Business Analyst

NHS; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an experienced business analyst to contribute to the Thames Valley and Surrey Secure Data Environment Programme. This role involves analyzing clinical data systems and collaborating with various stakeholders to improve healthcare delivery and support research initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of NHS terminology and exhibit excellent organizational skills within a flexible working environment.

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of NHS terminology and information requirements.
• Highly organised with the ability to work to agreed goals.
• Ability to lead analysis activities across organisations.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyse business and clinical data systems.
• Work closely with data managers and stakeholders.
• Build solutions for improving data management and workflows.

Skills

Organizational skills

Collaborative working

NHS terminology knowledge

Education

Undergraduate degree or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

We are seeking an experienced individual with talent, expertise, and ambition in business analysis. We can offer the opportunity to work on innovative solutions that will transform scientific research and healthcare delivery in the NHS.

The successful candidate will work as part of the Thames Valley and Surrey (TVS) Secure Data Environment (SDE) Programme hosted by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH). They will contribute to the design and implementation of systems for data acquisition, integration, and analysis across a wide range of clinical systems and settings for this important national programme.

The insights and analyses they deliver will have a significant impact on the delivery of this programme. Working with academic and NHS colleagues across the Thames Valley and Surrey region, the post holder will have the satisfaction of seeing results of their analysis in use: improving patient care and supporting cutting‑edge research.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will review, interpret, investigate and analyse the business and clinical data systems that Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust and other NHS trusts in the TVS SDE region use to satisfy data requirements to support and develop business and research. The post holder will work closely with data managers, clinicians, software engineers, IT professionals and other stakeholders across the TVS SDE NHS trusts to identify issues and build solutions to enable improvement of data collection, management, and workflows.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals – the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals – Issuu.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Details

Date posted: 18 November 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours

Reference number: 321-CORP-7576928-B7

Job locations: Old Road Campus, Oxford, OX3 7LE

Job description

This is an exciting time to be joining the OUH R&D Clinical Informatics team as we build up our existing team to deliver the TVS SDE programme. You will join a team of experienced and enthusiastic engineers, analysts, programme managers and subject matter experts within the team, and a wide network of peers within the network of SDEs around the country. You will have the opportunity to work with experts in the field, expand your knowledge through on the job and formal learning opportunities and share your knowledge across the network.

Please see the attached job description and personal specification for more information, or contact Gail Roadknight for an informal discussion about this role.

Person Specification – Qualifications (Essential)

• Educated to Undergraduate level (or equivalent qualification / experience)
• In‑depth knowledge of NHS terminology and information requirements

Person Specification – Qualifications (Desirable)

• Business/systems analysis training, either formal or on the job

Person Specification – Experience (Essential)

• Highly organised, with the ability to work to agreed goals, in a self‑directed and professional manner
• Ability to lead analysis activities in specific areas, including collaborative working across organisations

Person Specification – Experience (Desirable)

• Ability to work on parallel tasks to a high standard

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Employer details

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Old Road Campus, Oxford, OX3 7LE

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/