Clinical Nurse Specialist in Anticoagulation and DVT
| Posting date: | 10 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 December 2025 |
| Location: | Coventry, CV2 2DX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9218-25-1364 |
Summary
Assist in co-ordinating the care of the Anticoagulation and DVT patients along with the multidisciplinary team and clinical services to ensure the effective management of this group of patients. Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. Will contribute to corporate objectives, advise on national, local and Trust policy, procedures and guidelines ensuring that clinical governance is embedded into practice. Highly developed communication skills enabling maintenance of high quality service within a complex and challenging environment across primary and secondary care. Responsible for identifying and assessing complex clinical and non-clinical issues, implementing resolutions and monitoring/auditing outcomes. Undertake specialised technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including;complex patient monitoring;equipment management and defined expanded clinical roles. Work autonomously in the delivery of Anticoagulation and DVT clinics. Initiate relevant investigations such as blood tests and Dopplar ultrasound scans to enable timely diagnosis and facilitate decision making and planning of treatment. Prescribe and review medication, appropriate to patient needs following assessment, providing information and advice to patients on prescribed medication regimens, side effects and interactions. Act as a resource of specialised knowledge and clinical expertise to ensure care delivery to patients is appropriate, optimum and evidence based. A knowledgeable team member, supporting staff, service and policy development within a defined area/specialty. Utilise and ensure others use IT systems (i.e. RAID) to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce and resource data available. Responsible for assessing in the training and development of team members to ensure evidence based care is embedded into practice. Promote and monitor adherence to health and safety and Trust policy designed to protect health care staff and service users from known hazards. Maintain professional awareness in accordance with NMC requirements. Identify own development needs through active participation in the Trust Appraisal reviews. Actively participate in an appropriate leadership Development Programme and other developmental opportunities. For further details of the role please see the attached job description.