Anticoagulant Monitoring Nurse or Pharmacy Technician - York

NHS; Selby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join a leading NHS provider as an Anticoagulant Monitoring Nurse or Pharmacy Technician in York. The role involves providing specialist support, performing patient testing, and ensuring effective management of anticoagulant therapies within a dedicated healthcare team. Successful candidates will have relevant qualifications and a passion for patient care in a community setting.

Qualifications

• Registered with NMC and evidence of CPD is required.
• Experience in anticoagulant clinics is essential.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and test patients for anticoagulation therapy.
• Provide specialist advice and support to patients.
• Maintain anticoagulant kit and supplies for clinics.

Skills

Ability to work under pressure

Basic IT literacy

Flexible approach to work

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Registered with NMC

Extended/independent nurse prescriber qualification

Tools

SystemOne

INRSstar

Job description

Anticoagulant Monitoring Nurse or Pharmacy Technician - York

To provide efficient andsafe near patient testing and monitoring of patients disease state andanticoagulation status.

To provide specialistadvice and support to patients, relatives, and other health care professionalsinvolved in the patients care.

To provide the therapeuticadjustments of oral anticoagulants within the Anticoagulant Protocol to ensurepatients are kept targeting INR.

To perform doseadjustment and titration, by following the Anticoagulant Protocol.

To ensure maintenance ofanticoagulation kit and equipment.

Work as part of the Anticoagulantteam, in clinics and home visits

Main duties of the job

• Promote and monitor the appropriate and safe use of anticoagulanttherapies within the service under the direction of the Contract Lead.
• Works under direction of the Anticoagulant Protocol.
• Performs near patient testing of all anticoagulant patients in aclinic setting.
• Receive, interpret and dose patients accordingly to maintain theirtarget INR, considering interacting medication, disease state and any otherfactors.
• Initiate anticoagulant patients and manage transfer of their carefrom a hospital setting.
• Administer vitamin K in-line with Patient Group Directions.
• Provide advice and support to patients and their relatives andcarers as appropriate.
• Maintain anticoagulant kit and equipment, ensuring adequatesupplies to carry out the clinic and domiciliary visits.
• Participation in NEQAS scheme and other routine equipmentvalidation.
• Work as part of the anticoagulant team and wider team of healthcare professionals, fielding queries and offering advice.

About us

IntraHealthis one of the UKs leading provider of NHS Primary and Community Care services.We serve a range of patients across our three divisions of Primary Care (generalpractice), Pharmacy and Clinical Services which includes anticoagulationmonitoring, patient medication reviews and childhood immunisation programmes.

We alsoprovide management and clinical support to other GP practices and NHS bodies. We are awell-established organisation having provided NHS services since the companywas founded in 1999. Our team is made up of GPs, Advanced NursePractitioners (ANPs), Nurses, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Health CareAssistants (HCAs) and local administration teams supported by a centralisedback office function; providing finance, HR, administration and data analysissupport.

We operateNHS services across the North East, North West and Yorkshire.

Job responsibilities

To provide efficientand safe near patient testing and monitoring of patients disease state andanticoagulation status.

To provide specialistadvice and support to patients, relatives, and other health care professionals involvedin the patients care.

To provide thetherapeutic adjustments of oral anticoagulants within the AnticoagulantProtocol to ensure patients are kept targeting INR.

To perform doseadjustment and titration, by following the Anticoagulant Protocol.

To ensure maintenanceof anticoagulation kit and equipment.

Work as part of theAnticoagulant team.

• Promote and monitorthe appropriate and safe use of anticoagulant therapies within the serviceunder the direction of the Contract Lead.
• Works underdirection of the Anticoagulant Protocol.
• Performs nearpatient testing of all anticoagulant patients in a clinic or domiciliarysetting.
• Receive, interpretand dose patients accordingly to maintain their target INR, consideringinteracting medication, disease state and any other factors.
• Initiateanticoagulant patients and manage transfer of their care from a hospitalsetting.
• Provide advice andsupport to patients and their relatives and carers as appropriate.
• Maintainanticoagulant kit and equipment, ensuring adequate supplies to carry outthe clinic and domiciliary visits.
• Participation inNEQAS scheme.
• Work as part ofthe anticoagulant team and wider team of health care professionals,fielding queries and offering advice.
• Maintainappropriate records.

Person Specification

Experience

• Previous anticoagulant clinic experience.
• Previous experience in a Peripatetic role

Qualifications

• Registered with NMC
• Evidence of CPD and commitment to life-long learning
• Extended/independent nurse prescriber qualification
• Work calmly under pressure and to deadlines
• Flexible and proactive attitude
• Enthusiasm for the role
• Flexible approach to work, in line with the needs of the service such as evening or weekend working as necessary
• Able to work as part of a team
• Ability to work both as a team member and independently
• Basic IT literacy i.e. use of e-mail, the internet and microsoft office applications
• Ability to plan own workload with priorities and objectives
• Demonstrate an understanding of the data protection act and patient confidentiality, clinical and information governance and Caldicott requirements
• Knowledge of anticoagulant management in patients.
• Knowledge of SytemOne
• Knowledge of INRSstar

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.