Job summary
- Main area
- Anticoagulation
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week
- Job ref
- 153-SP05438
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Yeomans House/Bournemouth Hospital
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Anticoagulation Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 6
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.
Job overview
Are you passionate about delivering high-quality, patient-centered care? Join our dynamic Anticoagulation Service as a Band 6 Anticoagulation Practitioner and play a vital role in improving outcomes for patients across the community and hospital settings.
You’ll assist in managing a caseload of over 1,000 patients who take vitamin K antagonists, providing expert support for both inpatients and outpatients, and working across all areas of anticoagulation therapy. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your clinical expertise, work collaboratively within a supportive multidisciplinary team, and make a real difference to patient safety and quality of care. If you’re looking for a role that combines autonomy, variety, and professional growth, we’d love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
- Provide an autonomous clinical dosing service for patients on anticoagulants in both hospital and community settings.
- Manage a caseload of patients requiring anticoagulation therapy, including initiation, bridging, conversion, and maintenance.
- Dose Warfarin and Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs) using computerised dosing software in line with Trust and national guidelines.
- Deliver structured education, support, and specialist advice to patients and their families to promote safe and informed care.
- Conduct telephone consultations and practitioner-led clinics to review and adjust treatment plans.
- Assess patients for anticoagulation therapy, checking indications, contraindications, and safety considerations.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across hospital and community settings to ensure safe and effective anticoagulant management.
- Participate in service development, audits, and evidence-based practice initiatives to improve patient outcomes.
- Maintain accurate patient records and ensure compliance with local and national guidelines.
- Support training and education for new staff and contribute to creating a learning environment within the team.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Providing a clinical dosing service for patients on anticoagulants
contributing to clinical care within the hospital and community
The anticoagulant practitioner will be responsible for providing specialist
knowledge and care to patients. They will undertake a range of duties to
ensure the effective delivery of care, providing specialist advice,
structured education and ongoing support to their anticoagulant patients
based on individual need.
The post holder will be an experienced registered nurse responsible for
the provision of an autonomous service for patients requiring
anticoagulation therapy, but will refer for consultant nurse/haematologist
advice when secondary involvement is necessary.
To dose Warfarin and Direct Oral Anticoagulant and associated drugs as
directed by departmental, Trust and national guidelines
To provide support and education to patients receiving anticoagulant
therapy
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Relevant experience in post registration Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) at Band 5
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential criteria
- Good keyboard and telephone skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of using computerised anticoagulation software would be advantageous
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential criteria
- Ability to work independently and within a small team
- Ability to communicate effectively with all service users
- Good written and verbal communications skills
- Good interpretive skills
Language requirement
Essential criteria
- Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
Experience
Essential criteria
- A good understanding of Anticoagulation and Thrombosis including National Guidelines i.e NICE, BSCH, Haemostasis and Thrombosis Guidelines
- To be able to provide education to patients receiving anticoagulant therapy
- Ability to operate within quality assurance parameters
Desirable criteria
- Previous anticoagulation/cardiology/stroke experience/training
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Through sound knowledge base be able to provide clinical advice to patients and other healthcare professionals
- Ability to use IT packages such as Microsoft Office and Outlook
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of NHS/Trust IT systems
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Able to concentrate for prolonger periods
- Confident
- Enthusiastic
- Flexible
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kirsty Bryant
- Job title
- Lead Anticoagulation Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 4778
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