Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Community Anticoagulation Service.

Do you have an interest  or previous experience working with patients who require anticoagulant medication?  or previous experience within Anticoagulation? 

Main duties of the job

Whilst community nursing/ anticoagulation experience is not required as we are committed to supporting your development during your induction and beyond. It is advantageous  if you have experience in  cardiology or renal nursing,  although  not essential. 

We are a  specialized service working towards enhancing care provision for people on an anticoagulant medication  and our current role is around education, monitoring, dosing and supporting patients  whilst on anticoagulant treatment. We also offer VTE/ in reach support at New cross, West Park and Cannock Hospitals.  As part of the service we offer  admission avoidance with administration of essential medications within the community to prevent hospital attendance/ admission for patients.  There are  exciting opportunities within the service to be involved with our self testing project and switching project which aims to maintain patient safety and offers a better experience for them, this is one of our quality initiatives. 

 There are also progression opportunities within the service to support professional and personal development, which  include but are not limited to completion of the  health assessment course and development into a band 6 role and opportunities to complete V300 course. 

Within this role, you will independently run a variety of clinics, completing new patient education and reviews, monitor patients on Warfarin and direct oral anticoagulants to maintain the correct doses/ treatment for their condition. 

Working for our organisation

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve.  We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.