Anti-Coagulation Nurse Specialist (Annex 21)

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a DVT and Anticoagulant Nurse Specialist for their Southport Hospital. This role involves assessing, planning, and evaluating clinical pathways for patients with suspected or confirmed DVT. The Specialist Nurse will initiate treatment and manage patient safety through consultation and education, ensuring compliance with therapeutic plans. The ideal candidate will have specialised anticoagulation knowledge and strong assessment skills, contributing significantly to patient care and safety.

Qualifications

• Experience in assessing and managing patients on Anti Coagulation therapy.
• Ability to conduct comprehensive patient assessments and histories.
• Knowledge of non-medical prescribing protocols.

Responsibilities

• Perform specialised Anti Coagulation analysis to ensure patient safety.
• Undertake triage and provide care planning for complex cases.
• Conduct nurse led consultations and develop individual care plans.

Skills

Specialised Anti Coagulation knowledge

Triage and care planning

Telephone consultation skills

Patient safety management

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a DVT and Anticoagulant Nurse Specialist for our team at Southport Hospital. The DVT and VTE service is provided by Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The Service is predominantly a nurse led service. The Specialist Nurse will assess, plan, implement and evaluate the clinical pathways for patient(s) presenting with suspected DVT, confirmed DVT. The specialist Nurse will initiate anticoagulation for a variety of clinical conditions. The Specialist Nurse will initiate treatment using non-medical prescribing following hospital guidelines. Develop and implement trust policy for service-related conditions and treatment in line with best practice guidance.

Responsibilities

• The post holder will perform a specialised Anti Coagulation analysis, to ensure patients are managing their Anti Coagulation medication safely at home to prevent hospital admissions.
• The post holder will undertake a highly specialised triage process, offering a range of options to facilitate care planning for complex patients.
• Specialist nurse led telephone consultations will be performed, utilising history taking and interpretation of diagnostic testing to ensure appropriate Anti Coagulation concordance and developing care plans over the phone for patients to follow to prevent hospital admission in line with national and local guidelines. This role involves inputting at a keyboard, with a visual display unit, whilst wearing a headset.
• Coordinate and manage nurse led clinics (within speciality).
• The post holder will have specialised knowledge and skills to draw on a diverse range of experience in decision making to determine evidence-based practice interventions, treatment planning, reviewing medication and actively monitoring interventions to maintain patient safety, initiating new medication and monitoring side effects.
• The post holder has specialised knowledge and skills to perform an individualised Anti Coagulation assessment process, including taking a history of the presenting complaint, considering differential diagnosis and instigate treatment plans, duration of treatment times and medical reviews.

Hospital Overview

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9,000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Services

• Acute Care: Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
• Primary Care: Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
• Community Services: Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire.
• Inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital: Patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients.
• Urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
• Specialist Regional Services: Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme