Anticoagulant Clinical Specialist

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford

Anticoagulant Clinical Specialist

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Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 8 Nov | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: d68b8445c5ae4c9ca4c9ac07950428e3

Full Job Description

This is a full time post. The Anticoagulant Clinical Specialist takes a lead role in assessment and management of patients newly started on anticoagulation for venous thromboembolism, as well as managing / dosing warfarin patients, and providing expert advice to other clinicians. Maintaining and improving standards of care, and promoting a seamless service within a multi-professional framework, will be central to the role. This will be achieved through clinical practice, management, education and audit of professional activities. The primary duty of the post will be to work in nurse led anticoagulation clinics and to act as a clinical expert alongside a fellow Band 6 nurse providing support and keeping the Clinical Lead Consultant informed of any problems.

The role would suit a specialist nurse, pharmacist, or other healthcare professional with relevant experience., The role will include coordinating, delivering and evaluating the Trust's Anticoagulant Service, working closely with the Anticoagulation Consultant Haematologists to run nurse-led clinics for patients on anticoagulation therapy.

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

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