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Thrombosis and Anticoagulation Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 6
Main area: thrombosis and anticoagulation service
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week (Monday - Friday 9-5 excluding bank holidays)
Job ref: 279-6922917-JAN25
Employer: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: RSCH
Town: Brighton
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 10/02/2025 23:59
Interview date: 25/02/2025
About our Trust
At UHSussex, we’re proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK’s largest acute Trusts, we’re a leading example of the excellence, ambition, and values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.
Our hard-working, talented, and dedicated people work together towards a common goal – to always put our Patient First. In fact, our mission is summed up by our ‘where better never stops’ motto and you will play a part in driving us forwards and improving the lives of patients across Sussex.
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff, which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work-life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching, and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career, we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Job overview
Provide expert care and advice within the remit of VTE and Anticoagulation for our service users, Trust professionals, and external care stakeholders.
Review complex Emergency Department (ED) discharges of VTE, ideally within 48 hours from ED discharge, in order to manage the safe anticoagulation and follow-up of this client group. You will work closely with both the lead VTE consultant and lead Haematology Consultant for this service. Working in conjunction with the haematology consultant and anticoagulation pharmacists, the CNS provides an anticoagulation dosing and advice service for patients on Vitamin K Antagonists and direct oral anticoagulants for a variety of prothrombotic conditions. As an anticoagulation specialist, you will be expected to manage complex anticoagulation patient cases and take part in Anticoagulation and VTE MDT meetings. You will be responsible for autonomously running the bi-weekly anticoagulation clinics and also running any VTE follow-up clinics in the outpatient department. Liaise with the community health professionals regarding the care of your patients and provide education on venous thromboembolism and anticoagulation for patients and other health care practitioners as required.
Main duties of the job
1. Running and maintaining a weekday specialist VTE and Anticoagulation advice service, Trust-wide and to external stakeholders as required.
2. Triage and accept suitable VTE referrals into the thrombosis and anticoagulation service, evaluate their suitability for outpatient management and facilitate anticoagulant management within locally agreed protocols.
3. Review patients requiring anticoagulation in an outpatient clinic following locally agreed protocols and seek support from or refer to appropriate clinician if any problems are identified.
4. Provide face-to-face and telephone anticoagulation counselling to patients and effectively communicate anticoagulation dosing advice by telephone.
Person specification
* Previous anticoagulation and thrombosis experience.
Important information for applicants
Flexible Working: If you would like to explore potential options regarding flexible working please speak with the appropriate recruiting/line manager.
DBS Checks: As part of our commitment to a safe working environment, we undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check on all new employees where the role is eligible for a criminal record check. We make offers in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975.
Skilled Worker Visa: Applications for Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome for those that meet the Visa and Immigration eligibility criteria. For further information please visit the gov.uk website searching for Skilled Worker.
Closing adverts early: Please apply as early as you're able for this role. In the event of exceptional interest, we may close adverts earlier than specified.
UHSussex reserves the right to close the role early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Further Information: For help with the application process for non-medical vacancies only, please contact the Resourcing Team by Email: uhsussex.non-medicalvacancies@nhs.net
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Jane Biggar
Job title: Deputy lead VTE / anticoagulation nurse specialist
Email address: jane.biggar1@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01273664578
Additional information: Angharad Parsons, Lead nurse - thrombosis and anticoagulation service
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