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.
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.
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification
• 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.
• 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
• To contribute to the production and maintenance of technical documentation and operational procedures.
• To ensure that the minimum downtime results from equipment or software failure, taking personal responsibility for ensuring action is taken as soon as is practically possible.
This advert closes on Tuesday 11 Mar 2025
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