Job summary
- Main area
- IT
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- VIS7411
- Employer
- Synnovis
- Employer type
- Private Sector
- Site
- Friars Bridge Court
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £50,000 to £60,000 per annum depending on experience
- Closing
- 02/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
LIMS Analyst
The place to work in pathology
We are looking for top talent to join the UK’s leading and fastest growing pathology company – a scientific organisation with a clinical purpose.
Working in partnership with our service partners, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals, King’s College Hospital and Princess Royal University Hospital we aim to set the standard for the future of pathology.
Job overview
Are you a dynamic IT professional looking to be a part of team to drive and deliver a world leading Pathology IT System. We are looking for a Beaker LIMS Analyst to support the delivery and the ongoing operation of the Epic Beaker LIMS, middleware and other systems for the South East London (SEL) Pathology Service. You will be working with operational and clinical teams as well as Synnovis and partner Trust IT teams with the goal of delivering and maintaining a robust LIMS.
Who we are looking for:
• Proven experience in LIMS management.
• A passion for working in healthcare.
• A self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, service-driven environment.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
Main duties of the job
At Synnovis, we’re more than just a diagnostics provider — we’re a partnership between Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and SYNLAB. Together, we’re redefining pathology services by combining clinical excellence, innovative science, and operational expertise to improve healthcare outcomes across the UK.
We are looking for dedicated and passionate individuals to join a Synnovis Beaker Team to implement, manage and optimise Beaker across SEL Pathology laboratories. You will be working with the existing Beaker team and wider IT department as well as operational teams in Synnovis and partner Trust clinicians.
Working for our organisation
Your development and learning
You will have a suite of learning opportunities available through The Synnovis Way Development programme which is used across Synnovis to enable you to reach your potential, learn new skills and achieve your goals.
This is managed between you and your line manager in line with your own personal and professional development ambitions.
You can apply for finance to drive innovation and service development for the benefit of patients through our Innovation Accelerator Fund.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
At Synnovis, we are currently shaping the future of pathology services by creating a world-leading Hub and Spoke pathology network with our NHS partners. A large part of this modernisation will involve moving 70% of our services to a purpose built, state of the art Hub laboratory in the heart of London. For now, the job you are applying for will be based at one of our hospital sites however, from 1 April 2024 our people and services will start to move to our Hub laboratory in Blackfriars, Southwark, SE1, with some work remaining in refurbished essential services laboratories across our hospital network, focusing on the rapid turnover of urgent tests. Please do ask your recruiting manager if you wish to find out more.
Key Responsibilities:
• Be a Subject Matter Expert for Pathology Integration.
• Support the wider Beaker Team and Workstream Leads.
• Work with the operational teams for the delivery and ongoing management of the Beaker LIMS.
• Build strong, trust-based relationships with IT, clinical and operational stakeholders.
• Operational management responsibilities for team, including reporting and managing sickness and absence; annual leave; delivery of training and recruitment and retention
• Work collaboratively with other teams and departments in issue resolution.
Synnovis is a pathology partnership between SYNLAB UK and Ireland, and the NHS, including sites, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, to deliver and transform pathology services across South East London.
The partnership provides services to 1.7 million people living in South East London, as well as to hundreds of thousands of patients from outside the region who use local healthcare services.
The partnership provides diagnostics, testing and digital pathology for hospital trusts, GP services and other healthcare providers.
Synnovis’ Corporate HQ; housing our Finance, Procurement, HR, Service Improvement and Business Development teams. We have a relaxed, but professional atmosphere with monthly corporate updates to keep you informed on our progress. Currently our offices are based in Blackfriars SE1 8NZ, situated 5 minutes from Southwark station you will have easy access to the vibrant South Bank and local amenities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level in a relevant subject.
Desirable criteria
- Master’s Degree in Biomedical ScienceEpic Certification, accreditation or proficiency
Experience
Essential criteria
- Expertise and experience in one or more pathology discipline
- Experience and understanding of LIMS in a complex healthcare environment
- Good understanding of how analysers and other laboratory equipment interface with a LIMS
- Good knowledge of clinical and operational workflows and processes within a pathology department and how these interact with other hospital departments
- Experience of pathology workflow design and documentation
- Experience of clinical and operational reporting for both internal and external stakeholders
- Detailed understanding of the implications of data quality on clinical safety and governance
- Good understanding of information governance and information security
- Advanced IT skills including Microsoft Office applications
Desirable criteria
- Management of LIMS implementation
- HL7 Knowledge
- Business analysis skills, including requirement gathering and process mapping
- Systems integration experience
- Order comms experience
- Experience with IT networking and infrastructure maintenance and support
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent organisational skills
- Excellent multi-tasking abilities.
- Ability to resolve problems and make decisions based on complex facts using appropriate analysis, interpretation or comparisons
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal
- Excellent stakeholder management skills including clinical staff and senior management
- Able to demonstrate a strong attention to detail
- Ability to work under pressure and to specified deadlines
- Team player – able to build strong working relationships with colleagues and other stakeholders.
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- Telephone
- 01629 702338
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