Anticoagulation Specialist Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, motivated individual to join the Anticoagulation Service at UHDB as an Anticoagulation Specialist Nurse. The post encompasses all areas of anticoagulation, and the successful applicant will be caring for patients who are at risk of, or being treated for, a variety of different blood clots. This includes assessing INR results and advising patients how much warfarin to take, as well as ensuring other anticoagulated patients are safe on Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs) and Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH). The post is mainly telephone-based, but we also see patients in person and communicate with them in writing.

• Providing warfarin dosing advice to patients
• Anticoagulation counselling
• Telephone advice and guidance
• Specialist point of contact for health professionals, patients and their families
• Performing INR tests

The anticoagulation service has undergone, and continues to undergo, a period of extensive change over the past few years, and we are looking for someone who would enjoy a new challenge to become as passionate about anticoagulation safety as we are! There is an expectation that the successful applicant will already hold the Non-Medical Prescribing qualification or be prepared to begin the course within the first year of their new post. The position involves working alongside other specialist nurses, admin staff, laboratory teams, consultants, hospital doctors and nurses, carers, GPs and community nursing teams, to provide high quality care and support to outpatients throughout Derbyshire and Staffordshire.

Closing date of applications: 27 January 2025

Interview date: 10 February 2025

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, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts About Our Trust

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per 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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Heather Chapin Job title: Lead Anticoagulation Specialist Nurse Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01332 789420