Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Cost Analyst
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Role Overview
To support delivery of a high-quality costing service, providing timely advice on costing methodology to clinical divisions and corporate directorates. The post holder will help maintain PLICS, manage costing data, support reporting and financial modelling, liaise with suppliers and peer Trusts, and assist the Cost and SLR Accountant as required.
Candidate Requirements
Candidates will be required to complete a short Excel assessment to demonstrate their ability to use core Excel functions, manipulate and analyse data, and present information accurately. The test will assess practical Excel skills, attention to detail, and problem-solving capability in a data-driven environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the effective collection, processing, and maintenance of costing data, including the PLICS system, national costing submissions, Service Line Reporting, and the Trust costing manual.
- Help ensure compliance with national costing guidance.
- Support benchmarking and service reviews.
- Develop costing and apportionment approaches.
- Respond to queries from divisions and corporate departments.
- Provide costing insight, including unit costs and cost driver analysis, to support decision-making across the Trust.
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About Mersey Care
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales, and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction, and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
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At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable, and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible Working
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Greg King
- Job title: Assistant Director of Finance - Costing & CIP
- Email address: greg.king@merseycare.nhs.uk
Contact by email preferable.
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