Digital Pathology Support Specialist | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	04 June 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£35,964 - £43,780 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	04 July 2025
Location:	London, WC1N 3BG
Company:	University College London Hospital
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	7256673/309-UCLH-6270-A

Summary

Are you passionate about advancing healthcare through innovative technology?

We are looking for a dedicated Biomedical Scientist with a strong understanding of digital pathology systems and their integration with related platforms, to join the Division of Neuropathology. In this role, you will support the implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of digital pathology systems, ensuring a seamless transition from traditional histopathology workflows to state-of-the-art digital imaging platform.

The postholder will closely collaborate with laboratory, clinical and technical teams, to ensure the effective, safe, and compliant delivery of digital pathology services in alignment with clinical and regulatory requirements.

In this role, you will play a vital part in revolutionising patient care through cutting-edge technology. By driving digital transformation, you’ll enable faster diagnoses, improve collaboration, and help shape the future of pathology services.

The successful candidate will:

- Support the implementation and maintenance of digital pathology systems (e.g. slide scanning, troubleshooting, digital file management).

- Act as a central liaison between the pathology laboratory, IT services, system suppliers, and clinical users.

- Facilitate system integration with Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), PACS, Electronic Patient Records (EPR), Staining and Tissue Tracking Systems.

- Deliver user training, troubleshoot system issues, writing of SOPs, and provide day-to-day support for digital pathology services.

- Contribute to quality assurance processes and ensure robust documentation and service continuity.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street



We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Based in the busy West End of London, we have a lively and vibrant working atmosphere, with quick and easy transport links to all our sites. Our size and resources enable us to offer a range of attractive benefits as well as unparalleled education and development opportunities for staff at all levels. This includes an extensive portfolio of academic and clinical courses and programmes ranging from ongoing personal development through to clinical excellence and leadership skills. UCLH prides itself on its investment in staff both in terms of developing career skills but also its commitment to staff health and wellbeing.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?


This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Jun 2025

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