OverviewHaemostasis and Thrombosis Practitioner

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Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

is described here. 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. This role 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.

Responsibilities

Lead the anticoagulation service, contributing to strategic planning and service development.

Deliver diagnostic and interpretative services for approximately 1,000 samples per day.

Manage dosing for unstable patients and provide expert clinical advice as part of the SFHT haemostasis and thrombosis team.

Work autonomously within the anticoagulant clinic, using a computerised clinical management system to calculate drug dosages and determine safe recall dates.

Counsel patients and carers on medical conditions, lifestyle changes, and treatment options.

Monitor and manage drug interactions, particularly with anticoagulant medications.

Coordinate care for patients with over-anticoagulation, following established protocols.

Educate patients on self-injection techniques for low molecular weight heparins and monitor their progress.

Advise other healthcare professionals on haemostasis and thrombosis management.

Attend and contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings, advocating for patients and supporting informed decision-making.

Perform venepuncture and capillary sampling as required.

Support ward staff and families during discharge planning.

About the TrustWe are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Jayne RevillJob title: MatronEmail: jayne.revill1@nhs.netTelephone: 01623 622515 ext 2256

Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment typeFull-time

Job functionHealth Care Provider

IndustriesHospitals and Health Care

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