You will provide specialist input into the clinical management of patients requiring anticoagulation therapy, working collaboratively with colleagues across inpatient, outpatient, day-case, and remote access clinics. You will be based at both Newark and King's Mill Hospitals, delivering high-quality, evidence-based care in line with national and local guidelines.
Join us in delivering outstanding care and making a real difference in the lives of our patients.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Lead the anticoagulation service, contributing to strategic planning and service development.
2. Deliver diagnostic and interpretative services for approximately 1,000 samples per day.
3. Manage dosing for unstable patients and provide expert clinical advice as part of the SFHT haemostasis and thrombosis team.
4. Work autonomously within the anticoagulant clinic, using a computerised clinical management system to calculate drug dosages and determine safe recall dates.
5. Counsel patients and carers on medical conditions, lifestyle changes, and treatment options.
6. Monitor and manage drug interactions, particularly with anticoagulant medications.
7. Coordinate care for patients with over-anticoagulation, following established protocols.
8. Educate patients on self-injection techniques for low molecular weight heparins and monitor their progress.
9. Advise other healthcare professionals on haemostasis and thrombosis management.
10. Attend and contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings, advocating for patients and supporting informed decision-making.
11. Perform venepuncture and capillary sampling as required.
12. Support ward staff and families during discharge planning.
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a highly motivated and experienced healthcare professional to join our multidisciplinary team as a Specialist in Thrombosis and Haemostasis. This is a key clinical role offering leadership, diagnostic expertise, and direct patient care across multiple settings.
Thank you for your interest in this role. We would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.
Sherwood is nationally recognized as an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we believe that happy colleagues deliver better care.
Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment that nurtures wellbeing and offers opportunities for development and progression. We care for our patients and for our staff.
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working across the county to provide healthcare services to over 420,000 people in Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark, Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
Our commitment is to treat every patient as we would want a family member to be treated. We expect our staff to be caring, kind, and courteous to each other.
Our Trust has been voted the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven consecutive years in the NHS Staff Survey, and the Care Quality Commission has rated us as 'outstanding' for care. King's Mill Hospital is the only 'outstanding' NHS hospital in the East Midlands.
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If successful and the role involves regulated activity, a Disclosure & Barring Service check will be required. The Trust will cover the cost initially, which will be deducted from your first salary. The current fee is £26.40 for a standard check or £54.40 for an enhanced check. For sensitive cases, contact our dedicated team before applying.
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