Clinical Support Worker Higher Level (HCA) Lymphoedema

Louder Than Words; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Lymphoedema Care Specialist to provide patient care and collaborate with specialists. You will be responsible for evaluating patient needs, maintaining confidential records, and supporting emotional wellbeing. The ideal candidate will have formal education in Lymphoedema care and a commitment to professional development.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Lymphoedema treatments.
• Experience in patient care and support.
• Ability to collaborate with healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and support to patients with Lymphoedema.
• Contribute to planning and evaluating patient care.
• Maintain accurate records in compliance with policies.

Education

Formal education in Lymphoedema care

Job description

Additional duties and responsibilities unique to service area specialist Lymphoedema knowledge, and competencies, including education both formal sessions and informal. Working collaboratively with the Lymphoedema Specialists Nurses.

To provide care, support with the treatment of patients with Lymphoedema, have an educative role with other healthcare professionals, and promote emotional wellbeing through supporting patients and family. To promote early intervention reduces the need for time consuming intensive therapy and lowering hospital admission rates for cellulitis.

A Lymphoedema specialist led service will be provided, which is primarily a clinic-based service but in exceptional circumstances will support patients in a community setting for Chronic Oedema with Lymphatic Deficiency (COLD) patients.

This provision will include:

• Palliative treatment related to Cancer
• Secondary Lymphoedemas
• Primary Lymphoedemas
• Lipoedemas
• Complex Lymphovenous oedema, which are not responding to treatment

MAIN DUTIES-Responsibilities

• To be responsible for contributing to the planning, monitoring, and evaluating of patient centred care.
• Reporting back to the registered nurse and escalating concerns as required.
• Following a Registered Nurse or Assistant Practitioners assessment of need the post holder will then implement a planned programme of care, with the support of a Registered Nurse.
• To act as a role model for all staff and students demonstrating clinical skills and high standards of practice and professional conduct.

To take responsibility for your own personal and professional development, maintain competence, knowledge, and skills commensurate with the role. To participate in Reflective Practice, Practice Supervision and Appraisals and line management supervision as per policy.

To take a flexible approach to supporting colleagues in times of caseload pressures, including working with colleagues to maintain support across the teams with the resources available.

Responsibility for People Management

• To be responsible for contributing to the planning, monitoring, and evaluating of patient centred care.
• Reporting back to the registered nurse and escalating concerns as required.
• Following a Registered Nurse or Assistant Practitioners assessment of need the post holder will then implement a planned programme of care, with the support of a Registered Nurse.
• To act as a role model for all staff and students demonstrating clinical skills and high standards of practice and professional conduct.

Responsibility for administration

• To maintain accurate records, which are confidential, contemporaneous, and legible, with all care given documented at the time in line with clinical guidance in Livewell Southwest policies.
• You will be expected to participate in standard of patients records by audit or peer review and have a regular open discussion with team members.
• Make appropriate records in the multi-disciplinary patient file and / or electronic records, which may be required to be counter-signed by a registered nurse.
• Complete on time and submit all necessary forms, documentation, including IT data and forward as required by the manager/organisation.

To always maintain and preserve confidentiality, and be aware of GDPR, Access to Health Records and Consent for Treatment.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.