Job summary
- Main area
- POCT
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 162-7028-AV
- Employer
- Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Point of Care Testing (POCT)
- Town
- Romford
- Salary
- £31,081 - £33,665 per annum inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Band 4 Associate Practitioner - POCT
Band 4
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Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and forward thinking individual to join our Pathology Department as an Associate Practitioner to cover Point of Care Testing (POCT) and to help with the day to day running of the Trust’s POCT analysers.In addition, the role involves significant adminstration tasks.This post is cross site, requiring the post holder to work at Queen’s Hospital ,King George and communinty sites as required.
This is a wonderful opportunity to be part of a developing, forward thinking and user facing department; which is fast becoming an integral part of the patient pathway. This post will give a unique opportunity to work with an excellent team and extend your knowledge of Biochemistry, Haematology and Microbiology at Queens and King George Hospitals. Join our team and make a difference.
For further information, or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Charlene Mandeya Senior POCT Coordinator on 01708 435000 ext 3643 or e-mail [email protected]
Main duties of the job
Key requirements:
• Attention to detail
•Someone who is able to communicate well with staff in the department and service users
•You must be able to plan and use your own time economically and effectively in a dynamic environment.
•A high degree of motivation and enthusiasm is essential for the role
•A working knowledge of laboratory areas is desirable however not essential
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in special measures; we’ve opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from our Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 88,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Amanda Vickers, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5926. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Foundation degree or equivalent.
Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
- • Demonstrate good communication skills
Desirable criteria
- • Familiar with LEAN principles
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Working knowledge of Clinical Biochemistry, Haematology and virology laboratory
Desirable criteria
- • Previous POCT experience.
Personal Qualities
Desirable criteria
- • Able to liaise with a wide range of healthcare professionals.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Charlene Mandeya
- Job title
- Senior POCT Coordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Charlene Mandeya, email [email protected]
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