Anticoagulant Sister/Charge Nurse (Band 6/7 depending on experience)
| Posting date: | 23 April 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Dependant on experience - Band 6/7 development post |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 23 May 2025 |
| Location: | Luton, LU4 0DZ |
| Company: | Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6826451/418-SUR6451-JB |
Summary
A Vacancy at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
We have an opportunity to join the Anticoagulant Team at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital. We are looking for a qualified nurse to work 27 hours per week over the four days Tuesday to Friday. The post holder will mainly be based at Luton but may be required to work at Bedford if necessary. The post is for a Band 6 or a Band 7 depending on experience. The Band 7 post holder must have a Non-Medical prescribing qualification. There is an opportunity for the Band 6 post holder to progress to a Band 7 once the Non- Medical prescribing qualification has been achieved.
The successful applicant will be involved in the day to day management of patients’ anticoagulant care. Full training will be given.
This is not an exhaustive list of the roles and responsibilities of the role. Please see the main job description and person specification.
The successful candidate will be involved in the day to day management of the anticoagulant clinics. This involves face to face and telephone consultations. This can involve initiation and discontinuation of anticoagulants and the dosing of warfarin / sinthrome. You will be expected to follow NICE Guidelines in relation to follow up treatment, and consult with appropriate health care professionals as necessary.
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology.
Our Values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
Please see above and refer to Job Description and Person Specification for detailed roles and responsibilities.
The post holder will:-
Be responsible for providing and delivering outpatient anticoagulant services clinics to patients, working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to educate colleagues, patients and their carers as how best to manage their condition. Conditions include Atrial Fibrillation (AF), Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), Pulmonary Embolism (PE).
Treat directly referred suspected DVT and PE patients in the outpatient nurse led clinic at L&D Hospital.
Maintain and monitor standards of care, to ensure patient safety and quality of care, working with Clinical Nurse Manager/Department Lead to identify and resolve failures in standards of care and the care environment to improve the patient experience.
Education of patients regarding the reasons for anticoagulation and the side effects of treatment. Teach patients to self inject Low Molecular Weight Heparin as required.
Support of healthcare professionals across secondary and primary care with anticoagulant needs.
Assessment, education and support of suitable patients to enable self management of point of care testing with anticoagulant therapy using a structured training programme, encompassing quality and control management.
Provision of training for colleagues across secondary and primary care with involvement in education programmes. To include the computer aided software programme, near patient testing and quality control.
This advert closes on Tuesday 6 May 2025
We have an opportunity to join the Anticoagulant Team at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital. We are looking for a qualified nurse to work 27 hours per week over the four days Tuesday to Friday. The post holder will mainly be based at Luton but may be required to work at Bedford if necessary. The post is for a Band 6 or a Band 7 depending on experience. The Band 7 post holder must have a Non-Medical prescribing qualification. There is an opportunity for the Band 6 post holder to progress to a Band 7 once the Non- Medical prescribing qualification has been achieved.
The successful applicant will be involved in the day to day management of patients’ anticoagulant care. Full training will be given.
This is not an exhaustive list of the roles and responsibilities of the role. Please see the main job description and person specification.
The successful candidate will be involved in the day to day management of the anticoagulant clinics. This involves face to face and telephone consultations. This can involve initiation and discontinuation of anticoagulants and the dosing of warfarin / sinthrome. You will be expected to follow NICE Guidelines in relation to follow up treatment, and consult with appropriate health care professionals as necessary.
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology.
Our Values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
Please see above and refer to Job Description and Person Specification for detailed roles and responsibilities.
The post holder will:-
Be responsible for providing and delivering outpatient anticoagulant services clinics to patients, working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to educate colleagues, patients and their carers as how best to manage their condition. Conditions include Atrial Fibrillation (AF), Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), Pulmonary Embolism (PE).
Treat directly referred suspected DVT and PE patients in the outpatient nurse led clinic at L&D Hospital.
Maintain and monitor standards of care, to ensure patient safety and quality of care, working with Clinical Nurse Manager/Department Lead to identify and resolve failures in standards of care and the care environment to improve the patient experience.
Education of patients regarding the reasons for anticoagulation and the side effects of treatment. Teach patients to self inject Low Molecular Weight Heparin as required.
Support of healthcare professionals across secondary and primary care with anticoagulant needs.
Assessment, education and support of suitable patients to enable self management of point of care testing with anticoagulant therapy using a structured training programme, encompassing quality and control management.
Provision of training for colleagues across secondary and primary care with involvement in education programmes. To include the computer aided software programme, near patient testing and quality control.
This advert closes on Tuesday 6 May 2025