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Post; Test Lead LIMS - eHealth Strategy and Programmes
Grade: NHS Agenda for Change Band 7
Salary range £40,872 - £47,846 per annum (pro rata part time)
2 Year Fixed Term Location: Paisley
Informal Contact: Scott Douglas 07773078118
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is the largest healthcare provider in Scotland, serving a population of approximately 1.2m, through the provision of a comprehensive range of Acute, Mental Health and Community Care services.
This role offers a unique and rewarding career opportunity within one of the biggest Digital & eHealth landscapes in NHS Scotland. An exciting opportunity for a Test Lead has arisen in our NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) eHealth Strategy & Programmes Team. You will work as part of the Senior eHealth Team and users to deliver a major digital programme to support service transformation across several NHS Boards across NHS Scotland.
Working closely with healthcare professionals across Boards you will lead the testing associated with this transformation programme to provide a truly integrated and modern health and social care service.
The Role This is post will be part of the larger Laboratories Information Management System (LIMS), implementation team and be responsible for ensuring that a testing strategy is in place and that testing is being performed to the appropriate level for a system of this scale, complexity and importance. This will involve working across various Health Boards within NHS Scotland. The new digital Laboratories Information Management System (LIMS), supports over 80 clinical laboratory sites delivering approximately 84 million laboratory tests per year in support of patient care Revised 3 June 2019 Page 5 of 6
While working across multiple NHS organisations, the role is hosted by NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, the largest healthcare organisation in Scotland and within an eHealth Directorate of 1,600 staff who deliver large-scale operational eHealth services, information management, innovation, and digital implementation programmes.
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. NHS Scotland is working towards a common digital systems approach.
We are seeking applications from candidates who are able to demonstrate that they have the following qualifications and experience:
Educated to Degree Level, or can clearly demonstrate experience equitable to someone qualified at a Degree level in an associated field.
Qualified in ITIL (Professional Best Practice Qualifications used in Technology Services).
Experience of leading testing work streams in large complex projects Experience of Testing tools such as JIRA
Experience of working in an Agile environment utilising sprint etc and other project methodologies
Experience of coordinating and executing testing of a large scale complex system across a number of key stakeholders such as end users, IT staff etc
Benefits: As a valued employee of NHS Scotland, you would enjoy an extensive range of benefits including life-work balance with opportunities for flexible and remote working; generous NHS pensions scheme; incremental salary progression (up to maximum of the salary band) plus annual NHS salary scale review; annual leave of 27 days (which further increases with service) plus 8 days public holiday; NHS discounts and more.
For more details about the role please refer to the Job description and Person Specification below.
We will look forward to receiving your application:
If you would like to find out more about this post before applying, for a confidential discussion you can contact: Scott Douglas, LIMS Programme manager NHS Revised 3 June 2019 Page 6 of 6 Scott.Douglas@ggc.scot.nhs.uk and/or Denise Brown, Interim Director of eHealth NHS GGC Denise.Brown@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Closing date for applications: TBC 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.
By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.
Due to the anticipated response to this post, it may be closed before the mentioned closing date noted on the advert, therefore once you start your application form, please complete it immediately.
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.
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.
By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.
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