
Understanding and knowledge of health service terminology and information requirements Understanding of the NHS Wales IM&T development and assurance processes, including the NHS Wales Information Standards Assurance Process.
Understanding and experience of Agile methodology.
Practical experience of user centred design and service design principles.

Skills

Essential criteria

Able to utilise office software packages to an intermediate or higher level. In particular MS Word, Project and Excel.
Highly organised, with the ability to work to agreed goals, in a self-directed and professional manner.
Ability to plan, document and prioritise own and staff members’ workload in a proactive manner.
Demonstrable excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to negotiate successful outcomes with senior personnel.
Highly experienced in influencing and negotiation skills including critical questioning and innovative thinking.
Excellent facilitation skills.
Ability to be an active listener and to tailor communication to the audience.
Experience of resolving conflict and problems and challenging projects.
Ability to coach and mentor others. Manage the professional development of staff.

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