Job summary
We welcome this exciting opportunity to identify a suitable candidate to join the Anticoagulation Team at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust as a Band 6 Anticoagulant Nurse.
This role offers the opportunity for career development into a specialist role within a nurse-led service, managing complex patients on anticoagulation therapies, making treatment recommendations and specialist prescribing decisions to ensure patients remain safely and therapeutically anticoagulated.
The post holder will be required to undertake a combination of lone and team working, working across hospital sites, community based clinics and undertaking domiciliary visits. It is desirable to be a non-medical prescriber in this role given it is a nurse-led service, however, for candidates who do not currently hold prescribing qualifications, there will be the opportunity to undertake this once fully established in the role.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Anticoagulant Nurse is highly specialised in the field of anticoagulation and requires the post holder to provide expert care and advice to patients on the management of their anticoagulation, in addition to utilising professional judgement in line with local and national guidelines.
About us
At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Work within agreed local Trust and national policies, procedures, and guidelines, including those relating to patient consent and confidentiality.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Work within agreed local Trust and national policies, procedures, and guidelines, including those relating to patient consent and confidentiality.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
Desirable
- Prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Previous considerable experience of nursing within primary or secondary care
- Extensive experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Previous experience within a domiciliary setting
- Considerable experience of using an electronic prescribing or patient record system
Knowledge
Essential
- Basic understanding of anticoagulant medicines
- Knowledge of relevant legal and statutory requirements within nursing and medicines management
- Excellent communication skills and professionalism exhibited in all formats
- Ability to understand, absorb and comply with detailed policies and procedures
Desirable
- Specialist anticoagulant knowledge or previous training
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously and within a team
- Prioritise and manage workload accordingly
- Demonstrable ability to go above and beyond for patients and colleagues when needed
- Ability to manage and deal with stressful situations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
Desirable
- Prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Previous considerable experience of nursing within primary or secondary care
- Extensive experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Previous experience within a domiciliary setting
- Considerable experience of using an electronic prescribing or patient record system
Knowledge
Essential
- Basic understanding of anticoagulant medicines
- Knowledge of relevant legal and statutory requirements within nursing and medicines management
- Excellent communication skills and professionalism exhibited in all formats
- Ability to understand, absorb and comply with detailed policies and procedures
Desirable
- Specialist anticoagulant knowledge or previous training
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously and within a team
- Prioritise and manage workload accordingly
- Demonstrable ability to go above and beyond for patients and colleagues when needed
- Ability to manage and deal with stressful situations
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
