Software Development Agile Business Analyst

NHS Tayside; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Tayside is seeking an experienced agile business analyst to join our Software Development Scrum Teams. The role requires familiarity with all aspects of the Software Development Lifecycle and applying an agile mindset across work streams.

The postholder will support Product Owner responsibilities, create user stories with acceptance criteria, maintain a prioritised backlog, and ensure alignment with the product vision and business strategy. Flexible/hybrid working options may be considered.

Qualifications

• Experience in an Agile environment (preferably Scrum).
• Competence in applying best-practice business analysis processes, tools and techniques.
• Ability to support Product Owner responsibilities, including creating user stories with well-defined acceptance criteria and a prioritised backlog.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills to enable collaborative working with technical and non-technical colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Support (or fulfil) Product Owner responsibilities, including creating user stories with acceptance criteria and maintaining a prioritised backlog.
• Ensure alignment with product vision and business strategy.
• Collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders to gather requirements and enable delivery.

Skills

Agile/Scrum

Backlog management

User stories & acceptance criteria

Stakeholder facilitation

SDLC understanding

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

NHS Tayside has recently developed their Digital Strategy and at the heart of this lies an ambition to develop a modern Electronic Patient Record (EPR). This is an exciting time to join NHS Tayside Digital Directorate as the Development Services Team will be key to many of the developments in this new strategy.

What We Are Looking For

We are seeking an experienced agile business analyst to join our Software Development Scrum Teams. Candidates should have experience of working in a technical setting, be familiar will all aspects of the Software Development Lifecycle and adept at applying an agile mindset to all areas of their work.

Candidates should have knowledge and capabilities in the following areas:

• Experience of working in an agile (preferably Scrum) environment
• Competence in application of best practice business analysis processes, tools and techniques
• Ability to support (or fulfil) Product Owner responsibilities, including creating user stories with well-defined acceptance criteria, while maintaining a prioritised backlog, ensuring continual alignment with the product vision and business strategy
• Business value and customer focussed, with ability to adapt to changing business needs and priorities
• Strong consultative approach with effective communication skills to facilitate collaborative working with technical and non-technical stakeholders

This role will include the above but is not restricted to these responsibilities.

What We Will Give You

The postholder will have a degree of autonomy within their role, reporting to the Development Team Leaders. Training relevant to the role will be provided, with opportunities for professional development

This is a permanent, full-time post (36 hrs per week) within the Digital Directorate, based in the MacKenzie Building, Ninewells Hospital Campus.

• flexible working arrangements may be considered.

• Informal enquiries to: Rushit Rachh, Development Team Lead, email: [e-mail]

You will be required to comply with the Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers in Scotland throughout your employment.

Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

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