Job overview

We are seeking to recruit an Anticoagulant Nurse Specialist to our expanding multidisciplinary team of scientists, nurses and support workers in the delivery of anticoagulation across Birmingham and the Black Country.  Providing a high-quality service that is patient centered is important to us and the successful candidate will be a highly motivated and enthusiastic nurse with a flexible, dynamic approach to patient care. 

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be NMC registered with significant experience including experience at specialist level within anticoagulation or relevant clinical area, and have, or be required to successfully complete, a non-medical prescribing qualification.

The role will be essential in supporting the development of the service and other colleagues in the team.

In addition you need to have held a full UK driving licence for at least 12 months with no more than 3 penalty points.

Core hours of work are between 8:00am -17:30pm Monday to Friday, working hours to be agreed but the successful candidate must have a level of  flexibility.

This is an ideal opportunity for the successful applicant to further develop their skills working as part of a dynamic and expanding team where innovative thinking is fostered and encouraged.

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.  

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.   

Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.    

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.   

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose.  When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.   

Multi-site working 

The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing "better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond". 

To support this vision, we are (where appropriate and safe to do so) actively looking at new models of care which:

Against this context, although this post is hosted by Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.