Anticoagulant Monitoring Service Nurse
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Job summary
The Anticoagulant Monitoring Service Nurse at Ipswich Hospital are looking for a motivated Registered Nurse to join their small, specialist team in providing a high quality service to their patients.
You will join a team who are responsible for the safe dosing of patients for oral anticoagulants, providing dosage advise to patients, assessment of high or low international normalised ratio's (INR's), pre and post op advice and education regarding anticoagulation therapy. The team assess patients over the phone but also hold face-to-face clinics.
The service is based within the Haematology Department, monitoring 7,500 patients on oral anticoagulant therapy, receiving about 1,500 INR's each week. They are responsible for advising the dose of warfarin the patient is to take using the computer dosing system.
The team consists of a Consultant Head of Department, Anticoagulant Nurse Specialists and Anticoagulant Monitoring Service Nurses.
The service is Monday - Friday working (no weekends/bank holidays), 09.00-18.00. Nurses within the team usually work 10.00-18.00.
This post is full time 37.5 hours per week but we would consider part time/ job share.
We welcome informal visits/enquires prior to application.
Main duties of the job
A large part of this role will be assessing patients over the phone with part of the role holding face-to-face clinics. You will be advising on their dose of warfarin and warfarin reversal. You will also assess patients with high and low INRs and providing them with education in regards to their anticoagulation therapy.
You will also be providing teaching to other departments, including other nurses and doctors, about anti-coagulations and blood clots. You also be there to provide advice to the multi-disciplinary team.
About us
One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.
To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
Details
Date posted
04 October 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Job share
Reference number
432-HR1374-23
Job locations
Ipswich Hospital
Heath Road
Ipswich
IP4 5PD
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Ipswich Hospital
Heath Road
Ipswich
IP4 5PD
Employer's website
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