Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Blood Sciences team for 12-months (maternity cover) as the Haemophilia Laboratory IT Technical Support Officer. This is to support the department with implementation of a new Laboratory Information and Management System (LIMS). The Kent and Medway Pathology network is one of 29 nationally which is taking shape under the direction of NHSE/I. This transformation will ensure our network has exceptional connectivity for the next decade and ensure we respond to demand and meet patient needs appropriately.
The successful candidate will work closely with the other IT Leads and Support Officers across Pathology and the Head and Chief Biomedical Scientists in Haemophilia at Kent & Canterbury Hospital, whilst undertaking design, user acceptance testing and analysis of our new LIMS across the range of tests and platforms offered by our Blood Sciences services. You may be required to travel to our other 2 sites in Ashford and Margate to support introduction of LIMS to other disciplines.
The role offers an excellent opportunity for someone who is self-motivated, well organised, compassionate and understands the health and well-being needs of their team with a good understanding of Blood Sciences particularly coagulation and experience of working in a UKAS ISO15189;2022 regulated environment.
This role is offered as either a 12-months fixed term contract or 12-months secondment.
Main duties of the job
To support the Senior Team in the design, testing and analysis/interpretation of test scripts for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) across Blood Sciences disciplines, with a focus on Haemophilia. This will cover all processes and conceived scenarios in order to ensure that the LIMS solution for the departments is robust, safe, fit for purpose and has been thoroughly stress tested.
To work with the Senior Team in Haemophilia to highlight deficiencies in the testing plans and to offer a solution where issues with testing are highlighted.
To support the design, coordination and delivery of the local training of the laboratory workforce with regard to the Winpath Enterprise LIMS solution in Blood Sciences in conjunction with the Senior Team.
To work with Chief Biomedical Scientists to design, test and analyse testing scripts for any relevant analyser middleware upgrades which are related to the LIMS implementation or will support the LIMS implementation.
To work closely with our Quality Lead and Chief Biomedical Scientists to design and perform relevant and at times, extensive, quality assessments of the LIMS/Middleware testing.
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Kent and Medway Pathology Network (KMPN) is a formal partnership of seven laboratories across three pathology services in four acute Trusts. Our 1000 colleagues provide services across the health and care sector to a population of nearly 2 million.
KMPN are at an exciting point of our network development with a recommendation to form a joint venture across the four Trusts leading transformation. Our projects including single IT solutions, procurement and digital projects, to ensure our services are able to meet the growing demand for our service users, patients and communities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will have a fantastic opportunity to grow your career in KMPN. We are developing a network academy, a platform for all network education and training from apprenticeships to advanced clinical and scientific qualifications with a single faculty making best use of our talented educators and trainers. You will not be expected to work at sites outside of EKHUFT. However, there will be opportunities for collaborative working within the network.
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents. If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will have a fantastic opportunity to grow your career in KMPN. We are developing a network academy, a platform for all network education and training from apprenticeships to advanced clinical and scientific qualifications with a single faculty making best use of our talented educators and trainers. You will not be expected to work at sites outside of EKHUFT. However, there will be opportunities for collaborative working within the network.
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents. If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- An excellent standard of education e.g. Mathematics, English and Science GCSE or equivalent.
- NVQ 3 or 'A' Level equivalent.
Desirable
- Foundation degree in a science subject or NVQ 4 or equivalent or higher.
- Experience of practice as a Biomedical Scientist, Senior Assistant Healthcare Scientist in Blood Sciences.
- Experience with clotting and coagulation.
Skills & Experience
Essential
- Excellent literacy and numeracy skills.
- Ability to work within a team or work independently.
- Ability to achieve set targets within a specified timeframe.
- Strong IT skills e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel.
Desirable
- Previous Laboratory experience in Pathology or Blood Sciences.
- Previous experience of writing system test scripts and testing of new laboratory IT systems or similar.
- Previous experience of using Clinisys Winpath IT System.
Personal / professional attributes
Essential
- Self-motivated, organised and driven.
- Demonstrates ability to provide and receive routine information, which may sometimes be sensitive or complex.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- An excellent standard of education e.g. Mathematics, English and Science GCSE or equivalent.
- NVQ 3 or 'A' Level equivalent.
Desirable
- Foundation degree in a science subject or NVQ 4 or equivalent or higher.
- Experience of practice as a Biomedical Scientist, Senior Assistant Healthcare Scientist in Blood Sciences.
- Experience with clotting and coagulation.
Skills & Experience
Essential
- Excellent literacy and numeracy skills.
- Ability to work within a team or work independently.
- Ability to achieve set targets within a specified timeframe.
- Strong IT skills e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel.
Desirable
- Previous Laboratory experience in Pathology or Blood Sciences.
- Previous experience of writing system test scripts and testing of new laboratory IT systems or similar.
- Previous experience of using Clinisys Winpath IT System.
Personal / professional attributes
Essential
- Self-motivated, organised and driven.
- Demonstrates ability to provide and receive routine information, which may sometimes be sensitive or complex.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
