Job summary
- Main area
- SWLP IT
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 200-STG-713133-7142951-DK
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Georges Hospital University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £54,320 - £60,981 pa pr inclusive of HCAS (Inner)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
LIMS Technical Specialist
Band 7
*The pay scales advertised have been confirmed by NHS England, we are awaiting confirmation of when these will be reflected. The new scales can be found here: Pay scales for 2024/25 | NHS Employers
Job overview
The role provides application and operational support to pathology Digital & Information services applications and associated infrastructure in use across the SWLP laboratory services, forming part of a team working across all SWLP provider sites. The core purpose of the team is to ensure optimum system availability and responsiveness of all of the integrated applications, whilst maintaining system security and integrity of data held across all of the systems.
To be an efficient and flexible member of the SWL Pathology team providing a consistently high quality and professional service to all users of the service.
Main duties of the job
South West London Pathology is an award winning pathology partnership designed to provide an integrated, high quality pathology service for hospitals and GPs across South West London, by bringing together the best of each Trust’s service and providing them within a single organisation.
You would be joining SWL Pathology at an exciting period of its development, where services have transitioned into a hub and spoke model along with the implementation of new analytical systems.
As a LIMS Technical Specialist, you would be providing technical and operational support by maintaining the laboratory system applications and associated infrastructure and third party applications for each of the pathology specialisms across four SWL Pathology laboratory sites. There would be a requirement to maintain database tables, maintain user access rights to SWLP applications and run reports on behalf of SWL Pathology.
This post will be based at St George’s, however you may be required to work at any of the South West London Pathology sites as and when necessary.
Working for our organisation
Values
We expect all our staff at SWL Pathology to share the values that are important to us and that our service users have a right to expect – to be excellent, kind, responsible and respectful, delivering the best possible standard of service at all times and to behave in a way that reflects these values.
SWL Pathology Vision
To deliver the high quality, cost effective, accessible, innovative pathology services that commissioners, customers, clinical users, staff and patients demand and to be recognised as a leading provider in the market. As part of its commitment to high quality and sustainability SW L Pathology will offer attractive development opportunities for highly skilled staff and will be at the forefront of innovation in pathology services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To ensure the ongoing resilient delivery of pathology information management commitments by providing both application and operational support, working within their scope of competence.
- To ensure operational integration across all IM&T applications in use across SWL Pathology.
- To ensure data is managed according to statutory requirements such as the Data Protection and Freedom of Information Acts.
- To support the Head of IT in ensuring that the Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and all other Pathology related applications in use across SWL Pathology remain fit for purpose and meet the needs of users in the clinical setting. This includes all laboratory and related information elements of the Trust Electronic Patient Record (EPR) and the many other ordering and results reporting systems that are integrated with the LIMS. This includes inter-operability with Point of Care Testing solutions).
- To liaise and work with key service stakeholders including those at the partner Trusts and end users of the service including GPs and other third parties.
- To provide day to day management of the SWL Pathology IM&T systems ensuring availability, integrity and responsiveness.
- The post holder must be able to demonstrate proficiency and competence in all of the technical areas into which they input. In addition, they must be conversant with the technologies and methodologies specific to the various sections across all of Pathology.
- The post holder must act as a technology champion; working with staff across all disciplines on embracing technological changes and ensuring these are implemented in a safe manner.
- Considering current technologies, best practice and functional service requirements, the post holder will contribute to the delivery of the strategic Pathology IT solution to enable the highest quality service provision to patients that use the services of SWL Pathology, irrespective of their location. This will require the post holder to maintain a good working relationship with both internal and external end users, not only supporting current services but developing and promoting service enhancements and improvements.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- • BSc. in Information Technology or equivalent Qualification and or equivalent
- • Evidence of participation in mandatory courses and CPD
Desirable criteria
- • MSc. Biomedical Science or Equivalent
- • Registration with Health Care and professional Council
- • Management qualification
- • Project Management qualification (Prince2; APMP)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and Experience
- • Experience of pathology IT applications and networked applications – Specifically order communications and resulting
- • Experience in using CSC Apex/Clinysis Winpath/ Cerner Pathnet
- • Experience of using Sunquest or Indigo4 TQuest/Review
- • Experience of pathology reporting solutions
- • Experience of large scale IT and change projects
- • Extensive knowledge and experience of information provision of a large complex pathology service, its’ application and use
- • Comprehensive understanding of NHS services and knowledge of NHS context (e.g. Modernising Pathology services).
Desirable criteria
- • Post registration experience in at least one pathology discipline
- • Knowledge & experience of hub/spoke operating models
- • Experience of deploying GP order communication systems
- • Experience of LIMS upgrade/roll out
- • Experience of writing IT Business continuity/disaster recovery plans
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- • Competent in complex lab IT systems and related interfaces
- • Good understanding of the various component parts of a pathology IT service
- • In depth understanding of how LIMS and associated systems support the needs of a pathology service
- • Ability to analyse, interpret and present complex data/results/concepts
- • Advanced IT skills including spread sheets and databases
- • Able to communicate effectively with staff (written and verbal)
- • Able to effectively communicate technical IT principles to junior staff
- • Ability to think strategically, coping with a wide range of complex issues
- • Ability to engage and communicate with key stakeholders ensuring buy-in
Desirable criteria
- • Strong influencing and indirect management skills
- • Change management skills
- • Database management skills
- • Report building and development skills
- • Team building skills
Other relevant requirements
Essential criteria
- • Reliable, responsible, organised individual
- • Self motivated and self managing
- • Able to work across teams
- • Excellent communication and presentation skills
- • Capable of intense periods of concentration
- • Able to perform light physical work
Desirable criteria
- • Awareness of developments in health IT
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:
- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image
As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected].
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Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mohamed Jaeffer
- Job title
- Head of Digital & Information Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 266 6188
- Additional information
Faizur Rehman
Deputy Head Digital & Information Services
0208 266 6187
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