Business Analyst

at  Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

This is an exciting opportunity to support business and transformational change within the finance department at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH).
The primary aim of this role is to provide business analysis and change management expertise to support the review of current processes and enable digital transformation.

GMMH has used the current financial ledger system (Integra) for 15 years and process reviews are now essential to be carried out, assessing end-to-end processes inside and outside of the system. This is needed to ensure we are;

• Fully utilising new functionality future upgrades would provide.
• Minimising work inside and outside of the system for System Users across the Trust (including Care Groups and Corporate Areas).
• Working in line with best practice and processes are cost effective and efficient.
• Improving end user experience (less clicks).

We are looking for someone who can bring stakeholders together and support the review of processes, in order to drive forward better ways of working and the utilisation of new technologies.
Working with stakeholders, this role will be responsible for defining and documenting current processes, facilitating the review of these processes and identifying improvements and better ways of working before documenting the final agreed process for implementation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world’s most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

To be a key member of the Integra Projects Team (IPT) with responsibility for the following areas:

• Effectively delivering business analysis services to projects, programmes and transformational service change on behalf of the Finance department.
• Responsibility for defining and documenting stakeholder current and future processes.
• Working with stakeholders to analyse and evaluate business processes; identifying alternative solutions including assessment of process feasibility and articulation of process requirements.
• Supporting any production of financially sound business cases.
• Ensuring that there are effective communications with all stakeholders.
• Working within the principles of PRINCE2 environment.
• Influencing the care of Service Users and Carers, improving efficiencies and reducing costs by ensuring that benefits associated with projects are fully realised.
• Being central to the continual development of the Finance System and its functionality.

Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits

Please refer the Job description for details