Point of Care Testing Coordinator

Job summaryNHS Band 7 Salary:
49,387 - 56,515 per annum

Hours Per Week:
Full
Time, 37.5

Contract Type:
Permanent We are seeking an enthusiastic, experienced and forward
thinking HCPC registered Biomedical or Clinical Scientist to lead our Point of
Care Testing (POCT) service across a large University NHS Hospital Trust.

Main duties of the jobKey Responsibilities As the POCT Coordinator you will:

Lead the operational delivery of the Trust-wide POCT service.

Provide professional leadership and day-to-day management of the POCT team.

Maintain governance, quality assurance and quality management systems across all POCT locations.

Develop, review and implement POCT policies, procedures and standard operating procedures.

Oversee internal quality control, external quality control assessment and audit programmes.

Lead investigations into quality incidents, equipment failures and non-conformances.

Manage POCT equipment implementation, validation, verification and replacement programmes.

Act as Trust expert for POCT, providing specialist advice to clinicians and senior managers.

Deliver education, competency assessment and ongoing training for clinical users.

Participate in service improvement, innovation and research projects where appropriate.

Support development of business cases for new POCT services and emerging technologies.

About us Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of
everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic
benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those
long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming
pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and
Dis Ability, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we
can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in
terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender
identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans' status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

Details Date posted
05 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

BandBand 7

Salary
49,387 to 56,515 a year

Contract Permanent Working  pattern

Full-time

Reference numberREF
2539QJob locations

Queen Alexandra Hospital Southwick Hill Road Portsmouth Hampshire PO6 3LY
United Kingdom Job description

Job responsibilities

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a growing and technologically advanced POCT service that supports thousands of patients every day across emergency, acute, outpatient and community settings, including a number of remote Renal Dialysis Centres. Working alongside a Band 6 POCT Biomedical Scientist, you will be responsible for the operational management, governance and strategic development of a diverse portfolio of POCT devices located across the Trust's main hospital site and multiple satellite locations.

The Trust operates a comprehensive POCT service incorporating a wide range of analysers and devices including:

Radiometer ABL
90 Flex blood gas analysers across Emergency Care Departments, Critical Care, Theatres and other acute clinical areas.

Cepheid Gene Xpert molecular analysers supporting rapid diagnostic pathways within the Emergency Departments and other specialist services.

Newly implemented Nova Stat Strip 2 and Nova Stat Strip Xpress glucose and ketone monitoring systems.

A wide variety of additional POCT analysers and devices deployed throughout inpatient wards, outpatient departments, specialist services and remote community-based sites.

The POCT service continues to expand in line with new clinical pathways, technological developments and service transformation initiatives.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in ensuring…