Anticoagulant Specialist Nurse Manager - Chester
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.
Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovationOur High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.
As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.
Job overview
Working Part time: 32.5 hours per week
Are you an experienced and dynamic nurse with a strong background Anticoagulation and clinical leadership? We are seeking a dedicated band 7 Anticoagulation nurse manager to lead and develop our Anticoagulation service, ensuring safe, high quality care for patients receiving anticoagulant therapy.
You will be responsible for the operational management, clinical leadership, and development of our anticoagulation service. Working collaboratively with our multi-disciplinary teams you will ensure the delivery of evidenced based care, support innovation, and contribute to service improvement initiatives.
Main duties of the job
Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery
Perform advanced clinical skills in assessment, monitoring, treatment and discharge. Provide advice for complex dosing issues
Communicates highly sensitive information to patients and relatives/carers
Collect, collate, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records.
Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure patient needs are met, especially in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements.
Provide specialist, clinical knowledge to nursing colleagues, health care professionals, patients and carers/relatives.
Following the successful completion of a Non Medical Prescribing course and registering the qualification with the Nursing & Midwifery Council, have the ability to prescribe as a non-medical Prescriber (NMP) for Anticoagulant patients according to a Personal formulary of medicine.
Manage and organise the Anticoagulant Service, ensuring dosing and clerk tasks are completed to the required standard.
Supervise nursing colleagues on an individual or group basis.
Write and review SOPs.
Ensure the effective and efficient use of physical and financial resources.
Participate in the recruitment and retention of staff.
Ensure equipment and stocks are maintained, operational and quality controlled.
Working for our organisation
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Registered General Nurse Diploma
- Teaching and Assessing Qualification. E.g. ENB998 or City and Guilds 730
- Degree
- Certification
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria- Knowledge of professional and NHS issues and policies relating to specialist area
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues across health and social care settings
- Able to manage own work load autonomously
- Successful completion of a Non Medical Prescribing course and registering the qualification with the Nursing & Midwifery Council, or working towards.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
If the role is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Enhanced DBS check applications that are submitted with omitted or incorrect information will be withdrawn. In the event errors are identified on your original application, a new application will need to be submitted and you will be required to pay the DBS application fee again.
The cost of the DBS application will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
Overseas Candidates
The Department of Health and Social Care has released a new publication to support overseas candidates looking to work in health and care in the UK.
The new guidance provides information on the recruitment process that candidates should expect when applying for work in the UK. Please follow the below link: Applying for health and social care jobs in the UK from abroad - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Overseas candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a CoS for the post by assessing their circumstances against criteria specified on the Visas and immigration - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Overseas candidates are responsible for their travel expenses.
From 6 April 2017, Tier 2 / skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.Adult dependent's (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement.