About this role
Job summary
We are recruiting for a Hepatology fibroscan Technician and Admin supportwho shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
This is a specialised, patient-facing role within NHS Gastroenterology departments, focusing on the non-invasive assessment of liver health. The role combines technical clinical skills--operating FibroScan (Transient Elastography) machines to measure liver scarring--with administrative duties to manage patient pathways and data collection. Often working alongside Specialist Nurses and Consultants with ward patients or in hospital outpatients settings.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect,andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
Independent Scan Delivery: Perform FibroScan assessments (transient elastography) on patients to detect and monitor liver disease
Patient Care & Education: Prepare patients, explain the procedure, obtain verbal consent, and provide information on the test results (where appropriate).
Equipment Maintenance: Perform routine maintenance and calibration of Fibroscan machines in line with manufacturer protocols.
Infection Control: Maintain high standards of hygiene and infection control.
Data Collection & Recording: Accurately record Fibroscan results on hospital systems, maintain databases.
Pathway Management: Identify appropriate patients, maintain recalls (e.g., Varices, Hepatocellular Carcinoma surveillance)
Liaison & Communication: scheduling clinics, arranging appointments.
Reporting: Timely data submission to national audits.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City Hertford County, Hertford Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed informationregardingthis role.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training Essential
GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent NVQ 3/4 Diploma level study Willingness to train and expand skills for role
Previous Experience Essential
Previous Employment healthcare setting/Environment Dealing with patients Flexible Team working
Skills Essential
I.T Skills Computer high level (M.S Office EPR) Data collection Organisational skills Good Interpersonal/ Communication skills
Desirable
Phlebotomy
Knowledge Essential
Liver/Hepatology pathology knowledge Understanding of medical terminology and GDPR (Data Protection Act)
Other Requirements Essential
Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion Role model our Trust values every day
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address Lister Hospital
Coreys Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG14AB
Employer's website https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)