Band 5 Business Analyst - Trust HQ/Remote Working
A Vacancy at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
Have you got what it takes to help shape the future of Mental Health care in Birmingham and Solihull?
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (BSMHFT) have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and highly motivated Business Analyst to join the Trusts established, dynamic programme management office.
The post holder will support the project and programme managers on a range of innovative and strategically important projects across key Digital and Service Redesign programmes, which aim to enhance patient care across the Trust and the wider region.
This will include the identification of business needs, organisational/process strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement and determining/driving the execution of the relevant and agreed solutions to these business problems. To analyse, document and propose solutions for large and/or complex business areas and to prepare functional specifications and to assist in the preparation of user and system test plans.
BSMHFT is one of the largest Mental Health Foundation Trusts in the country, providing mental health services to a culturally and socially diverse population. It is a digitally led organisation and was awarded the prestigious, Global Digital Exemplar status in 2022 as recognition for its digital achievements.
As a business analyst you will be:- Identifying and capturing requirements
- Communicating complex processes to various stakeholders
- Managing and resolving conflicting information to achieve a consensus
- Interpreting user requirements into user stories
- Producing scripts for User Acceptance Testing
- Supporting the capture of 'As Is' and 'To Be' business process maps
- Supporting the Programme and Project Managers
- BA certification i.e. BCS, IIBA and/or equivalent experience
- Experience of managing workshops and other requirements gathering activities
- Experience of articulating business needs and relaying them to various project audiences to ensure a complete understanding of a deliverable, its capability, and limitations
- Ability to work autonomously, including the ability to balance, organise and prioritise own workload
- Good understanding of a range of project and business improvement methodologies and tools e.g. Prince2, agile, etc.
- NHS or relevant industry experience is desirable but not essential
A regular on-site presence is required at various sites across Birmingham and Solihull as determined by the needs of the project.
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally.We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community.If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
This role gives the opportunity for hybrid working and you will typically be asked to work in a hybrid way, working from your home and also from Trust HQ at The Uffculme Centre, or any other agreed site.
We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
This advert closes on Sunday 13 Oct 2024