Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Deputy Pathology IT Manager, with good interpersonal skills and a strong commitment to team working to join the Pathology service, across both the Chelsea and Sutton sites.
The major focus of the role will be the implementation of the Digital strategy within the overall Pathology service area, acting as a subject matter expert in complex programmes delivering digital-enabled transformation. These include providing support for the various implementations across Pathology and Clinical Genomics.
Completion of full integration of the service following the recent Epic LIMS/EPR implementation is another key focus.
The role will provide advice to executive bodies, the service and wider Trust groups on Pathology IT issues and future strategies based on changing technologies and legislation or guidelines; ensuring that digital solutions continue to meet user and stakeholder needs, ensuring minimal clinical risk to patients and financial risk to the service.
The role will be responsible for Quality and Governance of IT systems within the service, ensuring provision of training for service staff in the use of IT systems and documentation.
The post holder will be responsible for deputising the Pathology IT Manager in a team of 4 staff .
Applicants must have a relevant higher degree or equivalent, HCPC registration, evidence of post-registration study and management skills training. This is a full time post.
Main duties of the job
In collaboration with the Pathology IT manager, the post holder will be expected to maintain hardware and software in the Pathology departments on all sites. This will include configuration and administration of the laboratory systems and ensuring that routine reports are run on the database in a timely fashion with the ability to write queries and reports as required by the laboratory areas or other parts of the Trust. The post holder will also be expected to lead on IT training within the department and to manage system changes and upgrades to all IT solutions used by Pathology departments.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. To support proactive performance monitoring to ensure that Pathology systems are functioning correctly, take appropriate remedial action, analyser patterns and raise Problem concerns with IT service desk duty manager as required. This would include regular conversations with laboratory staff to understand systems performance.
2. To respond to and report equipment failure, irregularities in equipment performance and breakdowns to the appropriate company or Trust department for correction and ensure any corrective actions are applied and tested according to best practice (ITIL) procedures
3. To contribute to the production and maintenance of technical documentation and operational procedures.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
4. Educated to post graduate level or equivalent experience
5. ITIL Foundation qualification or experience in leading system change
6. Degree is Biomedical Science or related speciality
Experience
Essential criteria
7. IT Systems management with multiple integrated system and in a complex stakeholder environment, preferably in Pathology or other clinical systems.
8. Line management experience or equivalent
9. Significant experience in laboratory systems administration, and end user support
10. Production of quality documentation around systems implementation and operation
11. Significant experience in Project delivery of complex clinical system or laboratory equipment.
Desirable criteria
12. Experience of managing multiple hospital systems, preferably within pathology
13. Infrastructure & networking management experience
14. Experience of working with systems undergoing constant change, consisting of formal projects and ‘BAU’ changes
15. Staff management
16. Supplier Management
Skills
Essential criteria
17. Knowledgeable of IT systems management, best practice and relevant standard requirements
18. Knowledgeable of information security, data protection, and best practice management of patient and clinical information.
19. Excellent ability to analyse systems workflow and problem solve independently
20. Ability to build relations with internal and external partners which are critical in securing service delivery and continuous improvement
21. Production to complex system documents and standard operating procedures for technical and/or scientific teams.
22. Communicates easily with all levels of staff
23. Demonstrate the ability to plan over the short-, mediumand long-term altering plans to fit with the rapidly changing environment to ensure target and deadline are met
24. Ability to carry out impact analyses of system changes and manage change requests using a structured approach
25. Capable of autonomous working
26. Ability to deliver structured training users on new systems
27. Ability to support operations with writing of test plans and test scripts to manage change safely
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
28. Able to work on both sites and to be flexible to meet the needs of the role
The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
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