Anticoagulation Support Worker
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Job summary
The University Hospital of North Midlands, Mid Cheshire and East Cheshire NHS Trusts are working collaboratively to form a Pathology network in line with a NHSI directive.
Anticoagulation Support Worker Band 3
Please note this is not a Laboratory Position
Leighton Hospital (x1 WTE) / Macclesfield Hospital (x1 WTE) and Community Clinics across Cheshire
37.5 hours per week
Main duties of the job
The Anticoagulation Support Worker (ASW) role is to support the department and the Anticoagulation Practitioners (ACP), Anticoagulation Associate Practitioners (AAP).
Responsibilities include direct patient contact and taking finger prick blood samples using a coaguchek machine determining the patients International Normalisation Ratio (INR) result.
This is performed at community clinic's at venues across Mid and East Cheshire and Vale Royal, we also have Anticoagulation office bases at both Leighton and Macclesfield Hospitals, we also perform INR testing in patients homes.
Admin duties will be essential to the role.
A full clean driving license and regular use of your own vehicle
To be successful in this role you will require, good organisational and communication skills, Good data inputting skills and attention to detail is essential as a large portion of work involves typing patient information into the DAWN patient database.
The post will be based in 1.WTE at Leighton Hospital and 1.WTE at Macclesfield Hospital (please specify the location of you prefer base on application) but you will be expected to primarily cover community anticoagulation clinics across Cheshire. This is an interesting and important job, previous experience in this field is not essential as full training is given.
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT A LABORATORY-BASED ROLE AND THE DEPARTMENT IS UNABLE TO SUPPORT THE IBMS CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCE (REGISTRATION) PORTFOLIO.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.
We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.
Details
Date posted
19 July 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£22,816 to £24,336 a year pa
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
205-5483055
Job locations
Leighton Hospital
Middlewich Road
Crewe
CW1 4QJ
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Address
Leighton Hospital
Middlewich Road
Crewe
CW1 4QJ
Employer's website
https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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