Pathology Digital Specialist Biomedical Scientist
| Posting date: | 01 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 September 2025 |
| Location: | Huddersfield, HD3 3EA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9372-25-0567 |
Summary
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - for full details please see JD & Person Specification. Provide specialist support for digital systems such as: o iLab Apex or Clinisys WinPath Enterprise (LIMS) o ICE Order Communication o Cerner Millennium Electronic Patient Record o POCT systems (e.g. COBAS IT1000, Centralink) o ICNET, DAWN, and other department-specific software Lead on testing and validation of new software releases and updates to digital systems. Work closely with IT and Biomedical Science teams to define, develop, and refine digital workflows. Act as a Clinical Safety Administrator to develop Clinical Safety Cases in line with DSB0160 Participate in digital project groups, acting as the technical and scientific voice for system users. Support the maintenance and continual improvement of the digital aspects of the departments Quality Management System, ensuring that systems, processes, and documentation meet the requirements of ISO 15189 and are audit-ready. Work collaboratively with the Quality Manager and IT team to ensure audit trails, digital SOPs, document control, and system validations are properly managed and recorded. Ensure system SOPs and user guides are developed, maintained, and followed. Contribute to internal audits and inspections. Take a lead role in investigating and managing incidents relating to IT systems in the lab Take a lead role in maintenance of Data Quality within Pathology Take a lead role in developing and maintaining new and existing data extracts for reporting to National bodies, Trusts Informatics manager, lab managers and finance team as required e.g. Siemens MSC activity monitoring, Cancer Outcome and Services Data set. Develop and deliver Pathology IT training programs. Liaise with third party suppliers for advice, training and troubleshooting queries. To take a lead role in developing and implementing new and ongoing IT projects Manage departmental IT hardware in conjunction with the Trust IT provider (THIS) Act as a point of reference for Pathology staff and Trust Pathology users. Manage and maintain interfaces to and from Pathology IT systems. Manage and maintain Pathology Messaging Services such as HL7 and PMEP report feeds between Pathology IT system to Pathology users. Liaise with wards/departments and GP users. Maintain Pathology Intranet and Internet sites. Attend national users groups for Pathology IT systems. Ensure compliance with Information Governance in Pathology