Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

You will work closely with senior clinical, operational, and executive colleagues across the network to develop safe, effective, and innovative POCT services and clinical pathways. The role includes responsibility for the strategic development of POCT, quality and governance, workforce development, procurement, and service innovation.

BSPS has already demonstrated what can be achieved through innovation. Our LabKit model brings laboratory-quality mobile POCT into community and primary care settings — including GP surgeries, urgent care centres, and patients' own homes — supporting the network's wider Hospital@Home and Virtual Ward services.

We are looking for an experienced and credible Clinical Scientist with significant POCT experience and the ability to operate confidently at both strategic and operational levels. You will combine scientific expertise with leadership, vision, innovation, and the confidence to influence and challenge senior clinical colleagues. You will have a strong understanding of POCT quality and governance, EQA, clinical risk, service development, and the application of POCT across healthcare settings. You will be passionate about developing people, improving patient pathways, and ensuring POCT delivers genuine clinical value.

You will be joining a pathology network recognised nationally for its scale, innovation, and quality, and taking leadership of a POCT service that has already achieved national recognition. The foundations are exceptional, and we are now looking for the person who can take POCT at BSPS to the next level. If you are ambitious about the future of Point of Care Testing and want to lead a service with genuine national standing, we would love to hear from you.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• First degree or assessed equivalent level of knowledge and expertise
• Masters Degree or assessed equivalent level of knowledge and expertise in a relevant specialty
• Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists or relevant PhD
• Demonstration of Continuing Professional Development at agreed level of participation
• Registered as a clinical scientist with Health and Care Professions Council
• To have completed a minimum of 5 years in post as a Registered Clinical Scientist of which at least 2 years should have been at advanced practitioner level.
• Experience in consulting with clinical staff of all grades wanting advice on any aspect of pathology specialty/POCT and its relevance in specific situations.

Desirable criteria

• PhD and FRCPath

Managerial

Essential criteria

• Experience as an active member of relevant committees
• Knowledge of financial management, resource allocation, and procurement.
• Able to advise and lead on specific service development and strategic planning
• Able to provide leadership for the POCT Team and professional direction to more junior staff.
• Able to develop and take responsibility for professional guidelines and policies impacting across the Trust and Health Community
• Able to organise and manage complex activities
• Able to prepare and present complex scientific and clinical information at local, regional, national, and international conferences.
• Able to negotiate to provide value for money from diagnostic companies.
• Good coaching, teaching, and mentoring skills.

Desirable criteria

• Leadership course/qualification
• Management course/qualification

Personality

Essential criteria

• Positive attitude to solving problems and to managing change
• Able to prioritise tasks and organise time efficiently
• Able to inspire confidence in peers and subordinates through excellent interpersonal skills, common sense, and ability to express rational logic

Experience and Scientific Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Extensive knowledge of the UK POCT diagnostics market.
• To have an extensive knowledge of routine and specialised analytical methods, quality assurance, and problem
• To have a sound knowledge of metabolic medicine in adults, children, and neonates, consistent with pathology specialty.
• To have a good knowledge of managerial processes within a typical NHS Hospital Trust.
• Extensive knowledge of specialist healthcare science activities across the healthcare sector and opportunities for use of POCT.

Desirable criteria

• To have expert knowledge in a specialised area

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT)

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement, and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey, and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, saving time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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