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Location

Camberley, Surrey | United Kingdom

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Job description

• In conjunction with the team of anticoagulant specialist nurses and the lead haematology consultant for anticoagulation therapy, you will be responsible for developing the anticoagulant service at Frimley Health.
• Provide skilled and competent care to meet patient’s anticoagulation needs involving other members of the health care team as appropriate.
• Ensure the provision of continuity of care.
• Assessment, planning and implementation of the care of patients who require anticoagulant therapy in accordance with agreed protocols.
• Assist in the development of anticoagulant care pathways, in order to facilitate a seamless delivery of care, acting as a key worker for their pathway.
• As a leader in the field of anticoagulation , make sure that each patient’s treatment and care is based on best practice and evidence.
• To liaise with patients and GPs and organise implementation of planned actions deceided and agreed with the lead Haematology Consultant for anticoagulant therapy.

• Promote Nurse led service to Patients, Families, Carers, Community Nurses and General Practitioners.
• Consult with Medical staff, Haematologist’s and General Practitioners regarding their patients anticoagulant care pathways..
• Provide a link in the care of patients with anticoagulation needs between Acute and Primary care and other MDT’s.
• Monitor and evaluate care regarding to the anticoagulation therapy prescribed.
• Interpret blood test results in order to safely advise patients regarding their anticoagulant therapy as prescribe as required.
• Assess patients to be able to safely administer their own anticoagulant medication.
• Provide education and information , both written and oral , to patients receiving anticoagulation therapy as per Frimley Health Guidelines
• Liaise with medical staff regarding other blood test results that may affect the INR.
• Issue advice to patients and or medical staff in preparation for a medical procedure.
• Issue advice to Dentists in the community regarding patients who are to receive invasive dental treatment.
• Note patient’s concurrent medication and advise against any adverse reactions.
• Monitor and evaluate patients receiving anticoagulant therapy via postal clinic.
• Manage own caseload on receipt of anticoagulant / DVT
• Maintain accurate up to date records of all contact with patients and their carers, using appropriate software or in the patient’s medical records.
• Gain skills in obtaining capillary blood samples and venepuncture.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.
• Organise , coordinate and deliver nurse led anticoagulant clinics across Frimley Health.
• Receive new referrals from Medical staff, General Practitioners and other hospitals.
• Continue to update own knowledge regarding anticoagulation therapy.
• Work within the guidelines of Patient Group Directions.
• Attend education program and form a link with other anticoagulation nurses to encourage sharing of information.
• Participate and lead in clinical audits in respect of all areas of anticoagulation therapy.
• Act within the National and Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust , Anticoagulation Therapy guidelines.
• To represent the anticoagulation service at local safer medication committee meetings and present reports / findings where appropriate.

This advert closes on Tuesday 20 Feb 2024

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