Hepatology fibroscan Technician and Admin support | East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

We are recruiting for a Hepatology fibroscan Technician and Admin support who 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, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

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.

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.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

This advert closes on Tuesday 19 May 2026