Biomedical Scientist- AP

Job summary

Are you looking for a career move to enhance your clinical experience within anticoagulation? If so... then come and join our team where your passion will really be harnessed

We are an ambitious, friendly and sociable team that cannot wait to welcome you and support you alongside a dedicated complete learning package to become an anticoagulant expert.

We are looking for a anti-coagulant Biomedical Science Advanced Practitioner or a Lead Nurse, to lead and support our anti-coagulant team who can demonstrate highly developed specialist knowledge and skills in the management of patients requiring anti-coagulant therapy.

You will line manage the staff within the team. The Biomedical Scientist Advanced Practitioner will formulate holistic care plans to manage and support the patient on oral anticoagulant therapy and will respond to actual and potential health problems appropriately.

Main duties of the job

The role ensures the provision of excellent care with compassion working with patients requiring anticoagulant therapy, developing a culture of patient self-management, allowing patients to develop responsibility for managing their own condition. Providing clinical expertise, specialist advice and support across service boundaries.

The anti-coagulant BMS Advanced Practitioner /Lead Nurse works as a key worker to the patients providing information, enabling communication and in coordinating care.

About us

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties to included but not be limited to:

Responsible for the undertaking of Nurse/BMS-led clinicsproviding assessment and treatment of patients Monitoring and documenting their progress and modifyingdrug treatment in accordance with British Committee forStandards in Haematology (BCSH) Take responsibility for the planning and organisation of theanti-coagulant clinics within the Trust Provide an in-patient pre-discharge service in order toassess new patients, identify their psychological,physiological and emotional needs in relation to theircondition and proposed anticoagulant therapy Assesses peoples information needs and providesrelevant information to meet those needs at defined pointsin the patient pathway To provide specialist clinical knowledge to patients,families and carers following referral to the anti-coagulant service

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

HCPC Registration or NMC Registration Educated to degree level Post basic qualification in anti-coagulation or evidence of continued professional development Mentorship Qualification or NMC recognised mentorship qualification Leadership Qualification Masters qualification or working towards it.

Desirable

Venepuncture course

Knowledge

Essential

Relevant post registration experience, at band 6 or above plus evidence of clinical competence in specialty or related area Experience of teaching and patient education. Leadership and management experience Experience of multi-professional working Knowledge of the anti-coagulation drugs and those that interact with them, their side effects and monitoring Experience of Audits, Policy writing and Governance Awareness of current relevant national service frameworks/guidance/KPIs Demonstrate awareness of current issues and challenges within anti-coagulation

Desirable

Experience in a senior position in associated specialty Planning service provision - day to day and long term Knowledge of anti-coagulation services and their demands Experience of the implementation of research findings into practice Experience using a Dosing Software Experience of implementing change

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