Fibro Scan Technician
The closing date is 24 September 2025
Job summary
Our Hepatology team at UHDB have an exciting new role to support our IQILS accredited service. The new fibroscan technician post holder will support the multidisciplinary team across our five sites to provide high quality and timely fibroscan services to our patients. Training will be provided but its is essential any candidate considering applying for this post has relevant experience in a busy healthcare setting and have an understanding of communication when caring for our patients.
Main duties of the job
It is essential that the post holder is able to drive to deliver fibroscan services at community sites as well as at our main sites.
- Effectively deliver fibroscan's to a high standard and in accordance with local and national training 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.Ability to move fibroscan equipment between sites
Closing date of applications: 24 September 2025
Interview date: 08 October 2025
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Details
Date posted
17 September 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£27,485 to £30,162 a year pa
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
320-MED-1731
Job locations
Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter New Road
Derby
DE22 3NE
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter New Road
Derby
DE22 3NE
Employer's website
https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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