Job summary
- Main area
- Point of Care
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 320-CDCS-3877
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Derby Hospital
- Town
- Derby
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 pro rata pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/10/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 30/10/2025
Employer heading

Associate Practitioner (Point of Care)
Band 4
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
With over 14,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.
As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.
The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.
Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme
To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.
if you are blind or visually impaired and require application material in an alternative format- such as Braille, large print, audio or accessible electronic formats or you require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466
Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.
Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;
Job overview
The successful candidate will join our small team serving University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, based on the Derby site. We manage the internal quality control and external quality assessment for all of these systems within our quality improvement role and work closely with other clinical services to develop and extend point-of-care clinical services to patients across Derbyshire.
Candidates will have to be able to demonstrate strong communication skills, must be self-motivated and organised in order to work as part of a flexible team. Previous experience of working within a
point-of-care team and/or providing clinical services directly to patients would be an advantage.
The laboratory operates a Monday to Friday service and ensures the provision of point-of-care services for clinical teams are available throughout the year.
It is an essential requirement that applicants have demonstrable pathology laboratory experience.
We also require the successful applicant to travel to locations within Derbyshire and Staffordshire, so a driving licence is essential.
Main duties of the job
Your duties will include:
To undertake the processing of clinical specimens before testing.
To perform technical scientific investigations covering several disciplines, involving the processing of blood and other body fluids, along with MLAs and Biomedical Scientists.
To run and co-ordinate Point of Care clinics involving direct patient care.
To run staff training sessions throughout the geographical area covered by Derbyshire Pathology, as required.
To assist the Senior Biomedical Scientist in the coordination and the administration of the Point of Care Technologies team, using a range of computer databases.
To assist in the management of POCT resources
It is recommended to contact the department for a tour or more information.
Closing date:
Interview date:
Working for our organisation
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Foundation degree (Skill level 5) or NVQ clinical laboratory support Level 5
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant and demonstrable experience in a NHS Pathology Laboratory.
- Has significant experience in the use of analysers
- Knowledge of hospital based LIMS systems
Desirable criteria
- Has significant experience in the use of Point of Care devices
- Stock and consumable handling
Skills
Essential criteria
- Monitor performance of analysers and intervene if indicated.
- Able to perform protocol based procedures
- Able to respond to a variety of enquiries, ranging in complexity, from users and patients.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Blessing Manyanga
- Job title
- Technical Specialist Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01332788507
- Additional information
Malcolm Russell
01332788536
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