Histopathology Subject Matter Analyst
Job summary
Are you looking for an exciting new challenge in a place to take your career to the next level? Would you like to join a friendly, progressive, innovative team and play a part in the transformation of pathology services across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw? Do you want to work in a fully UKAS-accredited, modern laboratory environment where you can make a difference?
We have an opportunity for a Histopathology Subject Matter Analyst to play a key role in the implementation of the new Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology. The LIMS is first of type in the UK and provides the chance for the post holder to be involved in the design and workflow within the Histopathology workstream.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term/secondment contract basis for an initial 7-month period until 31 May 2026 as the project is currently under replanning.
Subject Matter Analysts are already in place for each of the following disciplines:
- Chemistry
- Haematology
- Immunology
- Virology
- Bacteriology
The experienced Subject Matter Analyst will be a champion in their own field and must carry credibility with colleagues. They will play a vital role in enabling successful service transition and therefore must have an aptitude for understanding digital systems and its enablers in healthcare.
Main duties of the job
Working collaboratively within a LIMS workstream with members of the Implementation Team, the postholder be responsible for ensuring their workstream activities are delivered within agreed timescales, appropriately escalating when problems arise to ensure the programme timeline is adhered to.
The postholder will collaborate with a team of change partners to work with the supplier, laboratory and operational transformation leads to design the clinical configuration. They will provide updates and produce standard operating procedures for the new processes developed for the Oracle Health LIMS module.
Together with the laboratory teams the postholder will ensure that all priorities are aligned to achieve the whole programme plan. They will support staff to develop and improve the new LIMS for all Laboratory services across SYB Pathology and will work with the clear objective that LIMS will improve patient safety, quality of care and patient experience.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
STHFT operates with a budget of £1.2 bn, has a workforce of over 18,500 employees, covers five hospital sites, provides care from over forty community settings, and has an excellent reputation for research.
As an organisation we value and respect our staff and the community we serve. We provide excellent staff benefits; this includes commitment to professional development but also many initiatives to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
The postholder will be required to undertake duties at any of the sites within the SYB Pathology network, these include:
- Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (STHFT)
- Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT)
- Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (DBTHFT)
- The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT)
- Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of 7 months (until the end of May 2026) due to the post being recruited as part of a limited term project within the Trust. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts taking into consideration the requirement for the post to be maintained as a part of the projects implementation and the timescales associated with this.
Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
- Excellent planning, organisational, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office applications
- Ability to effectively impart information that can be understood and translated to the working environment
- Excellent numerical and analytical skills
- Experience of managing challenging situations
- Ability to prioritise and manage conflicting deadlines and manage own workload and maintain a consistent high-quality output
Education and Qualifications
- Educated to degree level, or relevant experience
- Evidence of HCPC Registration in appropriate laboratory discipline.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
- Qualification in advanced IT use (e.g. Microsoft Office Specialist, ISEB Certificate in Data Management Essentials or equivalent experience
- Lean, Agile, Sigma 6 training or equivalent qualification/experience.
- Formal qualification in Project management (PRINCE 2 practitioner) or equivalent experience.
Experience
- Experience of Laboratory Information Management Systems within the NHS
- Worked within a Histopathology laboratory in the NHS
- A proven ability to work effectively and sensitively in multi-disciplinary teams
- Knowledge of operational laboratory procedures within the NHS in Histopathology and an understanding of Pathology IT requirements
- Experience of analysing data and information and presenting this to a range of users.
- Specialist knowledge, experience and expertise of information analysis and the use of information across the discipline
- Demonstrable experience of IT system implementations or practical experience of being involved with projects
Personal Qualities
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to work as part of a team and individually
- Able to undertake duties at any of the sites within the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology network
- Must be able to travel efficiently between sites across the network
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Northern General Hospital
Herries Road
Sheffield
S5 7AU
Employer's website
https://www.sth.nhs.uk
- Company
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Sheffield, United Kingdom S5 7AU
- Employment Type
- Fixed-Term
- Salary
- £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year
- Posted
- Company
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Sheffield, United Kingdom S5 7AU
- Employment Type
- Fixed-Term
- Salary
- £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year
- Posted