POCT Quality Lead

Main area Division B-Point of Care Testing-Quality Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (across 5 days Monday to Friday.) Job ref 180-B-254242

Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Addenbrooke's Hospital-Division B Town Cambridge Salary £47,810 - £54,710 p.a. pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 15/12/:59 Interview date 13/01/2026

Job overview Point of Care Testing is a vital pathology service across multiple clinical areas of the Trust.

Across 25 years the service has continually evolved to meet the changing landscape and needs of the Trust as it expands whilst meeting with clinical service requirements.

This means as part of the journey towards Pathology Maturity we aim for UKAS accreditation for the service. We have a need for a permanent dedicated quality role within the team to deliver this aspirational service goal.

We are looking for an experienced Biomedical Scientist with relevant knowledge and skills to join our team in the role of Quality Lead for the this journey and towards the next steps beyond.

You would join an experienced, forward thinking, dynamic, multicultural team with expertise in pre-analytics and a wide range of POCT devices across multiple disciplines.

If you think you are the individual to support the current leadership in this technology based service, where you can streamline processes, delivery relevant training, are keen to push the boundaries, and join our vision to help drive quality forward and deliver, then you should apply.

Main duties of the job Responsible as lead Healthcare Scientist for a specialist area

Practice as the Quality Lead for Point of Care Testing, promoting Quality within all areas of the Department.

Demonstrate expertise in quality and risk management.

Be the key member of the department, who promotes, implements, audits and maintains the quality management system.

Apply modern methods of quality management and process control to ensure an effective service in terms of clinical governance and risk management.

Assist in the achievement of accreditation of the service and ensure continued compliance to ISO 15189 as accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS).

Support the team to ensure the continuous improvement and development of laboratory services

Maintain and promote professional image of CUH Trust.

Working for our organisation Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

• applied for a Graduate visa
• or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
• or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment.

For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 15th December 2025

Interviews are due to be held on 13th January 2026

Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?

• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life
• Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person specification Qualifications

• Registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as Clinical or Biomedical Scientist.
• MSc, IBMS Specialist Diploma in POCT, FIBMS, Certificate of Expert Practice in POCT or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of Continuing professional development (CPD).
• Holds or working towards a qualification that supports quality management responsibilities associated with post

Experience

• Practical experience of Quality Management Systems
• Use of Microsoft Office products
• Laboratory information management systems
• Developing policy and procedure Audit
• Experience of performing and evaluating risk assessments
• Root cause analysis
• Experience of POCT IT systems
• Proven success in communicating highly complex information and results to staff and other healthcare professionals
• Experience of troubleshooting POCT devices
• Awareness of current & developing NHS & healthcare issues
• Previous relevant experience of working in the NHS
• Experience of managing people
• Highly specialist experience across a range of procedures and practices underpinned by theory and practice from working in a POCT service or similar diagnostic laboratory service.
• Previous experience of delivering training in groups and to varying grades of staff

Knowledge

• Knowledge of routine and specialised analytical methods, quality assurance and problem solving
• Knowledge of POCT devices, methods and rapid turnaround testing services.
• Knowledge of quality management and accreditation systems
• Quality management systems (I-passport/IQM)
• ISO 15189 accreditation standards for medical laboratories
• Clinical governance
• Highly specialist knowledge and practical applications in a laboratory or POCT service
• Knowledge of managerial Policies and Procedures, within CUH and how they relate to laboratory staff and service of the department
• European Computer Driving Licence or equivalent
• Health and safety

Skills

• Interpretation and analytical skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Proven influencing and negotiating skills at all levels
• Demonstrable interpersonal skills - can work as part of a team or independently
• Able to prioritise own workload and that of others to meet needs of the service
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