Please note that this vacancy is open to applicants from all KCH and GSTT sites (including RBHH) due to the shared ITCS enterprise structure.

The Senior Analyst (GSTT/KCH) role is a new position that will unifypolicies, procedures, practices and skilled teams initially across Guy's and St Thomas' and King's College Hospital NHS Trusts.

At present we are seeking an Analyst experienced in Radiology workflows in either Epic or other Imaging Clinical Applications to join our Radiology/Radiant and Lumens/Endoscopy Team in ITCS Diagnostics.

As a senior member of the Clinical Systems Team the post holder is responsible for delivering and developing a share of the Epic and other software systems' configuration build.

Main duties of the job

Being a member of the multi-disciplinary configuration team, ensuring a consistent approach to the configuration and integration between the Epic modules and across the wider team

The post holder will be responsible for:

• Managing, co-ordinating and leading the configuration requirements and ensure build is delivered in a timely way.
• Being a key member of a designated Configuration and Application team ensuring design integrity
• Analysing and suggest ways to improve current workflows and working practices
• Working with the appropriate stakeholders to analyse, negotiate and facilitate agreement for change to high-impact or critical workflows and current working practices, whilst managing expectations and resolving conflicts when necessary
• Assisting with preparation for the testing and upgrading of the system to ensure it is safe, usable, secure and robust
• Work with the clinical systems teams to support complex Epic, and other, software demonstrations and present information on the teams' progress to the appropriate forums, adapted in a way in which makes it easy for the audience to understand

To assist in the delivery of the Trust's EHR system.

About us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Job description

Job responsibilities

As per Job Description and Person Specification:

Communication

• Maintain regular communication with other application teams and relevant supplier staff
• Negotiate and persuade senior Trust staff to accept changes to working practices which will improve efficiency, patient flow and/or patient experience

Analysis and judgement

• Analyse and review test progress and variances to define recommendations to maintain schedules and raise any risks or issues highlighted through testing to the appropriate level
• Investigate end users preferences and populate databases as part of theconfiguration process

Management

• Work in a complex and unstructured multi-disciplinary environment be able to act with minimum guidelines. Be an expert in the application area
• Work with Principal Trainers to incorporate feedback from training sessions into future developments or make urgent changes to build as appropriate
• Assist with training colleagues in the application area and deliver specialist training when required
• Delivers specialist demonstrations to staff.
• Responsible for the writing of test scripts and delivery of the test functions within the clinical systems team.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Degree level qualification or equivalent experience.
• Post qualification Masters degree, or significant experience in Healthcare equivalent to Masters degree level.
• Evidence of further clinical training in a specific clinical field.
• Accreditation in at least one Epic modules
• Evidence of configuration expertise used in an Enterprise solution

Desirable

• ISEB Business Analysis Diploma and/or PRINCE2 Foundation
• Accreditation in Epic Radiant and/or radiology experience

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Proven experience of clinical environment and delivery of clinical care or significant experience in a clinical analyst role and within a systems development environment preferably within the NHS or health care related field.
• Significant experience of interpreting business/clinical requirements and translating requirements into functional specifications and detailed test plans
• Demonstrable experience mapping workflows, documenting user guidance, and technical and analytical reports.
• Demonstrable experience of working to plans and schedules with experience of producing qualitative work in very aggressive timescales
• Demonstrated experience in building strong relationships

Desirable

• Experience in change management with respect to the relationship between clinician, business processes, risk management and solution functional capabilities.

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Theoretical and practical knowledge of clinical practice and IT with experience in analysis and design of clinical solutions to meet business requirements.
• Proven ability to present a range of highly technical complex information clearly and concisely, both written and verbal, in potentially contentious situations.
• Able to prioritise workloads, manage multiple streams of work simultaneously, and resource them in response to changing demands.
• Ability to work under own direction or as part of a team with enthusiasm, commitment, self-motivation, and a willingness to work flexibly
• Advanced user of Microsoft Office

Employer details

Employer name

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cross site split ICT Unit 5, KCH Business Park and GSTT Education Centre, 75-79 York Road, London SE1 7NJ

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS

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