This role combines the Anticoagulation and DVT services across both sites. Patients are assessed from GP, A&E and outpatient departments. The nurse‑led service works with multidisciplinary teams to initiate and monitor anticoagulation, review patients discharged on anticoagulation, and manage DVT cases.
Responsibilities
* Taking and triaging referrals from primary and secondary care for patients requiring or started on anticoagulation.
* Nurse‑led initiation and monitoring of patients on anticoagulation, including patient counselling, INR monitoring and warfarin dosing (using RAID software).
* Documenting patient consultations for ongoing continuity of care (e.g., GP letters).
* Taking referrals for DVT patients from primary and secondary care.
* Undertaking patient assessment including DVT work‑up bloods, requesting doppler scans, and interpreting results.
* Initiating interim anticoagulation and starting treatment for patients with a confirmed DVT.
Equal Opportunity
We want everyone to feel respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
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