Job overview

Are you looking to be part of an established, high-performing service that delivers anticoagulation treatment to patients in their homes, community settings, and acute hospitals?

This is an exciting opportunity to step into a new Clinical Lead role within our service. You will work within the Community Medicine and Ambulatory Therapies  Directorate of the Primary Care Communities and Therapies group—a dynamic, forward-thinking, and supportive team committed to excellence in patient care.

This role is ideal for an individual looking to expand their knowledge and skills while contributing to the redesign of our Anticoagulation service. As Clinical Lead, you will work alongside the Hematology Consultant and the wider team to implement and embed new service developments, promote the service, and drive improvements in patient care . You will play a key role in developing new pathways and policies to enhance quality and safety by streamlining inpatient and community outpatient care. Through collaborative work with multidisciplinary teams, you will help optimise patient outcomes and reduce hospital length of stay.

Main duties of the job

Main duties

· Participate, drive, and contribute to continuous service improvement and development.

· Lead quality improvement projects to ensure the agendas for the service are achieved and maintained.

· Demonstrate leadership, flexibility, the ability to support junior member of the team, with the ability to build strong working relationships.

· Actively promotes excellent and collaborative team work across the multidisciplinary team with outcomes aimed at the best interests of the patients.

· Maintain a high level of clinical practice within the service.

· Ensure there is an imbedded clinical governance framework across the service and compliance with reports and audits.

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow. 

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.  

Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.  

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.  

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose.  When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.