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Business analyst

Band 6 · Business analyst · 421 job evaluation points

UK GDaD PCF level: Business analyst

Most often performed at Civil Service grade HEO or SEO.

A business analyst leads small to medium size projects and supports larger and more complex projects.

At this role level, you will:

  • manage stakeholder relationships
  • work independently
  • have a good understanding of your work area
  • develop the business analysis community by sharing best practice and mentoring others
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Responsibilities

Skills

SkillExpected levelWhat this level means
Adapting to delivery methodologiesUK GDaD PCFWorking (2)

You can:

  • explain how products and services are delivered through different methodologies
  • follow an appropriate approach to complete your work within the delivery methodology used by your team
  • adapt how you work and the work you produce based on your team's delivery methodology to ensure you deliver value
  • adapt how you work with other roles in a multidisciplinary team in line with the delivery methodology
Business and user acceptance testingUK GDaD PCFWorking (2)

You can:

  • work with others to ensure appropriate test coverage, data and scenarios, in line with acceptance criteria
  • document and triage defects, and their risks, so they can be traced and resolved
  • work with others to review test outcomes to validate that business and user needs are met
Business modellingUK GDaD PCFWorking (2)

You can:

  • select appropriate business modelling techniques to support analysis, decision making and stakeholder understanding
  • elicit appropriate information to create effective business models
  • create models and diagrams that represent the organisation, processes, relationships, information and interactions
  • use existing and new models to ensure alignment to the organisation’s goals
Business process improvementUK GDaD PCFWorking (2)

You can:

  • analyse and evaluate business processes to identify problems and opportunities
  • design, prioritise and facilitate the implementation of business process improvements, with some support
  • validate improvements to business processes through testing
Change, benefits and adoption analysisUK GDaD PCFWorking (2)

You can:

  • assess how proposed changes affect roles, processes, policies, data, systems and customer or user experience
  • support the definition of measurable outcomes, measures and indicators
  • work with the business and other professions to support business readiness
Context, problem and option analysisUK GDaD PCFWorking (2)

You can:

  • plan and use the most appropriate analysis techniques to understand the context, the problem and root causes
  • communicate how your work supports and aligns to strategic contexts and goals
  • define problem statements and develop and evaluate multiple options
  • formulate recommendations, considering feasibility, benefits and impact
Defining and managing business needs, user needs and requirementsUK GDaD PCFWorking (2)

You can:

  • elicit, analyse, challenge and validate business and user needs, addressing conflicts
  • define artefacts, such as problem statements, epics, features, user stories, acceptance criteria and non-functional requirements, to communicate business and user needs
  • manage artefacts and ensure traceability in line with a defined approach
  • facilitate the prioritisation of needs with minimal supervision
Digital and data systems analysisUK GDaD PCFWorking (2)

You can:

  • identify and analyse the functionality that systems deliver or need to deliver
  • create system and data models and documentation with minimal supervision
  • work with others in a multidisciplinary team to identify gaps in functionality and user experience, and their impact
Stakeholder relationship managementUK GDaD PCFWorking (2)

You can:

  • identify important stakeholders and communicate with them clearly and regularly
  • tailor communication to stakeholders' needs and work with them to build relationships while meeting user needs
  • build and reach consensus with stakeholders
  • work to improve stakeholder relationships using evidence to explain decisions
User experience insight analysisUK GDaD PCFWorking (2)

You can:

  • contribute to the analysis of user journeys and interactions
  • use available quantitative and qualitative evidence to identify pain points for users
  • identify where additional evidence is needed to understand user experience
  • communicate how identified issues affect users and service outcomes
Understanding health and care servicesThis referenceWorking (2)

You can:

  • explain the clinical and care workflows your work supports
  • use common health care terms correctly with clinical and care colleagues
  • recognize when a change could affect patient care and raise it
Clinical risk managementThis referenceWorking (2)

You can:

  • take part in hazard workshops and contribute to a hazard log
  • follow the clinical risk management process for your work
  • provide evidence for a clinical safety case, such as test results
Information governance and data protectionThis referenceWorking (2)

You can:

  • apply data protection principles to your work
  • contribute to data protection impact assessments
  • handle information requests and records correctly
Health data interoperabilityThis referenceWorking (2)

You can:

  • read and use FHIR resources, profiles, and APIs
  • build or test simple integrations under guidance
  • check messages against a specification
Clinical terminology and classificationThis referenceAwareness (1)

You can:

  • explain the difference between a clinical terminology and a classification
  • recognize common terminologies such as SNOMED CT and ICD

Typical qualifications and experience

Band 6 outline

Knowledge
Specialist knowledge across a range of procedures, built through further training or experience.
Autonomy
Works independently; interprets policy for own area; seeks advice on complex issues.
Scope
A product, service, or workstream.
Leadership
May lead a small team or mentor colleagues.
Accountability
Outcomes of own workstream and quality of advice given.

Job evaluation (illustrative)

FactorLevelLevel summaryPoints
Communication and relationship skills4Gives complex, sensitive, or contentious information needing persuasion, negotiation, or training skills, or highly complex information.32
Knowledge, training, and experience6Specialist knowledge across the range of the specialism (postgraduate diploma level or equivalent).156
Analytical and judgmental skills4Judgments on complex facts or situations needing analysis, interpretation, and comparison of options.42
Planning and organizational skills3Plans several complex activities, adjusting plans as needed.27
Physical skills3Developed skills needing speed or accuracy, such as advanced keyboard use.27
Responsibility for patient and client care1Helps patients, clients, or relatives during incidental contact.4
Responsibility for policy and service development3Implements policies for own area and proposes changes that affect other areas.21
Responsibility for financial and physical resources1Takes personal care of equipment and resources used in own work.5
Responsibility for people2Supervises or coordinates staff day to day, trains others regularly, or gives basic HR advice.12
Responsibility for information resources4Adapts or designs information systems to others' specifications, or runs information systems for a department as the main duty.24
Responsibility for research and development2Regularly does research, development, trials, or equipment and system testing as part of the job.12
Freedom to act4Results are defined, but the job holder decides how to achieve them, within broad policy.32
Physical effort1Sitting, standing, and walking, with little physical effort.3
Mental effort3Frequent concentration on unpredictable work, or occasional prolonged concentration.12
Emotional effort1Rare exposure, or occasional indirect exposure, to distressing circumstances.5
Working conditions2Occasional unpleasant conditions, frequent travel or outdoor work, or near-continuous screen use on most days.7
Total (Band 6: 396 to 465)421

Self assessment

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Adapting to delivery methodologies Expected: Working
Business and user acceptance testing Expected: Working
Business modelling Expected: Working
Business process improvement Expected: Working
Change, benefits and adoption analysis Expected: Working
Context, problem and option analysis Expected: Working
Defining and managing business needs, user needs and requirements Expected: Working
Digital and data systems analysis Expected: Working
Stakeholder relationship management Expected: Working
User experience insight analysis Expected: Working
Understanding health and care services Expected: Working
Clinical risk management Expected: Working
Information governance and data protection Expected: Working
Health data interoperability Expected: Working
Clinical terminology and classification Expected: Awareness
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