# Anticoagulation Nurse Specialist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/anticoagulation-nurse-specialist/7a589c90-20f8-47d3-9342-d535db6e966d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/anticoagulation-nurse-specialist/7a589c90-20f8-47d3-9342-d535db6e966d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Warrington Hospital; Halton Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pa pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-10T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-03T11:32:41.304Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cheshire/Warrington/North_Cheshire_Mersey_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Pharmacy/Pharmacy-v8271162 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8271162?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://northcheshireandmersey.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated registered nurse to join our Anticoagulation Service as an Anticoagulation Specialist Nurse. This is an exciting opportunity to deliver high-quality, nurse-led anticoagulation care across hospital and community settings, working autonomously to manage a diverse patient caseload. The successful candidate will play a key role in improving patient access to specialist anticoagulation services while supporting the safe and effective use of anticoagulant medicines. ### Main duties of the job You will lead and deliver anticoagulation clinics, undertaking comprehensive patient assessments, interpreting clinical information and blood test results, and developing evidence-based management plans. The role involves providing expert advice and education to patients, monitoring anticoagulation therapy, identifying and escalating clinical concerns, and working closely with the wider multidisciplinary team to coordinate care. You will also contribute to service development, governance, audit activities and quality improvement initiatives within the service. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Anticoagulation Specialist Nurse is responsible for delivering safe, effective and patient-centred anticoagulation care through independent clinical practice. Key responsibilities include: - Managing an independent caseload within nurse-led anticoagulation clinics across hospital and community locations. - Assessing, monitoring and reviewing patients receiving anticoagulation therapy in accordance with local and national guidance. - Providing specialist advice, education and support to patients, carers and healthcare professionals. - Interpreting clinical information and laboratory results to support treatment decisions and ongoing management. - Maintaining accurate clinical records in accordance with professional and organisational standards. - Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to ensure coordinated care and effective patient outcomes. - Supporting clinical governance activities including audit, service evaluation and implementation of best practice. - Contributing to the development and improvement of anticoagulation services and pathways. - Promoting high standards of patient safety, safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion. - Acting as a clinical role model and supporting colleagues through advice, education and professional leadership. For this role, we are seeking a registered nurse with post-registration experience, excellent communication and organisational skills, the ability to work autonomously, and a commitment to delivering high-quality patient care. Experience in anticoagulation services is desirable but not essential. ### 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 ### Experience **Essential** - Post registration experience **Desirable** - Anticoagulation nursing experience - History taking ### Mental effort **Essential** - Able to rise to the challenge of a busy environement - Able to use problem solving techniques - Is able to recognise when to escalate concerns to a higher level ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered nurse with a degree or equivalent **Desirable** - Specialist anticoagulation qualification - Degree with honours or equivalent - PhD qualification - Clinical examination module ### Physical effort **Essential** - Patient handling - Use of manual handling equipment - Non-patient manual handling ### Physical skills **Essential** - Team player - Flexible - Motivated - Good time management skills - Able to use initiative - Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning - Use of computer for Lorenzo and ICE requests ### Emotional effort **Essential** - Can confidently manage patients experiencing long waits for treatment - Can address the needs of patients with mental health disorders or escalate concerns beyond personal ability ### Working conditions **Essential** - Can work in a busy clinical setting in a sometimes noisy environment with occasional interruptions ### Specific role requirements **Essential** - Willing to work at pace and multitask ### Skills, knowledge and competencies **Essential** - Basic IT skills in e-mail, word processing and spreadsheets - Clinically competent - Initiation and implementation of change - Communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding - Ability to communicate unpleasant and sensitive information - Ability to present written information in a logical manner - Able to manage your own workload, plan the work of others and work autonomously - Effective delegation skills - Experience in staff management, able to persuade and influence and handle conflict - Knowledge of professional NHS issues - Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the healthcare setting - Be a reflective practitioner - Assertive **Desirable** - Participation in service development projects - Experience of developing care pathways relevant to the speciality ## Documents - [ncm staff benefits (pdf, 3.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2892) - [ncm recruitment overview for candidates (pdf, 126.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3031) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 366.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10586306) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.