Pathology Order Communications Facilitator

Job summary

Coventry and Warwickshire Pathology Services (CWPS) in conjunction with the Coventry and Warwickshire Bowel Cancer Screening Centre are seeking to appoint two fixed-term/seconded Band 5 staff to roll out our Pathology request/result system across Birmingham and Solihull (BSol) GP practices.

The Coventry and Warwickshire Bowel Cancer Screening Centre, based at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW), delivers the diagnostic element of the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Service for the Coventry and Warwickshire population. The service covers all men and women aged between 52 and 74 registered with a GP within Coventry and Warwickshire.

After a successful tender award, the Coventry and Warwickshire Bowel Cancer Screening Centre will also now provide its service across Birmingham and Solihull. Your role will be to implement the EMIS/Optum tQuest system to GP practices across this region.

This will include; installation of equipment, training of GP practice staff, troubleshooting issues as first line response, and acting as liaison between GP staff, system providers and EMIS/Optum Supplier.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Secondment will be considered for internal candidates - If you are successful after interview, you must obtain approval from your current line manager to accept the offer.

Main duties of the job

You will have experience of working with order communications systems in a Healthcare environment and experience in working with Pathology laboratories.

You will be an excellent communicator, able to relay IT technical information to users so that they are able to understand and use systems. You will be able to work closely and supportively with a variety of stakeholders including Suppliers, Trust IT teams and GPs.

You will be part of the Partnership Team that operates across CWPS sites and across the GP Practices that CWPS serves. You will focus on the Birmingham and Solihull GP Practices for this roll out and so will be required to travel widely and frequently to GP Practices.

From this 12-month fixed-term/secondment role, you will become an expert in the implementation of order communication systems for Pathology. You will be able to further develop your skills in training GP staff to adopt order communications, and you will have developed your Pathology and Primary care IT systems knowledge.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.