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?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for someone with good knowledge of Microbiology and excellent IT knowledge to join our dedicated Laboratory IT team. The successful candidate will work closely with the Microbiology services across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology to maintain, troubleshoot and develop the IT systems in that area, in particular the LIMS systems and the associated interfaced laboratory instruments.
The successful candidate will work alongside other Laboratory IT Specialists, Application Developers and Laboratory IT Support staff to support the staff and services of South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology.
The Successful Candidate Will
1. Work as part of the SYBP Laboratory IT Team designing, developing, implementing and maintaining systems, interfaces and data transfer systems to support the core business of the directorate.
2. Be the designated IT Subject Matter Expert in relation to a specific clinical laboratory discipline (Microbiology), understanding the requirements and processes in that area, leading on projects within own area of expertise and specialism.
3. Be responsible for the maintenance of SYBP IT and data transfer systems, both in-house developed software and externally procured software.
4. Consult with SYBP IT Departments where appropriate, to ensure that security standards are maintained and that systems are introduced and supported via approved change control methods.
5. Provide IT support to SYBP staff to encompass all platforms, systems and associated connectivity and software packages regularly communicating highly complex information to individuals or groups in a way in which they can understand.
6. Provide support to external users related to connectivity and access to Laboratory results, both within SYBP and to external users.
7. Enable, promote and support the effective use of data, information, knowledge and technology to support and improve health and health care delivery.
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of 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.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Michael Heaton Job title: Deputy Laboratory IT Service Manager Email address: michael.heaton2@nhs.net Telephone number: 07356127720
Please note that email contact is preferred due to poor phone reception in the laboratory building.
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