Biomedical IT Support Specialist

Integrated Care System; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust in Bristol is seeking a Biomedical IT Support Specialist to join their team. Responsibilities include providing IT support for the Pathology service, assisting with IT projects, and ensuring laboratory efficiency. Candidates should have a degree in Biomedical Science or Computer Science and experience with pathology IT systems. This role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work flexibly across sites.

Qualifications

• Experience with pathology order comms systems e.g. Clinisys ICE.
• Understanding of networking and general IT procedures.
• Experience of Winpath.

Responsibilities

• Provide Pathology IT support to the UHBW Pathology service.
• Assist in IT projects to improve patient safety and laboratory efficiency.
• Support the Path IT team with various IT systems and hardware.

Skills

Pathology IT systems knowledge

Basic keyboard skills

Microsoft Windows proficiency

Problem-solving ability

Confidentiality understanding

Document management skills

Education

BSc or equivalent in Biomedical Science or BSc Computer Science

Registration with HCPC

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

Biomedical IT Support Specialist

The closing date is 20 August 2025

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our friendly, dedicated, and expanding team of professionals as a Band 6 Biomedical IT Support Specialist in Laboratory Medicine at UHBW.

You will be a proactive member of the Pathology IT Team. Excellent communication skills are essential as is the ability to work within a team, autonomously and support implementation projects across both the Weston and Bristol Lab Med Sites. You should have great multi-tasking ability, have excellent organisational skills and attention to detail and be able to appropriately prioritise.

(Cont'd under detailed job description and main responsibilities)

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be part of a team providing Pathology IT support to the UHBW Pathology service. The post holder will be undertaking a key role in key IT projects supporting the Weston of England Pathology network objectives. These aim to improve patient safety and laboratory efficiency in order to maintain the highest standards of patient care.The role will be to support the Path IT team in their duties with various IT systems and hardware.

To assist in the roll out of through barcoding with Primary care and to support the use of labgnostic to interface requests and results with other laboratories.

This role will be supporting both sites at Bristol Royal Infirmary and Weston General Hospital, so flexibility of location is required. Base location to be determined.

About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

• The post holder should have knowledge and experience of pathology IT systems and pathology order comms systems e.g. Clinisys ICE
• Understanding of networking and general IT procedures
• Able to demonstrate commitment to service improvements
• Experience of Winpath
• Understanding of the critical importance of confidentiality
• Understanding of organisational objectives
• Experience of document management systems (e.g. IQM)
• Experience of writing documentation
• Ability to demonstrate experience of troubleshooting

Skills and Abilities

• Basic keyboard skills
• Ability to use Microsoft Windows and associated programmes such as Word & Excel
• Ability to plan own work
• Be able to problem solve
• Ability to represent the Department effectively in its relations with other Departments and externally
• Experience with using Windows Server environments
• Good team member
• Ability to work alone
• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure

Qualifications and Training

• BSc or equivalent in Biomedical Science or BSc Computer Science
• Registration with HCPC
• Evidence of CPD
• Any IT training certificates

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)