Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 396-7360462-GO-PB
- Employer
- Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kingston Hospital
- Town
- Kingston Upon Thames
- Salary
- £53,751 - £60,651 pa incl HCAS pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Nurse Specialist Venous Thromboembolism Prevention
Band 7
Home, community, hospital
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.
Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.
We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.
Our Trust values
These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.
- Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
- Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
- Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
- Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.
Job overview
The VTE Nurse Specialist will work with the Trust Clinical lead for VTE, Thrombosis Committee and Anticoagulant Service: To ensure the development, dissemination, and implementation of best practise in VTE prevention, diagnosis and treatment and to provide regular Trust wide audit relating to VTE leading to significant quality improvements in the field of VTE prevention
The VTE Nurse Specialist will also be expected to contribute directly to clinical care relating to thromboprophylaxis on the wards, emergency departments and in pre assessment clinics, reviewing management plans, and educating by example.
Main duties of the job
To work closely with pharmacists, nurses, doctors to ensure adherence to VTE prevention policies and procedures.
To be a resource for clinical staff to discuss VTE prophylaxis in individual patients in conjunction with haematology staff.
To coordinate PSII’s relating to VTE with support from the VTE Clinical lead.
To manage and deliver educational and training packages for both health care workers and patients.
Working for our organisation
Development and staff wellbeing
Your growth and personal happiness matters to us. After all, we can’t expect the best from you if we don’t invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we’re committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.
To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.
We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly ‘shoutouts’ and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards.
Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RN/RGN with valid NMC registration
- Relevant post registration at Masters level or demonstrable experience
Desirable criteria
- Non-Medical Prescriber (or willing to undertake relevant course)
- Relevant Teaching Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant years of post registration experience in acute nursing
- Successful achievement of projects through working with the multi-disciplinary team
- Evidence of comprehensive audit and change management
- Demonstrable record of applying professional judgement for decision making in complex situations
Desirable criteria
- Involvement in Research projects
- Clinical experience in VTE Prevention
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to organise own workload while working within a specialist team
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Well developed leadership skills and ability to work as part of a team
- Excellent oral and written and IT skills, to support report formulation
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of leading change /Quality Improvement projects
Knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate an up-to-date knowledge of developments and practice relating to prevention and treatment of VTE
Your application: Please ensure your supporting statement aligns with the job description and person specification, as your application will be assessed against these criteria.
Artificial Intelligence: We kindly ask that you refrain from using AI tools to draft your application, as we value authentic, individual responses that reflect your own communication style.
References: Please provide 3 years of employment/educational history with professional email addresses (not personal ones like Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot supply these, inform the interviewers to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.
Closing date: To keep our recruitment process efficient, some vacancies may be capped and closed early once we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted by email or SMS from the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted. Please check your registered Trac email regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults at risk of harm. For roles involving direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All employees, however, hold a responsibility to safeguard children and vulnerable adults as part of their duties and to understand the specific safeguarding responsibilities associated with their role.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
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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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Berenice Constable
- Job title
- Acting Chief Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8934 2152
- Additional information
Jane Nicoli-Jones
Assistant Chief Nurse
07775500942
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