FibroScan Technician

NHS; Frimley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated professional to join the Hepatology team, focusing on managing Fibroscan caseloads. The role entails conducting independent clinics, contributing to patient assessments, and delivering tailored dietary and lifestyle advice. The successful candidate will play an integral part in supporting patients with liver disease, benefiting from comprehensive training and support.

Benefits

First class development opportunities

Flexible working patterns

Supportive and inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• Qualifications include NVQ3 in Healthcare or equivalent.
• Experience in a Health Care setting and familiarity with Epic.
• Effective communication and ability to prioritize workload under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Manage a delegated Fibroscan caseload and run independent clinics.
• Provide high-quality care within Hepatology.
• Input patient data into the Fibroscan database.

Skills

Effective communication

Diet and lifestyle advice

Ability to work under pressure

Logical approach to problem solving

Education

NVQ3 in Healthcare or equivalent

Diploma/foundation degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

This role will be central to the provision of Fibroscan. The post holder will be an integral member of the Hepatology team, responsible for managing a delegated Fibroscan caseload. This includes running independent clinics, contributing to patient assessment, and providing tailored diet and lifestyle advice. Working closely with the hepatology nursing team, the post holder will support high-quality care for patients with, or at risk of, liver disease.

Fibroscan (transient elastography) is a non-invasive investigation used to measure liver stiffness. This is a key diagnostic tool for patients with or at risk of having liver disease.

Main duties of the job

• To participate in the delivery of high-quality patient focused care within Hepatology.
• To provide a high quality and efficient Fibroscan service (training will be provided).
• To work independently, running Fibroscan, completing adequate documentation.
• To input patient data into the Hepatology Nurse Specialist Fibroscan database and help with data collection for Quality and Improvement Projects.
• To work in accordance with trust policies and procedures and operate within the boundaries of the role and sphere of assessed competencies.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ3 in Healthcare or equivalent
• Diploma/foundation degree or equivalent

Skills

• Effective communication at all levels
• Provide diet and lifestyle advice after training.
• Ability to work under pressure, prioritising workload.
• Logical approach to problem solving

Experience

• Experience in Health Care setting
• Experience with Epic, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint).
• Previous experience in a similar post

Special Requirement

• Ability to travel between Frimley Park Hospital, Aldershot Centre for Health and Heatherwood Hospital.

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.

£25,883 to £26,958 a yearper annum inc HCAS