Job summary
- Main area
- ICT - Clinical Systems (Lab IT)
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-HR583-24
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ipswich / Colchester
- Town
- Ipswich /Colchester
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Lab IT System Specialist
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
ESNEFT has identified Epic as their preferred supplier in delivering a new Electronic Patient Record system. The opportunity to develop our processes and clinical pathways using the best-in-class EPR offers ESNEFT the platform to strive for excellence in all areas of healthcare across all roles. The EPR will benefit all clinical and operational areas, aligning to our Trust strategy to support harmonisation of services and patient pathways across the Trust.
As part of the implementation we are looking for we are looking for exceptional people to join our expanding ESNEFT Laboratory IT Team.
As a Lab IT System Specialist you will use your knowledge and skills in biomedical science to develop the Pathology IT systems within ESNEFT. You will be part of the Laboratory IT team to providing day to day support of Pathology IT systems and supporting key Pathology IT projects including the LIMS implementation and EPR projects.
Experience in Histology would be beneficial to complement the existing knowledge and skills of the Lab IT team.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge in Pathology IT applications, then we are keen to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
- You will provide day to day support of Pathology IT systems and support key Pathology IT projects.
- Be responsible for managing system development for the end-user environment and also undertaking technical duties such as security administration and system testing from an end-user perspective.
- Play a key role in communicating between end-users and technical support, and acts as a representative at national user group.
- You will provide specialist advice and guidance on specific issues including: system usage, proposed improvements, training, & interfaces to other Trust systems.
- Be responsible for maintaining complex system reference files and data tables to ensure data integrity and correct reporting of activity data to the data warehouse.
- Develop and maintain appropriate policies and strategies to ensure the effective use of the designated system(s) for which you are responsible.
You will be based at an ESNEFT site in either Ipswich or Colchester and will be expected to travel to all Trust sites as and when required. Depending on the project you may be required to attend designated locations on regular days to work alongside the supplier and other team’s members. You will be required to participate in relevant training and achieve certification/competence.
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to Degree level in Biomedical Science or equivalent, professional experience, skills and training
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- HCPC Registration
Experience
Essential criteria
- A thorough knowledge and experience of working in Pathology or administration of Pathology IT systems.
- An exposure to the operation of major hospital departments e.g. Outpatients, Medical Records
- Substantial experience of working in a Healthcare environment with multiple IT systems
Desirable criteria
- Specialist knowledge of LIMS and associated underlying architecture of laboratory and wider trust IT systems
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Laboratory Information Management systems used in Pathology
- Knowledge of MS Office applications.
- Knowledge of clinical practice within a hospital environment
- Able to work on own initiative and manage a challenging workload
- Ability to plan, prioritise and manage programmes and tasks effectively
- Outstanding communication skills both written and verbal
Desirable criteria
- Change management skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sara Pallant
- Job title
- Lab IT Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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