Application Deadline: 10 December 2025
Band: Band 3
Salary: £24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced support worker to join an established team of anticoagulant nurses to provide support with monitoring patients who take Warfarin. You should be able to demonstrate the skills and knowledge of working within a busy multidisciplinary team setting but equally have ability to work autonomously. Working alongside the specialist anticoagulant nurses you will provide point of care INR testing for patients within a clinical setting both on hospital site and in the community. You will also be responsible for undertaking home visits for house-bound patients across Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale. You will plan your own routes each day and undertake INR testing following established clinical and lone working protocols.
The support worker will have the ability to travel around the HMR footprint and demonstrate experience of prioritising their own workload.
The successful applicant will have excellent communication skills to be able to convey patients’ blood results with the anticoagulant nurse via telephone and leave a written instruction for the patient in their own homes. You will link in with community neighbourhood teams and Rapid response teams as necessary and be aware of community care pathways to facilitate caring for patients in their own homes.
The applicant will need to demonstrate a high level of autonomy and be caring and compassionate.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will assist the anticoagulant nurse in the running of hospital and community anticoagulant clinics and undertake tasks which have been delegated. You will undertake INR blood testing using Coaguchek near patient testing device and take responsibility for your own equipment, ensuring daily quality control and Standard Operating Procedures are followed.
You will independently carry out home visits for patients who are housebound which will involve planning and prioritising your visits to ensure good use of time management and fuel economy.
You will establish and maintain communication with patients, relatives and carers and the multidisciplinary team to be able to provide holistic patient care and be pivotal in assessing patients’ health and wellbeing related needs in their own homes. Working flexibly between Primary and Secondary care you will help to provide specialist assessments to facilitate the management of housebound patients taking Warfarin.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare or a Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship – or equivalent experience
- Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy (GCSE English and Maths Grade D-G)
- Care Certificate
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a Care Support Worker or equivalent in a Health or Social care setting
- Experience of working within a team
Desirable
- An interest in anticoagulation and an appreciation of the specialty
- Demonstrates an interest or previous experience in supporting other health care staff and learners
- Commitment to undertaking continuous professional development (CPD)
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good communication (written and verbal skills)
- Basic IT skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
Desirable
- Full UK driving license with willingness to use own car for work purposes
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
