# QB Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/qb-practitioner/2cdf95ea-d2a8-4318-9442-2f778c0aa9ef - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/qb-practitioner/2cdf95ea-d2a8-4318-9442-2f778c0aa9ef.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Countess of Chester Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Practitioner - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 pa pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-11T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-01T09:00:49.750Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cheshire/Chester/Countess_Chester_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Neurodevelopmental_Paediatrics/Neurodevelopmental_Paediatrics-v8293350 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8293350?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.coch.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Working Part time: 22.5 hours per week An exciting opportunity has arisen for a QB practitioner to join the Neurodevelopmental Paediatric team based at Kingsway Children's Centre in Chester. The QB Practitioner will be responsible for administrating the QB tests and the accompanied admin tasks, checking in and out clinic, uploading reports and observations to evolve and contacting to Clinicians to inform that the assessment has been completed. Please note this post will work in clinics based at Tarporley Hospital. ### Main duties of the job You will contribute and commit to promoting a positive team-based attitude, striving for the highest standards of care and achieving excellence, through continued development and compassion. You will actively engage with Consultants, Specialist Nurses and members of the secretarial team in order to maintain efficient patient pathways. When instructed you will support senior management in the effective running of the ASD and ADHD service, creating an environment which allows the team to maximise their ability. You will be expected to exercise independent judgement and using your own initiative. All work must be carried out in a timely and accurate manner, with confidentiality being maintained at all times when dealing with patient/staff information. As a team we strive for a Safe, Kind and Effective culture. You will contribute to this culture as you will be a key contact for patients and carers between relevant sources of support and information appropriate to their needs. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities See Job Description for further details. Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’ Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes. The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post. If a DBS is required for your role, you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee applies which is payable to the DBS Service. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment. New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rules Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application. ### Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Educated to GCSE Level and NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience - NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience - Willingness to undertake training to administer QB testing **Desirable** - Attendance at skills development courses and/or training ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Experience working with children, young people and their families within clinical, social care, or educational setting, or involvement in developmental assessments. - Undergraduate level knowledge of Psychology or child development. **Desirable** - Experience working therapeutically with children and adolescents who have Neurodevelopmental needs/ASD/ADHD ## Documents - [risk id (pdf, 365.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10611667) - [how to travel to work (pdf, 186.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2810) - [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 278.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2608) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 528.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10611666) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.