NHS Blood and Transplant
Architecture Analyst
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Job Summary
As an Architecture Analyst, you'll work at the heart of strategic technology planning, helping to maintain and improve the tools, data and governance processes that support decision-making across the organisation. You'll collaborate with technical and business stakeholders, analyse complex information, develop insightful reporting and visualisations, and contribute to the continuous improvement of architecture services and standards.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving problems, working with data, influencing stakeholders and finding innovative ways to improve processes. You'll have the opportunity to develop specialist expertise, support major digital initiatives and help shape the future direction of technology within a nationally important organisation.
If you're looking for a role where you can combine analytical thinking, collaboration and continuous improvement whilst making a meaningful contribution to NHSBT's mission of saving and improving lives, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The Architecture Analyst will play a pivotal role in NHSBT’s Enterprise Architecture function by owning, administering and developing the organisation’s Enterprise Architecture information systems and tooling. The role is responsible for ensuring the architecture repository operates as a trusted, organisation-wide technology system that underpins architecture governance, strategic decision-making and technology risk management, as well as producing governance reports and visualisations.
The post holder ensures NHSBT maintains a high-quality, accurate and current view of its technology landscape, through the design configuration and continuous improvement of architecture systems, data structures and reporting frameworks.
The post holder operates with a high degree of professional autonomy, acting as the organisations specialist authority for architecture information systems and governance, and determines how corporate policies and standards are translated into operational practice across NHSBT.
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About You
Experience and Knowledge
Please refer to the attached Person Specification, which outlines the desirable criteria for the role.
Qualifications And Training
- Educated to Master’s degree level in IT/related specialist subject or equivalent professional experience.
- Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
About Us
It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, you’ll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need.
Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do.
- Caring: expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality.
- Expert: doing extraordinary work.
- Quality: helping our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too.
Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever.
You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
What We Offer
- Hybrid working arrangements – because NHSBT works nationally, we’re able to offer hybrid working options that give you more flexibility to balance work with life.
- Flexible working options – we promote flexible working where the role allows. We’re happy to discuss what flexibility might look like for you.
- Generous annual leave - 27 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time) plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years’ service and to 33 days after 10 years.
- Inclusive pension scheme - the NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns). Further details and outline of benefits can be found at: http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/information-about-nhs-pensions
- Supportive learning culture - we’ve fostered a culture of continuous learning where colleagues are well-led, engaged, and encouraged to grow. We support you in reaching your full potential, both in your current role and future career. Our Thrive program embodies our commitment to learning and development, offering a wide range of activities to support your personal and professional growth. It’s open to everyone at NHSBT, ensuring you have the resources to succeed and shine in your role.
- Health and wellbeing support – we offer confidential services including occupational health, employee assistance programme, and wellbeing resources. Our support is available to all colleagues and we endeavour to provide tailored workplace adjustments where possible.
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As a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applications from disabled candidates. We will talk with you to explore any adjustments that may help you during the recruitment process.
You can find more information about accessibility, our culture, and how we support applicants on the NHSBT Careers website:
- Read about our application process
- Learn more about our culture at NHSBT
To learn more, please see the job description and person specification. These can be accessed via the link below, or by clicking ‘Apply’ if you are viewing this advert on another site.
Next steps
This vacancy will close at 23:59pm on Monday 31st August.
The assessment process for this role will include: a single interview.
Interviews are anticipated to be held Week Commencing 7th September – subject to confirmation.
For informal enquiries please contact:
- Name: Teimo Tokoro
- Job Title: Head of Enterprise Architecture
- Contact Details: Email – Teimo.Tokoro@nhsbt.nhs.uk
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