Data Migration Assurance Manager

Overview

NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is an Arm's Length Body of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) responsible for providing a complex range of critical services to support the priorities for the NHS, Government, and local health economies. Managing 50 billion of NHS spend annually, the NHSBSA’s vision is to be the delivery partner of choice for the health and care system and the organisation exists to be a catalyst for better health.

The NHSBSA provides platforms and services at scale and nationally, utilising leading‑edge technology so that we deliver great taxpayer value and provide huge savings for the NHS which can be reinvested in frontline care.

This is a significant, strategic, high‑profile and complex programme of transformational change which not only impacts on NHSBSA Workforce Services portfolio of products and solutions, but on how Health and Care organisations make use of enabling technology solutions to manage and service their workforce needs, both locally and nationally. The Programme carries a significant budget for delivery, involves very high risk and dependencies, produces high value and benefits across complex operating environments and requires significant external engagement and stakeholder management at senior levels across DHSC, NHS England, NHS Wales and the wider health and care system within England and Wales.

The Programme is the major element of the NHSBSA Workforce Services ‘hire‑to‑retire’ transformation change agenda, seeking to replace the existing legacy Oracle e‑business suite application ahead of its end of supported life from 2035. As the largest Oracle implementation in the world, ESR is used by all NHS Trusts for core HR and Payroll functionality, serving 1.9 million users and responsible for processing payroll of 50 bn pa accurately and on time.

Replacement of this service with a new solution which delivers an improved customer experience in line with modern technology expectations is a high‑profile DHSC programme within the GMPP. Upon HMT approval of the final business case, a team will be mobilised to support the supplier to design and implement the Future NHS Workforce Solution and service, at all times ensuring an inclusive approach with User Organisations and strategic stakeholders so that what is expected of them is clearly understood and agreed.

It is anticipated that the Future NHS Workforce Solution (FWS) will be based on Oracle’s HCM SaaS platform.

As a member of FWS Transformation Programme, you will report to the Solution Assurance - Data Migration Management Lead and be part of the Solution Assurance team, one of four key assurance functions in the Operating Model. The purpose of the Solution Assurance function is to work closely with the Supplier and User Organisations (UOs) in the migration from ESR to FWS.

The Supplier is responsible for the migration activities and for working with UOs; migrations will be split into waves. In this role, you will be responsible for assuring the Supplier’s strategy, design, migration and implementation plans and activities for individual waves to successfully migrate circa 2 million staff records and 300 User Organisations across England and Wales.

The role will require the day‑to‑day collaboration with other assurance colleagues within the Programme; SMEs;
Authority architects; various stakeholders, including the Authority, the Supplier, User Organisations and associated third parties.

This role will be appointed on a permanent basis with the data migration work expected to take until 2030.