Thromboprophylaxis Specialist Nurse

Job Overview

Thromboprophylaxis Specialist nurse

Grade – NHS AfC7

Contract – Permanent

Hours – Full-time - 37.5 hours per week - to be worked between 09:00-17:00hrs, Monday-Friday.

Site – Glan Clwyd hospital

Job Overview:

An exciting opportunity to join the Thrombosis Service team at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd hospital for a Band 7 thromboprophylaxis specialist nurse (TPSN). The TPSN will be responsible for providing expert advice of venous thrombo-embolism (VTE) prevention to guide practitioners to identify those patients most at risk. The TPSN will be a lead practitioner on raising awareness, education and promoting innovative VTE preventative standards.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

In the main the post holder will:

• Take an autonomous role to lead and promote the development and innovation of thrombo-prophylaxis services and work to maintain the exemplary site status of YGC.
• Adhere to the All-Wales Thromboprophylaxis policy; conduct timely root cause analysis on all potential hospital acquired thrombosis (HAT), feedback to clinical teams to ensure lessons learned are applied in practise.
• Identify gaps in service provision and lead on patient safety improvement initiatives.
• Provide expert advice and education on VTE prevention. Act as a resource for training; develop and encourage a champion program for staff.
  
  

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, ten Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For an informal visit or enquiry, please contact our friendly team; Delyth Williams-Houston (lead thrombosis nurse) or Thrombosis nursing colleagues Tracy Brookes or Don Llagas via the NYC switchboard to arrange

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Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Teaching qualification
• Post graduate nurse
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Ability to speak Welsh
  
  

Skills

Essential criteria

• IT skills in EXCEL spreadsheets and databases
• Ability to work within a team
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Nurse prescribing qualification