Anticoagulation Practitioner

Job summary

Are you passionate about delivering high-quality, patient-centered care? Join our dynamic Anticoagulation Service as a Band 6 Anticoagulation Practitioner and play a vital role in improving outcomes for patients across the community and hospital settings.

You'll assist in managing a caseload of over 1,000 patients who take vitamin K antagonists, providing expert support for both inpatients and outpatients, and working across all areas of anticoagulation therapy. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your clinical expertise, work collaboratively within a supportive multidisciplinary team, and make a real difference to patient safety and quality of care. If you're looking for a role that combines autonomy, variety, and professional growth, we'd love to hear from you.

Interview Date: 19th October

Main duties of the job

• Provide an autonomous clinical dosing service for patients on anticoagulants in both hospital and community settings.
• Manage a caseload of patients requiring anticoagulation therapy, including initiation, bridging, conversion, and maintenance.
• Dose Warfarin and Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs) using computerised dosing software in line with Trust and national guidelines.
• Deliver structured education, support, and specialist advice to patients and their families to promote safe and informed care.
• Conduct telephone consultations and practitioner-led clinics to review and adjust treatment plans.
• Assess patients for anticoagulation therapy, checking indications, contraindications, and safety considerations.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across hospital and community settings to ensure safe and effective anticoagulant management.
• Participate in service development, audits, and evidence-based practice initiatives to improve patient outcomes.
• Maintain accurate patient records and ensure compliance with local and national guidelines.
• Support training and education for new staff and contribute to creating a learning environment within the team.

About us

UHD are investing,developingand transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.

If a role or servicerelocatesas part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

UHD has active networks including Women's, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.

AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.

Job responsibilities

Providing a clinical dosing service for patients on anticoagulantscontributing to clinical care within the hospital and community

The anticoagulant practitioner will be responsible for providing specialistknowledge and care to patients. They will undertake a range of duties toensure the effective delivery of care, providing specialist advice,structured education and ongoing support to their anticoagulant patientsbased on individual need.

The post holder will be an experienced registered nurse responsible forthe provision of an autonomous service for patients requiringanticoagulation therapy, but will refer for consultant nurse/haematologist advice when secondary involvement is necessary.

To dose Warfarin and Direct Oral Anticoagulant and associated drugs asdirected by departmental, Trust and national guidelines

To provide support and education to patients receiving anticoagulanttherapy

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant experience in post registration Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) at Band 5

Technical Skills Competencies

Essential

• Good keyboard and telephone skills

Desirable

• Experience of using computerised anticoagulation software would be advantageous

Other requirements specific to the role

Essential

• Ability to work independently and within a small team
• Ability to communicate effectively with all service users
• Good written and verbal communications skills
• Good interpretive skills

Language requirement

Essential

• Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role

Experience

Essential

• A good understanding of Anticoagulation and Thrombosis including National Guidelines i.e NICE, BSCH, Haemostasis and Thrombosis Guidelines
• To be able to provide education to patients receiving anticoagulant therapy
• Ability to operate within quality assurance parameters

Desirable

• Previous anticoagulation/cardiology/stroke experience/training

Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Through sound knowledge base be able to provide clinical advice to patients and other healthcare professionals
• Ability to use IT packages such as Microsoft Office and Outlook

Desirable

• Knowledge of NHS/Trust IT systems

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Able to concentrate for prolonger periods
• Confident
• Enthusiastic
• Flexible