Deputy Pathology IT Manager

Transformation Unit

Stockport

Hybrid

GBP 49,000 - 57,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Deputy Pathology IT Manager (Band 7) to support the Laboratory IT Manager and maintain a high quality service within pathology. This permanent, full-time post (37.5 hours per week) is based at Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, with a salary between £49,387 and £56,515 per annum pro rata.

The role involves managing clinical and non-clinical IT systems in pathology, developing user training, and contributing to ISO 15189 compliance and national IT

Responsibilities

To provide IT support across Laboratory medicine, covering clinical and non-clinical lab systems and first line IT equipment support.
To manage, develop, maintain, and train users for Pathology and Hospital systems including Telepath, Review, tQuest, Keystone, DAWN, Blood Track, Roche Vantage and Sectra Digital Pathology.
To be a member of the Directorate team, providing policies and procedures meeting ISO 15189 accreditation and guidelines within National programme for IT.
To represent the department at meetings or strategy groups and support decision-making on behalf of the department.
To monitor standards of service in line with the National plan, local requirements, activity and financial targets.
To produce monthly statistics covering Pathology departmental workloads.
To undertake project work as required by the department and support delivery of the corporate agenda.
To manage stock control of IT consumables and equipment within the department and be responsible for IT Asset management.
To be responsible for regular data archiving of the Laboratory information system to ensure data integrity and validity.
To support the production of business cases for service developments as directed by senior Pathology management.
To manage ward-order communications for Laboratory medicine.

Job description

Main area Pathology IT Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent: richard.smethurst@stockport.nhs.uk Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 362-AHP7PATH-10-26

Employer Stockport NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Stepping Hill Hospital - Cellular Pathology Department Town Stockport Salary £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 04/11/2026 23:59

Deputy Pathology IT Manager

Band 7

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.

Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.

Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment

As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.

Job overview

Deputise for and assists the Laboratory IT Manager in order to maintain a high quality service within the resources available. The day-to-day management of clinical and non-clinical IT systems within pathology (includes collating of statistics and monitoring systems).

Main duties of the job

To provide IT support across Laboratory medicine. This covers clinical, and non-clinical lab systems, plus first line support for other IT equipment.
To manage, develop, maintain, and train users for various Pathology and Hospital systems including Telepath, Review, tQuest, Keystone, DAWN, Blood Track, Roche Vantage, and Sectra Digital Pathology.
To be a member of the Directorate team providing policies and procedures meeting ISO 15189 accreditation and guidelines within National programme for IT.
To represent the department at relevant meetings or strategy groups and support decision-making on behalf of the department
To continuously monitor standards of service in line with the National plan, local requirements, activity, and financial targets.
To produce monthly statistics covering Pathology departmental workloads.
To undertake project work as required by the department.
To undertake specific tasks to assist in the delivery of the corporate agenda.
To stock control IT consumables and equipment within the department.
To be responsible for IT Asset management.
To be responsible for Regular Data archiving of the Laboratory information system to ensure data integrity and validity.
To support the production of business cases in support of service developments as directed by senior Pathology management.
To manage ward-order communications for Laboratory medicine.