Lab IT System Specialist

Job summary

ESNEFT has identified Epic as their preferred supplier in delivering a new Electronic Patient Record system. The opportunity to develop our processes and clinical pathways using the best-in-class EPR offers ESNEFT the platform to strive for excellence in all areas of healthcare across all roles. The EPR will benefit all clinical and operational areas, aligning to our Trust strategy to support harmonisation of services and patient pathways across the Trust.

As part of the implementation we are looking for we are looking for exceptional people to join our expanding ESNEFT Laboratory IT Team.

As a Lab IT System Specialist you will use your knowledge and skills in biomedical science to develop the Pathology IT systems within ESNEFT. You will be part of the Laboratory IT team to providing day to day support of Pathology IT systems and supporting key Pathology IT projects including the LIMS implementation and EPR projects.

Experience in Histology would be beneficial to complement the existing knowledge and skills of the Lab IT team.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge in Pathology IT applications, then we are keen to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• You will provide day to day support of Pathology IT systems and support key Pathology IT projects.
• Be responsible for managing system development for the end-user environment and also undertaking technical duties such as security administration and system testing from an end-user perspective.
• Play a key role in communicating between end-users and technical support, and acts as a representative at national user group.
• You will provide specialist advice and guidance on specific issues including: system usage, proposed improvements, training, & interfaces to other Trust systems.
• Be responsible for maintaining complex system reference files and data tables to ensure data integrity and correct reporting of activity data to the data warehouse.
• Develop and maintain appropriate policies and strategies to ensure the effective use of the designated system(s) for which you are responsible.

You will be based at an ESNEFT site in either Ipswich or Colchester and will be expected to travel to all Trust sites as and when required.Depending on the project you may be required to attend designated locations on regular days to work alongside the supplier and other team's members. You will be required to participate in relevant training and achieve certification/competence.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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