Interim Business Analyst

Interim Business Analyst

Location:

Flexible/London/Hybrid (Attendance at the office may be required)

Salary : £400 - £500 per day

Vacancy Type:
Freelance/Interim, Temporary Contract (September 2026 - January 2027), Part Time (3 Days per week)

Closing Date: 18 th September 2026

The Royal College of Surgeons of England and JCST (Joint Committee on Surgical Training) are looking for an experienced interim Business Analyst to lead the review and analysis of its Portfolio Pathway processes - the route by which surgeons join the GMC's Specialist Register outside standard UK training. This is a fixed-term, freelance engagement running from September 2026 to January 2027, at approximately three days a week.

Demand for Portfolio Pathway evaluations has been rising, and JCST wants to make sure its internal processes keep pace without compromising quality. You'll map current workflows end-to-end, assess staff capacity and workload, and identify duplication, bottlenecks, and opportunities to streamline - all within a clearly defined timeline driven by GMC reporting deadlines running through to January 2027.

You'll work closely with Project Management Office (PMO) and Business Analyst team throughout the engagement. The PMO will take a lead role in stakeholder engagement and the later implementation-planning stages, so you'll be working collaboratively rather than driving those elements independently - a good fit for someone comfortable supporting as well as leading, depending on the phase.

• An agreed project scope and delivery approach
• End-to-end process maps of current Portfolio Pathway workflows
• A capacity and workload assessment, highlighting risks and pressure points
• An operational analysis identifying inefficiencies, risks, and improvement opportunities
• A findings and recommendations report
• Support for the PMO in shaping the resulting implementation plan

• Confirm project scope and delivery approach with key internal stakeholders
• Map current Portfolio Pathway processes and touchpoints end-to-end
• Assess capacity, workload distribution, and use of expertise across the team
• Identify duplication, bottlenecks, risks, and improvement opportunities
• Support stakeholder engagement to help validate findings and inform recommendations, working closely with the PMO
• Produce a findings and recommendations report
• Support the Project Management Office in shaping the resulting implementation plan

• Strong process mapping and operational analysis experience, ideally blended with project management skills
• A track record of delivering against fixed deadlines, with the discipline to manage your own workload across a part-time, multi-month engagement
• Experience with, or a good understanding of, membership bodies, professional regulators, or healthcare/medical training environments is an advantage
• A collaborative style - you'll work closely with the PMO and Business Analyst team throughout, particularly on stakeholder engagement and implementation planning, so comfort supporting as well as leading at different stages matters

Why this role: it's a well-scoped, time-limited piece of work with clear deliverables and a defined end date - a good fit if you enjoy getting under the skin of an organisation's processes without the commitment of an open-ended contract.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued and everyone is treated with dignity and respect. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and actively promote equality of opportunity in our recruitment and employment practices.