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University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 6 Anticoagulation Nurse Specialist -Fixed Term/Secondment

West Midlands On-site 2-5 yrs exp Hospitals and Health Care 5,510 employees£40k – £48k / year
Sponsorship verifiedAnticoagulation ManagementPatient CounselingCommunication SkillsTeam CollaborationEducation Support

Requirements

Candidates must be a registered nurse with valid NMC registration and educated to degree level or equivalent experience. Post registration experience in a relevant area and knowledge of anticoagulation practices are essential.

Job Description

Job Summary

To be part of a dynamic team managing patients on various forms of anticoagulation. Performing

clinics which provide counselling advice, guidance and management to patients on

anticoagulation. To part take in warfarin clinic supporting dosage of warfarin. Good

communication skills liaising with various teams to guide management plans for the patients. To

support education session and develop team learning. To cross site cover supporting other teams

within the service. Using dragon software to record clinic letter outcomes as well as Oceano. Full

training will be given. Full time post 37.5 hours a week.

Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required

To support the team with the day-to-day responsibilities in the various anticoagulation

clinics and queries.

To support in education sessions to support learning of each other and across trust.

About Us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job Description

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
  • Portfolio of certified / accredited post registration professional development.

Desirable

  • Anticoagulation knowledge and previous experience.
  • Health Assessment post graduate qualification / willingness to work towards

Experience

Essential

  • Post registration experience with evidence of knowledge and development for the associated area of specialist practice.
  • In depth knowledge of specialist procedures required for role, with willingness to undertake further training/ education to achieve agreed level of competence.
  • Knowledge of standards and policies associated with role.
  • Experience of working in a multi disciplinary and cross agency work environment.
  • Demonstrable understanding of the national / NHSE diagnostic/ therapeutic expectations / strategy around endoscopy services and can relate this to the role.
  • Demonstrable understanding of clinical governance / patient safety process's -- can relate this to the role in relation to their personal/professional accountability.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

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.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For Help With Your Application, Contact

Amy Hoare

amy.hoare@uhb.nhs.uk

07582947146

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39959.00 to £48117.00 Yearly

Contract

Fixed Term

Duration

18 Month(s)

Working pattern

Full-Time, Flexible Working

Reference number

304-9016205

Job locations

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Attachments

Job Description

JD PS - Band 6 CNS .pdf – 490KB Opens in a new window

Education

["bachelor degree", "professional certificate"]

Skills

Anticoagulation ManagementPatient CounselingCommunication SkillsTeam CollaborationEducation SupportClinical GovernanceHealth AssessmentMulti-Disciplinary WorkPatient SafetyWarfarin Dosage ManagementSoftware ProficiencyProfessional DevelopmentSpecialist ProceduresNMC RegistrationPost Registration ExperienceDiagnostic Expectations

About University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national and international population. It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic. We also run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible. We see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites and our hospitals deliver more babies than anywhere else in Europe. We are a regional centre for cancer, trauma, renal dialysis, burns and plastics, HIV and AIDS, as well as respiratory conditions like cystic fibrosis. We also have expertise in premature baby care, bone marrow transplants and thoracic surgery and have the largest solid organ transplantation programme in Europe. We provide a series of highly specialist cardiac, liver and neurosurgery services to patients from across the UK. We are world-renowned for our trauma care and have developed pioneering surgical techniques in the management of ballistic and blast injuries, including bespoke surgical solutions for previously unseen injuries. As a result of its clinical expertise in treating trauma patients and military casualties, the QEHB has been designated both a Level 1 Trauma Centre and host of the UK’s only £20m National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC). We have over 24,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and wellbeing. UHB is a Stonewall Diversity Champion and aims to achieve positive change for LGBTQ+ people by creating an inclusive, inspiring and equal environment for both staff and service users.

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