Job summary
- Main area
- Point of Care Testing
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- 1 x Permanent and 1 x fixed term until end March 31st 2027
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 070-ACS008-0226
- Employer
- Powys Teaching Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bronllys Community Hospital
- Town
- Bronllys
- Salary
- £27,898 - £30,615 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/03/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 01/04/2026
Employer heading
Associate Practitioner Point of Care Testing
Band 4
Be part of a 'Healthy Caring Powys' and help us transform the way we provide health and care, so our communities can Start Well, Live Well and Age Well.
Job overview
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
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main 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 criteria
- 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 criteria
- ECDL or equivalent
- Laboratory/POCT qualification e.g. IBMS Certificate (Desirable)
- Willingness to attain further qualifications in POCT discipline
Experience
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- 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 criteria
- 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 criteria
- 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 criteria
- 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
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Melanie Prince
- Job title
- Point of Care Coordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01874 712 580
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