# Anticoagulation Nurse Practitioner

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barts Health NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Barts Health NHS Trust
- **Location:** St Bartholomew's Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Nurse practitioner
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £58,133 - £65,261 per annum inc
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-27T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-28T13:20:57.180Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Barts_Health_NHS_Trust/Anticoagulation_Thrombosis/Anticoagulation_Thrombosis-v8262844
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8262844?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The Anti-Coagulation Service is currently seeking to recruit 1.0 WTE practitioner. This post is suitable for a registered nurse who has experience in the management of anticoagulation treatment. The applicant must be committed to providing a patient centred service. Experience of autonomous working is essential and applicants with experience in anticoagulation are sought. Essential skills include a good level of accuracy, literacy, and communication. We also expect the applicant to be compassionate and caring. The applicant must be a good team player and have a keen eye for detail. You will need to have great communication skills, be well organised and have the ability to remain calm and deal with a busy (but rewarding) workplace.

The anticoagulation department delivers a service to patients at all sites across Barts Health and supports primary care practitioners in all regions running their anticoagulation clinics. We have a home visit service operating out of the Whipps Cross and Royal London sites. With the drive being to ensure AF patients are anticoagulated effectively, safely and in a timely way at a suitable location. VTE patients are monitored and supported carefully especially given the large increase in thrombosis following COVID infection. The successful applicant will join a multi-disciplinary team and play an active role in providing exceptional care to our patients. A flexible approach to working will be required.

### Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic and capable anticoagulation practitioner to join our anticoagulation and thrombosis service at Barts Health NHS Trust. We offer this opportunity to gain a specialist interest in the anticoagulant management of atrial fibrillation, venous, arterial and cardiac thrombosis within a supportive multidisciplinary team that comprises consultant haematologists, nurses, pharmacists, biomedical scientists, phlebotomists and clinical administrators. The practitioner would: - engage in Practitioner and Consultant-led clinics including warfarin dosing - educate and counsel patients in all aspects of all anticoagulants, including monitoring, side effects, drug interactions, peri-operative bridging, travel, pregnancy and hormonal therapy - provide an expert resource for healthcare professionals in primary and secondary care - engage in on-the-job and self-directed training in this field with a view to providing optimal quality care and disseminating best practice locally - contribute to departmental clinical research and audit - have a role in shaping the team and the service through our advanced quality improvement programme that is shared with anticoagulation and thrombosis services across the Barts Health network

Cross-site working at Barts Health within the anticoagulation and thrombosis network is required as part of the role. The team are open and encouraging of hybrid working on-site and from home.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Working knowledge of the different types of anticoagulant treatments
- Demonstrates an awareness of the indications and contraindications of anticoagulant therapy

### Experience

**Essential**

- Recent clinical experience in the relevant area of practice
- Experience of collaborating with a multi-professional team
- Experience of reflective practice
- Professional leadership.
- Post qualification experience

**Desirable**

- Experience at Band 6
- Proven effective budgetary management
- Research experience

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Qualified Adult Nurse registered with the NMC
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Post Basic Qualification relevant to area of practice

**Desirable**

- Leadership course/Development Programme
- Good understanding of issues within Barts Health, East London and Haematology in the UK
- Independent prescriber or willingness to undertake

## Documents

- [our values and behaviours (pdf, 334.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1119)
- [candidate information pack (pdf, 549.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2446)
- [job description and person specification (pdf, 573.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10576855)
- [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 92.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1120)

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