Point of Care Testing Coordinator Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Camberley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Point of Care Testing Coordinator to ensure the efficient operation of POCT services. This fixed-term role offers an opportunity to contribute to quality healthcare delivery in a dynamic environment, requiring experience in POCT and a commitment to high patient care standards.

Benefits

First-class development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Work-life balance

Qualifications

• Experience in point-of-care testing is essential.
• Ability to ensure staff competency and patient safety.
• Skills in advising on clinical requirements and performing method evaluations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure smooth operation of POCT services.
• Deliver training and re-certification.
• Maintain calibration and quality control performance.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Healthcare knowledge

Education

Experience within POCT

Job description

We are seeking an experienced, highly organized, and detail-oriented Point of Care Testing Coordinator to join our team. This position is essential for ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of point-of-care testing (POCT) services while large, network-wide projects are progressed.

This is a fixed-term role until May 2027, offering an opportunity to contribute to the delivery of quality healthcare services in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. Experience within POCT is essential. If you are passionate about healthcare, laboratory testing, and maintaining high standards of patient care, we encourage you to apply.

About the Department

The Point of Care Testing (POCT) department within Berkshire and Surrey Pathology Services (BSPS) provides, supports, and governs near-patient pathology diagnostic testing conducted outside of the traditional central laboratory.

The BSPS POCT network includes:

• Frimley Health (Frimley Park Hospital, Heatherwood, and Wexham Park Hospitals)
• The Royal Surrey County Hospital (Guildford)
• Ashford and St Peter's Hospital (Chertsey)
• The Royal Berkshire Hospital (Reading)
• East Surrey Hospital (Redhill)
• Multiple and expanding projects within the community

Our BSPS team has extensive experience supporting a wide range of tests and offers expertise in:

• Advising on potential solutions tailored to clinical requirements
• Assessing the suitability of proposed testing environments
• Performing comprehensive method evaluations to ensure acceptable analytical performance
• Delivering initial training and re-certification to ensure staff competency and patient safety
• Minimizing service downtime through maintenance, technical support, and troubleshooting
• Providing formal documentation and performing audits
• Maintaining calibration, internal quality control, and external quality control performance

Our department aims to provide the highest standards of service, aligning with relevant quality standards to deliver peace of mind to service users and trustworthy results.

About Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

We are committed to being an inclusive and disability-confident employer, awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We offer first-class development opportunities, including professional, management, leadership, and clinical skills training.

At Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we value work-life balance, which benefits individuals and the patients we serve. We encourage applications from those seeking flexible working arrangements, and we strive to meet staff and service needs.

For more information, please see the attached job description and person specification. This advert closes on Sunday, 25 May 2025.