With a significant national capital investment from the programme for Digital Transformation, Path Links has been successful in securing funding for a project to deliver a replacement Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). We now require a highly motivated Project Support Officer (PSO) to join our LIMS Replacement Project Team on a Fixed Term basis (until the end of March 2026), to support the implementation of a range of project deliverables, linked to key payment milestones. The Project Support Officer will be officially based at either Boston, Scunthorpe or Lincoln. The post holder will play a vital role in in supporting the Project Manager and wider project team with all aspects of administrative support.
The LIMS Replacement Project Support Officer will be a key member of the Project Team which is integral in ensuring the delivery of a combined and co-ordinated Pathology Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) across the county and on all Path Links sites.
The ideal candidate will currently work in a similar role and / or have extensive previous work experience. Communication skills are essential, the ideal candidate having the confidence and skills required to deal with both internal and external contacts.
• Ability to work within high quality Project Management Methods
• Able to work within a controlled project environment
• Possess a good understanding and experience of the principles of Project Management
• Provide effective and efficient configuration management
• Collating and distributing a range of clinical and non-clinical information, maintaining confidentiality at all times.
• Responsible for the co-ordination and management of electronic diaries for the Project Team, including resolving conflicting appointments and pro-actively arranging appointment to utilise time effectively
• Effective progress reporting
• Able to report effectively to the Project Managers and planning leads on delegated project tasks
• Possess excellent report writing skills to effectively report progress
• Able to interpret project plans and take necessary action within delegated tasks
• Documents project issues and risks effectively and recognises the need for escalation.
NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
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This advert closes on Saturday 1 Mar 2025