Job summary
- Main area
- Cellular Pathology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 372-FSS2831-A
- Employer
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Calderdale Royal Hospital
- Town
- Halifax
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Cellular Pathology IT Officer
NHS AfC: Band 3
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.
We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us. Find out more - Why Choose CHFT?
Our Future Plans
The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit https://future.cht.nhs.uk/
Job overview
To assist in the provision of the cellular pathology and mortuary service for the trusts hospitals and CCGs. To rotate on a regular basis through the different sections of the department. To perform cellular pathology laboratory duties as described in standard operating procedures and health and safety procedures. To train new members of staff, be involved with service development through the laboratory and clinical audit. Continuous professional development will be encouraged. You will occasionally be required to cross sites.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will play an active role in the cellular pathology department as IT officer supporting consultants, laboratory staff and secretarial staff.
They will be responsible for the maintenance and development of all IT systems within the cellular pathology department and mortuary.
The post holder will be expected to train and supervise staff in IT tasks and must be willing and able to continually develop and learn new skills, implementing new developments as they are required. The post holder will be required to cover support worker duties when required in the laboratory.
Working for our organisation
CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.
Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To accurately book in patient demographics and sample details into the pathology computer system.
- Update records as required
- To retrieve details from the pathology computer system to answer enquiries
- Maintain the Pathology LIMS within Cellular Pathology and Mortuary
- Ensure location and clinician codes are maintained
- Assist with LIMS backup procedures
- Maintain the electronic reporting systems including voice recognition and digital dictation software
- Maintain the scanning software.
- Maintain the videoconferencing system.
- Maintain the Pathology IT Assets Register within their discipline
- Provide discipline specific training for staff in the use of pathology IT systems
- Keep the Pathology IT Manager and their deputy informed of developments or problems affecting the delivery of Pathology IT
- Attend relevant IT meetings on behalf of the department
- Act as a point of contact with Health Informatics and commercial IT support staff to expedite recovery from systems failures
- Assist the Pathology IT Manager, deputy IT officer, laboratory manager, scientific staff, secretarial staff and consultant histopathologists with data extraction from the LIMS for workload and clinical audit purposes
- Develop their own understanding and knowledge of relevant IT issues
- Appropriate merging of patient records
- Active participation in trust initiatives such as Electronic Patient Record
- Active participation in the future development of IT solutions for the department such as digital reporting
- To log non conformances and perform root cause analysis as a result of faults to system processes
- To implement business continuity plans if required.
- To assist with accurate costings of the service.
- To train staff in IT procedures where appropriate.
- To maintain the department’s sample tracking systems.
- To ensure maintenance of all hardware in the department including microscopes
- To ensure the department’s IT systems comply with ISO 15189 accreditation standards.
- To cover support worker duties such as scribing for dissection staff, printing cassettes, filing blocks and slides, and carrying out a spirit store run.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- English and Math GCSE grade 9-2 (A*-E) or equivalent or high level of literacy and numeracy skills demonstrated within application
- IT Qualification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of practical experience of working with IT systems
- Experience of working within a team.
- Demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development.
- A high level of computer literacy
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, Access and Outlook
- Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to data quality within a healthcare setting
- Understanding of the principles of information governance.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of information collection and sharing.
- The ability to collect and format data.
- The ability to understand a range of laboratory procedures.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of pathology IT systems
- Knowledge of the specimen pathways for samples
- Knowledge of pathology IT systems
Communication and Relationships
Essential criteria
- Ability to work in a team
- Ability to work well without direct supervision
- Ability to undertake self-directed learning
- Highly organised
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure
Desirable criteria
- Have an awareness of all Trust policies and procedures.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mandeep Singh Dhesi
- Job title
- Senior Biomedical Scientist
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