Band 6 Anticoagulation Nurse Specialist -Fixed Term/Secondment
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
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.
- Anticoagulation knowledge and previous experience.
- Health Assessment post graduate qualification / willingness to work towards
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.
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
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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