This vacancy is open to current employees of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals who are part of The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology Service only. Any other applications will be rejected and not taken forward.

We are seeking to appoint Subject Matter Analysts who will play a key role in the implementation of the new Electronic Patient Record (EPR) incorporating LIMS across the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology (SYBP) Service. This is a fixed term post until May 2026.

The postholders will provide analytical and practical support to the laboratory teams to take forward improvements and new ways of working, enable successful service transition, drive operational change and help realise the qualitative and quantitative benefits available with a fully integrated LIMS. Business Analysts will be in place for each of the following disciplines:

Blood Sciences

Histopathology

Bacteriology.

We are looking for individuals who have held HCPC Registration within the last 5 years, who are digitally minded and are keen to bring their expertise in one of the three named disciplines to the programme.

The experienced Subject Matter Analyst will be a champion in their own field and must carry credibility with colleagues. They will play a vital role in enabling successful service transition and therefore must have an aptitude for understanding digital systems and its enablers in healthcare.

Main duties of the job

Working collaboratively within a LIMS workstream with members of the Implementation Team, the postholder be responsible for ensuring their workstream activities are delivered within agreed timescales, appropriately escalating when problems arise to ensure the programme timeline is adhered to.

The postholders will collaborate with a team of change partners to work with the supplier, laboratory and operational transformation leads to design the clinical configuration. They will provide updates and produce standard operating procedures for the new processes developed for the Oracle Health LIMS module.

Together with the laboratory teams the post holders will ensure that all priorities are aligned to achieve the whole programme plan. They will support staff to develop and improve the new LIMS for all Laboratory services across SYB Pathology and will work with the clear objective that LIMS will improve patient safety, quality of care and patient experience.

About us

Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust operates with a budget of �1.2 bn, has a workforce of over 18,500 employees, covers 5 hospital sites, provides care from over 40 community settings and has an excellent reputation for research.

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.

The post holder will be required to undertake duties at any of the sites within the SYB Pathology network, these include:

• Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (STHFT)
• Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT)
• Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (DBTHFT)
• The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT)
• Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria and give specific information about your qualifications/experience in Blood Sciences, Histopathology or Bacteriology as these are the areas these roles will focus on.

Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.

Interviews will be held 27th and 28th August 2024

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level, or relevant experience
• Evidence of HCPC Registration in appropriate laboratory discipline.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

Desirable

• Qualification in advanced IT use (e.g. Microsoft Office Specialist, ISEB Certificate in Data Management Essentials or equivalent experience
• Lean, Agile, Sigma 6 training or equivalent qualification/experience.
• Formal qualification in Project management (PRINCE 2 practitioner) or equivalent experience.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent planning, organisational, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to effectively impart information that can be understood and translated to the working environment
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills
• Experience of managing challenging situations
• Ability to prioritise and manage conflicting deadlines and manage own workload and maintain a consistent high-quality output

Experience

Essential

• Experience of Laboratory Information Management Systems within the NHS
• Worked within a Histopathology laboratory in the NHS
• A proven ability to work effectively and sensitively in multi-disciplinary teams
• Knowledge of operational laboratory procedures within the NHS in Histopathology and an understanding of Pathology IT requirements

Desirable

• Experience of analysing data and information and presenting this to a range of users.
• Specialist knowledge, experience and expertise of information analysis and the use of information across the discipline
• Demonstrable experience of IT system implementations or practical experience of being involved with projects

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work as part of a team and individually
• Able to undertake duties at any of the sites within the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology network
• Must be able to travel efficiently between sites across the network

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northern General Hospital

Herries Road

Sheffield

S5 7AU

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