Job summary
Anticoagulation CNS - Band 6
Permanent
22.5 hours per week
Salary - £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Closing Date: 2nd April 2025
Interview Date: 9th April 2025
**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **
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This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced registered nurse to join the Anticoagulation team.
Main duties of the job
Working as part of a multi-professional team to deliver enhanced clinical practice to a specific client group and participate in education, audit and application of evidence-based practice within the specialty.
- Manage daily anticoagulation nurse led clinics
- Receive direct referrals from General Practitioners and Consultants
- Manage and co-ordinate all investigations and treatment for DVT patients from referral to diagnosis according to the DVT protocol
- Participate in approved Patient Group directions by the Trust appropriate to our sphere of practice, to maintain safe anticoagulation for patients.
- Co-ordinate patient discharge liaising with all members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure that safe delivery of anticoagulation continues as an outpatient
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Leadership and Practice
- Carry out programmes of care and treatment determined by others
- Manages clinical caseload on a day-to-day basis including making minor modifications within prescribed parameters reporting back to the Clinical Nurse Specialist.
- Utilises advanced skills of assessment , interprets complex psychological, emotional, spiritual and cultural needs.
- Provides advice in relation to the care of individual or groups of patients.
- Liaises with other nursing staff caring for clients within the specialty in order to provide enhanced knowledge to optimise patient care.
- Demonstrates a commitment to best practice and relevant knowledge of the NHS and modernisation agenda, seeking to develop the service as part of the professional team
Audit and evidence based practice:
- Participates in research and audit as part of the multi-professional team within the specialism.
- Ensure that high quality data is collected for both audit and research trials, as required.
- In support of the Clinical Nurse Specialist, develops protocols of care and implements evidence based practice.
Communication, Relationship skills and Teamwork
- Communicates effectively with colleagues, patients and other users of the Trust.
- Produces written communications which are clear, fluent, concise and easily understood.
- Establish and build relationship with colleagues and clients/users.
- Fully understand the rights and views of clients/users, their families, seeking out and addressing their needs.
- Cooperates and works well with others appreciating the roles of other staff and agencies involved in the care of patients.
Specialist Practice
- Manage daily anticoagulation nurse led clinics
- Receive direct referrals from General Practitioners and Consultants
- Manage and co-ordinate all investigations and treatment for DVT patients from referral to diagnosis according to the DVT protocol
- Participate in approved Patient Group directions by the Trust appropriate to our sphere of practice, to maintain safe anticoagulation for patients.
- Co-ordinate patient discharge liaising with all members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure that safe delivery of anticoagulation continues as an outpatient
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Leadership and Practice
- Carry out programmes of care and treatment determined by others
- Manages clinical caseload on a day-to-day basis including making minor modifications within prescribed parameters reporting back to the Clinical Nurse Specialist.
- Utilises advanced skills of assessment , interprets complex psychological, emotional, spiritual and cultural needs.
- Provides advice in relation to the care of individual or groups of patients.
- Liaises with other nursing staff caring for clients within the specialty in order to provide enhanced knowledge to optimise patient care.
- Demonstrates a commitment to best practice and relevant knowledge of the NHS and modernisation agenda, seeking to develop the service as part of the professional team
Audit and evidence based practice:
- Participates in research and audit as part of the multi-professional team within the specialism.
- Ensure that high quality data is collected for both audit and research trials, as required.
- In support of the Clinical Nurse Specialist, develops protocols of care and implements evidence based practice.
Communication, Relationship skills and Teamwork
- Communicates effectively with colleagues, patients and other users of the Trust.
- Produces written communications which are clear, fluent, concise and easily understood.
- Establish and build relationship with colleagues and clients/users.
- Fully understand the rights and views of clients/users, their families, seeking out and addressing their needs.
- Cooperates and works well with others appreciating the roles of other staff and agencies involved in the care of patients.
Specialist Practice
- Manage daily anticoagulation nurse led clinics
- Receive direct referrals from General Practitioners and Consultants
- Manage and co-ordinate all investigations and treatment for DVT patients from referral to diagnosis according to the DVT protocol
- Participate in approved Patient Group directions by the Trust appropriate to our sphere of practice, to maintain safe anticoagulation for patients.
- Co-ordinate patient discharge liaising with all members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure that safe delivery of anticoagulation continues as an outpatient
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Two years at band 5 or equivalent
- Experience within the speciality
- Experience of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Experience of audit and resource
Qualification and Professional Training
Essential
- RGN/RSCN/RM
- Teaching Qualification
- Willing to work towards post grad qualification in speciality
Desirable
- Managerial qualification
- Diploma
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to work under pressure to meet required deadlines.
Desirable
- Awareness of wider NHS Agenda and Modernisation initiatives
- Presentation and report writing skills
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Two years at band 5 or equivalent
- Experience within the speciality
- Experience of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Experience of audit and resource
Qualification and Professional Training
Essential
- RGN/RSCN/RM
- Teaching Qualification
- Willing to work towards post grad qualification in speciality
Desirable
- Managerial qualification
- Diploma
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to work under pressure to meet required deadlines.
Desirable
- Awareness of wider NHS Agenda and Modernisation initiatives
- Presentation and report writing skills
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).
