Point of Care Service Manager
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridge Bio Medical Campus, CB2 0AY
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
7 September 2026
7 days left
Job description
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Point of Care Testing (POCT) Lead to lead, manage, and develop POCT services across the Trust. This is a s...
The Point of Care Testing (POCT) Lead is a specialist healthcare scientist role responsible for the day to day delivery, quality and governance of the POCT service across the Trust. The post holder is HCPC registered and educated to master's level, or holds an equivalent level of specialist knowledge, with extensive post registration experience and an in-depth understanding of UKAS and ISO requirements and quality management systems.
Working within defined occupational policies, the post holder is the recognised day to day lead for the service, analysing complex quality and performance data, advising clinical and non-clinical staff across the Trust, and leading the development of guidelines, procedures and service improvements for POCT.
- Provide strategic, operational, and professional leadership for Point of Care Testing across the Trust
- Ensure POCT services comply with national standards, regulatory requirements, and accreditation (e.g. UKAS ISO 22870/15189)
- Develop, implement, and monitor POCT policies, procedures, and standard operating procedures
- Act as the Trust expert and lead advisor on POCT, providing specialist guidance to clinical and managerial staff
- Lead and support POCT training, competency assessment, and ongoing education for clinical users
- Manage POCT quality assurance, audit, incident investigation, and corrective actions
- Oversee evaluation, procurement, validation, and implementation of new POCT equipment and assays
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour
Qualifications
Essential
- State registration with Health and Care Professional Council (HCPC)
- MSC, or equivalent academic achievement ratified by the Institute of Biomedical Sciences (IBMS) OR equivalent Level 7 Post Graduate Certificate or Diploma
- Qualification in delivering training
- Evidence of continuing professional development and proficiency in accordance with HCP guidelines
- Post registration speciality training in accordance with institute of biomedical science
Desirable
- Attended formal management course
- Good awareness of current issues within Pathology locally and nationally
Experience
Essential
- *Extensive post registration experience.
- *In-depth, knowledge of routine/ specialist investigations.
- *Working knowledge of other departments.
- *Knowledge of Health and Safety Issues.
- *Knowledge of laboratory computer system and analyser interfaces.
- *Good IT Skills and ability to produce and manage databases and spreadsheets.
- *In-depth understanding of UKAS & ISO requirements and quality management systems.
- *Experience with audit.
- *Clear understanding of the procurement process.
- *Ability to work on own initiative and the ability to supervise and organise other staff.
- *Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- *Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex information
- *Must be approachable and patient.
- *Well organised, show attention to detail, but also flexibility.
- *Ability to achieve objectives
Additional Criteria
Essential
- As well as being able to demonstrate examples of how they work in a way that is consistent with our values of compassion, excellence and collaboration the successful candidate will be able to clearly demonstrate a commitment to driving culture change through equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Ability to treat all employees and other hospital information confidentially
- Recognition of factors in maintaining own and others health, safety and security
- Supportive of equality and values diversity
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First seen
26 August 2026
Last checked
28 August 2026
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