Liver Surveillance Support Worker: Sponsorship Available

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Job Summary

Become a Vital Link in the Fight Against Liver Cancer!

Join us in a dynamic role supporting the delivery of a crucial hepatocellular cancer surveillance pathway for our local community.

You’ll be the driving force behind ensuring patients with cirrhosis receive timely and essential monitoring at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

More than just a coordinator, you’ll be a patient advocate, directly supporting individuals to stay engaged with their surveillance, guaranteeing they receive life-saving scans on schedule.

Become a valued member of our Hepatology team, managing a delegated workload and playing a pivotal role in our high-quality Fibroscan service, a cutting-edge non-invasive tool for measuring liver health.

This full-time, cross-site position offers a rewarding opportunity to make a tangible difference in patient lives.

Main duties of the job

The main responsibilities of this role will be:

  •  To identify patients that should be on the Liver Surveillance Pathway (LSP) that are not currently listed, including those that have failed to attend and / or are lost to follow-up.
  • To work with the hepatology service to ensure all patients that should be listed on the LSP registry are added appropriately.
  • Ability to access local hospital patient administration systems and data to identify appropriate patients.
  • To add newly identified patients to LSP as identified by the local service.
  • To contact patients that are lost to follow-up or disengaged with LSP and support them back into the surveillance programme, send blood forms, remind patients of the importance of having the investigations ahead of hepatology appointment.
  • Effectively deliver Fibroscans to a high standard and in accordance with local and national training protocols (training will be provided);
  • Support the team in delivery of high standard, safe and efficient Fibroscan service.
  • Work effectively with the hepatology multi-disciplinary team.
  • To contribute to the quality assurance process departmentally and undertake audit and quality improvement as required.
  • To assist with raising awareness of liver disease- health promotion.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • GCSE English Language and Mathematics(Grades A-C) or equivalent
  • NVQ4 or NVQ3 plus additional training to diploma level equivalent, or equivalent through short courses

Desirable

  • Evidence of continuing education and personal development.
  • Coaching or teaching qualification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office packages eg PowerPoint, Word, Excel and other IT skills acquired through training and practical experience
  • Knowledge of NHS policies
  • Knowledge of NHS policies
  • Knowledge of cancer targets
  • Knowledge of medical terminology
  • Knowledge of Health and Safety in the Workplace
  • Knowledge of medical Terminology Understanding of the Data Protection Act and Freedom of Information Act.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of Ireporter, Cerner/EPR, and Infoflex system.
  • Advance knowledge and highly skilled in the use of MS Excel and IT systems

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in a similar role
  • Experience in the use of data management
  • Evidence of good communications skills
  • Experience of multi-professional working
  • Understanding of person-centred care

Desirable

  • Demonstrate evidence to use Fibroscan machine

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 20 March 2025

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