Job summary
1 x Permanent and 1 x fixed term until end March 31st 2027
Are you ready to make a real difference in patient care? We're looking for a proactive and passionate individual to join our evolving Point of Care Testing (POCT) team at Powys Teaching Health Board.
As a POCT Associate Practitioner, you'll be at the forefront of delivering high-quality diagnostic services directly at the point of care. Your role will be varied and impactful, ranging from maintaining and troubleshooting advanced POCT equipment to managing reagents, ensuring quality control, and supporting clinical teams through training and audits.
Why Join Us? At PTHB, you'll be part of a supportive, forward-thinking team committed to innovation and excellence in patient care. We offer opportunities for professional development, a collaborative work culture, and the chance to truly make a difference in your community.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply
Main duties of the job
What You'll Be Doing:
- Maintaining and calibrating specialised POCT equipment
- Troubleshooting technical issues and ensuring minimal downtime
- Managing reagent supplies and documentation
- Performing internal quality control and administering external quality assessments
- Delivering and organising training for clinical staff
- Supporting audits and continuous service improvement
- Working flexibly across PTHB sites when required to ensure seamless service delivery
About us
Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won't get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.
As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We're also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy 'life work' balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.
To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/. There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 Diploma qualification in Pathology or equivalent level of knowledge and/or experience in a STEM subject
- Knowledge of information management
- Understand the meaning and application of confidentiality
Desirable
- ECDL or equivalent
- Laboratory/POCT qualification e.g. IBMS Certificate (Desirable)
- Willingness to attain further qualifications in POCT discipline
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working within a pathology environment
- Experience using IT systems (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Knowledge of Data Protection, FOI and Caldicott
- Understanding of Health & Safety in the workplace
Desirable
- Experience with ISO standards or equivalent
- Experience of working within POCT discipline
- Experience of Quality Assurance methods
- Experience of using POCT equipment
- Experience of working with staff from multidisciplinary backgrounds
- Experience working in the NHS
- Experience of delivering training to groups or individuals
Skills
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to prioritize and present effectively to groups
- Ability to communicate well with all levels of staff and patients
- Use computer software packages
- Use spreadsheets and databases
- Work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Excellent keyboard skills
- Willing to share information
- Good timekeeping
- Ability to prioritise work, meet deadlines and work under pressure
- Flexible and adaptable to meet all aspects of the department's work
Desirable
- Good personal organisational skills
- Knowledge of the POCT discipline
- Flexible in approach to try new procedures and practices
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel effectively between all locations within PTHB premises including GP practices to enable continuity of service
- Ability and willingness to make frequent independent (lone) travel to all relevant organisational sites for implementation, training, troubleshooting, assaying
- Ability to work hours flexibly
- Ability to move throughout hospital sites to troubleshoot, train, maintain and quality assure multiple POCT devices
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 Diploma qualification in Pathology or equivalent level of knowledge and/or experience in a STEM subject
- Knowledge of information management
- Understand the meaning and application of confidentiality
Desirable
- ECDL or equivalent
- Laboratory/POCT qualification e.g. IBMS Certificate (Desirable)
- Willingness to attain further qualifications in POCT discipline
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working within a pathology environment
- Experience using IT systems (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Knowledge of Data Protection, FOI and Caldicott
- Understanding of Health & Safety in the workplace
Desirable
- Experience with ISO standards or equivalent
- Experience of working within POCT discipline
- Experience of Quality Assurance methods
- Experience of using POCT equipment
- Experience of working with staff from multidisciplinary backgrounds
- Experience working in the NHS
- Experience of delivering training to groups or individuals
Skills
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to prioritize and present effectively to groups
- Ability to communicate well with all levels of staff and patients
- Use computer software packages
- Use spreadsheets and databases
- Work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Excellent keyboard skills
- Willing to share information
- Good timekeeping
- Ability to prioritise work, meet deadlines and work under pressure
- Flexible and adaptable to meet all aspects of the department's work
Desirable
- Good personal organisational skills
- Knowledge of the POCT discipline
- Flexible in approach to try new procedures and practices
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel effectively between all locations within PTHB premises including GP practices to enable continuity of service
- Ability and willingness to make frequent independent (lone) travel to all relevant organisational sites for implementation, training, troubleshooting, assaying
- Ability to work hours flexibly
- Ability to move throughout hospital sites to troubleshoot, train, maintain and quality assure multiple POCT devices
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
