Job summary
Location: Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham B9 5SS
Salary: HEO (National) £33,706 - £35,612 including MPS
1 x permanent opportunity
1 x 23 month FTC
Applications are invited for the above post which is based in the Microbiology Laboratory, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital. The department undertakes a wide range of routine and specialist microbiological and molecular investigations.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as part of the laboratory IT team, providing technical expertise and knowledge to the Information Technology department. Post holder will report directly to the Laboratory IT Manager and be expected to deputise as required.
Location
This will be a lab-based role located at Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, B9 5SS.
*Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas. Relocation expenses are not available.*
Working Pattern -Full Time, Part Time, Job Share, Flexible Working
About us
We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.
UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As the IT Officer your main responsibilities will include:
- Understand and support the current maintenance and future development of the Microbiology LIMS (Laboratory Information Support System), this includes maintaining, monitoring and participate in the development of Interfaces and Middleware between the Laboratory Analysers and the LIMS.
- Work with laboratory medicine IT and Trust IT to:
- Maintain and configure Order communications for Microbiology for wards and GPs.
- Ensure that Microbiology is reported to Trust and GP EPR systems accurately.
- Design and develop data quality audits and monitoring, to produce reports on Data quality monitoring and audits for the Quality Meetings.
- To produced, review and maintain IT SOPs, system documentation, training manuals and polices and ensure that they are maintained and kept up to date.
- To assist the Laboratory IT Manager in ensuring that all systems owned by the department comply with the Data Protection Act.
- To be involved in the development of Web based strategies for dissemination of information at directorate and local level and act as Web Administrator for such web sites.
- You would need to support the out of hours service provision, in addition to participating in working as part of a small team, to include evenings, weekends and bank holidays and to participate in the on-call service
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary.
Please see the job description for the full list of roles and responsibilities.
Selection process details
STAGE 1 - APPLICATION & SIFT:
You will be required to complete an application form and a statement of suitability of up to 1250 words. This will be assessed in line with the advertised essential criteria please do provide evidence of how you meet this. Please ensure that your statement of suitability contains no personal identifiers e.g. name in either the file name or content of the document.
If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to an interview.
STAGE 2 INTERVIEW
This competition will involve an interview by either face to face or video.
Please note, as part of the selection process, you may be asked to prepare to deliver a presentation or take a test.
Your Statement of Suitability should outline your skills, experience, and achievements, providing evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria (outlined in the person specification section).
You will also be asked to provide information within the Employer/ Activity history section of the application form. This is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV, setting out your career history.
The Success Profiles framework will be used to assess and recruit the most suitable candidate. The following behaviours and strengths will be used at the interview:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Working Together
- Developing Self and Others
- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace
- Analytical
- Explainer
- Organiser
- Problem Solver
- Team Player
For further information on the selection process, please refer to the attached Candidate Pack.
Expected Timeline:
Advert close:23:55hrs on 2nd October 2023 unfortunately, late applications will not be considered.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Interviews:TBC
Please note these dates could be subject to change.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As the IT Officer your main responsibilities will include:
- Understand and support the current maintenance and future development of the Microbiology LIMS (Laboratory Information Support System), this includes maintaining, monitoring and participate in the development of Interfaces and Middleware between the Laboratory Analysers and the LIMS.
- Work with laboratory medicine IT and Trust IT to:
- Maintain and configure Order communications for Microbiology for wards and GPs.
- Ensure that Microbiology is reported to Trust and GP EPR systems accurately.
- Design and develop data quality audits and monitoring, to produce reports on Data quality monitoring and audits for the Quality Meetings.
- To produced, review and maintain IT SOPs, system documentation, training manuals and polices and ensure that they are maintained and kept up to date.
- To assist the Laboratory IT Manager in ensuring that all systems owned by the department comply with the Data Protection Act.
- To be involved in the development of Web based strategies for dissemination of information at directorate and local level and act as Web Administrator for such web sites.
- You would need to support the out of hours service provision, in addition to participating in working as part of a small team, to include evenings, weekends and bank holidays and to participate in the on-call service
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary.
Please see the job description for the full list of roles and responsibilities.
Selection process details
STAGE 1 - APPLICATION & SIFT:
You will be required to complete an application form and a statement of suitability of up to 1250 words. This will be assessed in line with the advertised essential criteria please do provide evidence of how you meet this. Please ensure that your statement of suitability contains no personal identifiers e.g. name in either the file name or content of the document.
If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to an interview.
STAGE 2 INTERVIEW
This competition will involve an interview by either face to face or video.
Please note, as part of the selection process, you may be asked to prepare to deliver a presentation or take a test.
Your Statement of Suitability should outline your skills, experience, and achievements, providing evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria (outlined in the person specification section).
You will also be asked to provide information within the Employer/ Activity history section of the application form. This is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV, setting out your career history.
The Success Profiles framework will be used to assess and recruit the most suitable candidate. The following behaviours and strengths will be used at the interview:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Working Together
- Developing Self and Others
- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace
- Analytical
- Explainer
- Organiser
- Problem Solver
- Team Player
For further information on the selection process, please refer to the attached Candidate Pack.
Expected Timeline:
Advert close:23:55hrs on 2nd October 2023 unfortunately, late applications will not be considered.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Interviews:TBC
Please note these dates could be subject to change.
Person Specification
Experience and Qualifications
Essential
- Should hold a specialist HPC/IBMS Specialist portfolio in Bacteriology or Virology OR relevant MSc and relevant experience as a BMS EO/HEO
- IT related qualifications
Desirable
- State registration with Health Professions Council (HCPC)
Person Specification
Experience and Qualifications
Essential
- Should hold a specialist HPC/IBMS Specialist portfolio in Bacteriology or Virology OR relevant MSc and relevant experience as a BMS EO/HEO
- IT related qualifications
Desirable
- State registration with Health Professions Council (HCPC)
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).
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).
