VTE Clinical Nurse Specialist

The VTE nurse specialist is a vital member of the standards and practice team who will be pivotal to the compliance and improvement of the VTE agenda here at Medway.
supported by the head of nursing for standards and practice, you will be a key team player for clinicians and staff to support VTE best practice and to lead VTE investigations.
As a confident communicator, lead an agenda using the PSIRF framework to improve safe, effective and quality care to every patient at Medway.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Working for our organisation
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B - Bold
E - Every person counts
S - Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust., To act as a point of reference regarding VTE advice for all nursing, pharmacy and medical staff within the hospital
Ensure documentation (e.g. VTE risk assessment) is completed in an accurate and timely fashion meeting local, national and legal requirements.
To provide clinical advice, supported by the Consultant Haematologist, concerning VTE prevention and treatment, particularly including VTE Risk Assessment and the selection of suitable thromboprophylaxis in complex case
Undertake a review of all VTE prevention measures currently in place (including compression stockings and mechanical compression devices) to ensure that they are compliant with best practice.
Ensure that hospital associated VTE events are appropriately reported and investigated and feeding back to relevant internal and external agencies as required.
Attend as a member the Blood Transfusion and Thrombosis Committee providing a report on VTE risk assessment compliance, audit results, and lessons identified from HAT investigation.

We are recruiting for a VTE Clinical Nurse Specialist who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.