IT Change Specialist

IT Change Specialist

**Job Description**:
**IT Change Specialist**

**Hybrid - 1-2 days per week in the office**

**Manchester **(M50 3SP), Leeds (LS5 3BF) (**or Staines (T**W18 3DZ)**

**£52,500 - £65,500 per annum**

**Permanent**

**Full time 37.5 hours per week**

We consider all types of flexibility, including locations, hours and working patterns.

**We make health happen**

At Bupa, we're passionate about technology. With colleagues, customers, patients and residents in mind you'll have the opportunity to work on innovative projects and make a real impact on their lives.

Right from the start you'll become part of our digital strategy, joining us on our journey and developing yourself along the way.

The IT Change Specialist will deliver Clinics Technology Projects within the Technology Delivery and Change Team. They will be closely aligned with the Scrum Delivery Teams working in an Agile environment, supporting and managing the releases and implementation of Technologies supporting releases, as well as being responsible for delivering projects outside of Scums.

**How you'll help us make health happen**:

- Complete delivery and accountability of the IT project to agreed plan, budget, quality and timescales as defined by the business
- Recognise and mitigate risks and pro-actively managing any corrective actions or change requests throughout the lifetime of the IT project.
- Create and manage optimised project plans, resource requirements, budgets, critical success factors and key milestones for all IT projects.
- Contribute to the business case documentation for the IT project and ensures that all work has been through the appropriate governance process.
- Provide accurate and regular financial forecasts reports to appropriate stakeholders.
- Direct, motivate and coach/mentor the project team on Agile best practices and SAFe methodologies.
- Lead and manage large-scale, Business aligned cross-functional IT projects using the SAFe framework.
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies (e.g., daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives).
- Work closely with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and other stakeholders to ensure project goals are clearly defined and achieved.
- Drive continuous improvement by identifying and addressing bottlenecks and inefficiencies within the team and processes.
- Provide status updates, issue escalations, and progress reports.

**Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role**:

- Knowledge and expertise in IT project management.
- Experienced in running IT projects, with proven experience of successfully
- delivering projects.
- Some understanding of common technology components.
- Knowledge of project methodologies and project delivery techniques. Project Management qualification is desirable but not essential.
- Must be able to demonstrate stakeholder management skills. Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Able to construct and deliver presentations and options papers.
- Experience in project resource and cost management.

**Benefits**
- Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

- 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
- Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
- An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
- Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
- Various other benefits and online discounts

**Why Bupa?**

We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Time Type:
Full time
Job Area:
IT
Locations:
Bupa Place, Kirkstall Forge, Staines - Willow House

Health & wellbeing programme, Private medical insurance, Free flu jabs, Financial planning services, Employee mentoring programme, Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme, Paid volunteer time, Private dental insurance, Company pension, Discounted or free food, Additional leave, Referral programme