Job summary
- Main area
- Digestive Diseases, Urology and General Surgery Services
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 328-DUG-6150524
- Employer
- South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The James Cook University Hospital
- Town
- Middlesbrough
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Fibroscan Technician
Band 3
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust as a Fibroscan Technician.
This is a new post to support the Liver Team in providing a Fibroscan service at James Cook University Hospital and Friarage Hospital. You will provide the service to a diverse group of patients and meet patients with a range of liver diseases. You will become an integral member of the team, engaging in continuing professional development. Whilst your role will be predominantly based at James Cook, you will need to be flexible as clinics may run in other locations such as in the community.
Main duties of the job
• Effectively deliver Fibroscan’s to a high standard and in accordance with local and national protocols.
• Support the team in developing the Fibroscan service.
• Work effectively with the multi-disciplinary team
• To contribute to the quality assurance process departmentally and undertake audit and quality improvement as required.
• Support the team with accurate data collection.
• Act as a liaison for all healthcare professionals involved in health care provision to facilitate integrated patient focused care.
• To treat all patients with dignity, respect and high standards of care.
• To assist with raising awareness of liver disease.
Working for our organisation
South Tees Hospitals is the largest hospital trust in the Tees Valley with two acute hospitals and services in a number of community hospitals.
The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough is a designated major trauma centre and provides all its specialties from one site which is unique for a hospital of its size. It provides a wide range of district general hospital services and specialist services such as neurosciences, renal medicine, spinal injuries, major trauma, cardiothoracics, vascular surgery and cancer services. It has 1,024 beds, a 24-hour acute admissions unit and an emergency department which houses the major trauma centre for Durham, East Cleveland, Tees Valley and North Yorkshire and has its own helipad. In 2012 the Middlesbrough hospital completed a £35 million redevelopment of its cancer services and is now proud to provide some of the best facilities in Europe. The James Cook University Hospital has a modern, central operating suite containing 20 well-equipped theatres and a 16-bedded intensive care unit. There is also an Institute of Learning, Research and Innovation on site, embracing postgraduate medical education, undergraduate teaching centre, nurse training school, the school of radiography and library facilities.
The Friarage Hospital in Northallerton is an essential part of our organisation and an important point of delivery for the community. It is one of the smallest district general hospitals in the country and has 189 inpatient beds.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role. Please note that on occasions, posts may close earlier than the closing date due to a large number of applications being received. Early applications are therefore advised.
Person specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- • Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- • Good written and oral communication skills
- • Able to organise workload efficiently
Desirable criteria
- • Experience in a clinical setting
- • Knowledge of medical terminology
- • Understanding of a range of work procedures associated with outpatient clinic arrangements, general office procedures and case note procedures
- • Knowledge of General Data Protection Regulations and patient confidentiality
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
- • Good standard of general education/GCSEs/NVQ 3 or equivalent.
- • IT Skills
- • Experience of providing high levels of efficient and accurate patient care
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of working as a Fibroscan Technician
- • Knowledge in patients with liver disease
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- • Knowledge of Office and Outlook, including word, excel, e-mail and internet
- • Experience of working within a healthcare setting
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of managing difficult conversations
- • Previous experience working within a team
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Essential criteria
- • High professional standards
- • Personal resilience; ability to cope with additional workloads created as a result of staff shortages to ensure the service continues
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Karandeep Bhasin
- Job title
- General Manager Gastroenterology
- Email address
- [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
The Recruitment Team
The Murray Building
The James Cook University Hospital
TS4 3BW
- Telephone
- 01642 850850, ext. 57396
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