Pathology IT Systems Lead

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Management & support of LIMS, core IT systems and IT developments within Pathology.2. Role requires significant IT experience to provide specialist IT knowledge and support for the implementation of complex IT projects at organisational and departmental level.3. The programmes assigned to the post holder will be strategic and the post holder will be required to deal with stakeholders at all levels.4. The role requires an excellent knowledge of digital and other IT systems, knowledge and understanding of underlying technical infrastructure and dependencies.

Person Specification

Qualifications, knowledge and experience

• Degree or equivalent specialist knowledge and experience.
• Evidence of recent further professional development.
• Strong evidence of detail knowledge of IT Systems.
• Experience of service improvement techniques.
• Experience of delivering IT projects.
• Experience leading change management
• Evidence of presenting complex information to internal and external groups in an understandable way
• Evidence of leading change through empowering people and holding them to account
• Experience of working to demanding and competing timetables

• Experience working with databases and systems.
• Knowledge of multi-user systems and database structure
• Significant knowledge of healthcare system configuration and NHS data definitions.
• Experience of managing interfaces and integration between clinical IT systems both internally to Trust and externally to other healthcare clients or networks
• Experience in applying NHS Digital standards within Pathology systems.
• Previous experience of working in a Pathology environment

Skills and competencies

• Project management
• General IT skills
• Coordination
• Change management
• Collaborative approach
• Communication
• Ability to learn and assimilate information quickly
• Organisational skills

Trust Values

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together

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.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

Address

Southampton General Hospital

Tremona Road

Southampton

SO16 6YD

Employer's website

https://www.uhs.nhs.uk/home.aspx