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Change and Development Manager
Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
eHealth Strategy and Programmes
Grade: NHS Agenda for Change Band 8B
Salary: range £61,325 - £66,018 per annum (pending 22/23 pay award)
Role: Fixed Term for 2 years
Location: Paisley – with potential requirement to travel across Scotland
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is the largest NHS Board in Scotland. We provide strategic leadership and performance management for the entire local NHS system in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area ensuring that services are delivered effectively and efficiently.
This role, hosted by NHSGGC, offers a unique and rewarding career opportunity within one of the biggest Digital & eHealth teams in NHS Scotland. The eHealth Directorate employs 1,600 staff who deliver large-scale operational IT/eHealth services, Information Management, Health Records services, Information Governance and, Innovation and Digital Transformation programmes.
It is an exciting development prospect for an experienced Change and Development Manager to join the Board’s eHealth Strategy & Programmes Team. Working in close collaboration with the Strategic Development Programmes Manager, you will work with eHealth Managers and Teams, clinicians and service leads across NHS Scotland to deliver the change required to support the Laboratory digital service transformation programme.
The LIMS Programme and Role
NHS Scotland is working towards a common digital systems approach, with this role leading the migration from the current systems to implementation of the new digital system for laboratories. This involves delivering the standardisation of various aspects of the Laboratories Information Management System (LIMS) functionality for all of the participating Boards across all laboratory disciplines.
This is a key post required to lead change to support the significant implementation programme across a consortium of Boards in NHS Scotland the scale of which is a new LIMS system with over 80 clinical laboratory sites delivering approximately 84 million patient laboratory tests per year. The laboratory digital systems support all clinical laboratory workflows, from electronic receipt of test requests, processing of samples, integration with robotic and automated test processes and systems, quality management, and results reporting to hospital, community and GP services.
The role will be responsible for leading the changes and developments needed to support the delivery of this complex Programme of work including supplier and staff engagement. This will require significant previous experience of change management roles within the NHS or similarly large/complex organisation(s).
For more details about the role please refer to the Job description and Person Specification.
If you have the necessary skills and experience we would welcome your application.
If you would like to find out more about this post before applying, please get in touch to arrange a confidential informal discussion please with:
Denise Brown, Interim Director of eHealth NHS GGC Denise.Brown@ggc.scot.nhs.uk and/or
Mike Gray Laboratory Service Manager, NHS Lothian Mike.Gray@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
This post is fixed term for 2 years.
Closing date for applications: Tuesday 23rd August 2022
Find out more about NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde at www.nhsggc.org.uk
Additional Information
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
Applications are welcome from UK, EEA and non-EEA candidates.
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