Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner Anticoagulation

Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner Anticoagulation

The closing date is 04 December 2025

Do you enjoy making a difference to patient care?

We are looking for a dynamic, organised and highly motivated individual to be part of the anticoagulation team and play a key role in anticoagulation stewardship.

You will provide expert leadership, advice and guidance relating to the safe use of anticoagulation, including when patients move between health care settings or home. The post holder will work with key stakeholders locally, regionally and nationally to deliver patient safety and system wide initiatives.

You will support the nursing team to operate nurse led clinics but also have an opportunity to develop your own clinics and participate in consultant led clinics. An independent prescribing qualification will be required for the role, or a commitment to work towards one.

Previous specialist experience of anticoagulation will be of benefit but is not essential as training can be provided. An insight into managing the risks associated with anticoagulation would be beneficial.

This role is offered as an 8b Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner post; however, there is also the opportunity for you to apply at an 8a level and undertake an agreed development plan to gain the skills and knowledge to progress to an 8b.

We believe in investing on our team. In this role we will support you with dedicated time to train, leadership development opportunities and independent prescribing training.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the provision of a highly specialised pharmacy service to patients across the Trust.

The post holder will be expected to provide expertise to nursing and medical staff (within the Trust and externally) on the management of individual patients, ensuring the safe and efficient provision of anticoagulation.

The post holder will be expected to integrate with the relevant clinical teams to ensure efficient transfer of clinical and medicines management issues.

The post holder will take overarching responsibility for all pharmacy research and audit projects within the service and be responsible for overseeing training including undergraduate placements, trainee pharmacists and diploma including independent prescribing.

Work with key stakeholders to improve anticoagulation safety within the Trust.

About us

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years ().

We have four primary goals:

• high quality care for all
• being a great place to work
• partnerships for impact
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate
• we are proud
• we are inclusive
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

Job responsibilities

Responsible for supporting the safe provision of anticoagulation services at UHL.

Specific responsibilities include:

• To ensure the provision of high quality, safe, comprehensive (clinical, supply, financial and operational) pharmaceutical service to the Trust.
• If a prescriber, to undertake clinics within a specific area
• Clinically screen prescriptions
• Provide expert clinical advice
• Oversee training of staff, including undergraduate placements, trainee and foundation pharmacists, diploma and IP students

Please see Job Description for further details

Person Specification Qualifications

• Registered with GPhC
• Member of professional organisation e.g. RPS, UKCPA
• Registered practising Independent Prescriber
• Teaching qualification
• Capability to work towards a professional doctorate

Experience

• Significant experience at band 8a or equivalent in relevant speciality
• Portfolio of evidence showing achievements in practice/speciality
• Broad knowledge on the use of medicines used within speciality
• Evidence of presentations at local, regional, national level.
• Evidence of leading guideline development and implementation
• Evidence of involvement in service developments
• Evidence of application of clinical governance skills to wider patient care
• Publications and professional presentations.
• Significant evidence of delivering teaching programmes to staff groups
• Managerial experience and responsibility
• Evidence of working with higher education institutes and/or nationally accredited training organisations

Communications and relationship skills

• Significant experience of working with patients e.g. clinics
• Ability to work as a member of multidisciplinary team and on own
• Able to articulate personal development needs
• Excellent communication skills - written and oral
• Excellent leadership skills - listening, influencing, negotiating, organisation awareness, networking
• Evidence of diplomacy and negotiation skills

Analytical and Judgement skills

• Evidence of excellent decision making in clinical care, including data interpretation
• Able to think and solve problems strategically as well as locally, demonstrating imaginative, effective use of resources

Skills

• Demonstrate the ability to work proactively and innovatively in highly demanding environment.
• Maintained and developed clinical leadership skills, including motivation, coordination, time management
• Evidence of significant involvement in change management
• Further evidence of continued leadership development
• Credibility with other professional and non-professional staff
• Committed to high professional standards

Planning and organisation skills

• Competent in use of IT packages such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Good knowledge of clinical information systems
• Competent to utilise medical databases and search engines to access current evidence / literature
• Competent in databases and spreadsheets

Audit and Research

• Demonstrates ability and knowledge on how to undertake audit and feedback to clinicians
• Evidence of audit undertaken and outcomes
• Evidence of implementation of research based practice
• Completed course/module in research methods
• Evidence of participation in research projects
• Contribution to academic programmes
• Published in peer reviewed journals

Equality and Diversity

• Able to demonstrate a commitment and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

£64,455 to £74,896 a year per annum / pro rota for part time hours