Lymphoedema Community Nurse

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust; Peterlee; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service provider in Peterlee seeks a Lymphoedema Community Nurse to provide specialist care, primarily in patients' homes. Candidates must be RGN registered and have experience in community nursing. Duties include assessing patient needs and coordinating care plans. A commitment to providing high-quality patient support is essential. The role requires flexibility, as well as travel across various sites within the Trust.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration required.
• Experience in community settings is essential.
• Training specific to lymphoedema care can be provided.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient needs and develop care plans.
• Deliver specialist lymphoedema care in patients' homes.
• Collaborate with district nurses for comprehensive care.

Skills

Lymphoedema assessment

Community nursing

Patient care planning

Organisational skills

Flexibility

Education

RGN with current NMC registration

Teaching and assessing qualification

Community experience

Tools

Basic IT skills

Job description

Overview

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Lymphoedema Community Nurse

The closing date is 19 November 2025

We are currently seeking a Registered Nurse to join our Specialist Lymphoedema service. The successful applicant will work countywide, visiting patients in their own homes, supporting Community Nursing Services with the management of lymphoedema from an office base in Peterlee. The team work between 08:30-17:00 Monday to Friday. The role involves assessing patients and providing specialist advice, signposting where appropriate. Successful applicants will be required to hold a first level nursing registration with the NMC; additional training specific to the role can be provided.

Main duties of the job

• To assess patients needs and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
• To organise the delivery of lymphoedema care.
• To be aware of, and communicate to team members, changes to patient information and treatment plans, both verbally and in writing.
• To adhere to NMC standards of record keeping.
• To assist the Band 6/7 in setting, monitoring and maintaining standards of care.
• To participate in nursing audit and service improvement activities.
• To be aware of resource constraints and the importance of working within budget.
• To provide advice and act as role model to other members of the team.
• To be proactive in managing risk and maintaining patient safety.
• To contribute to the day-to-day management of the Directorate, co-operating with colleagues to provide an appropriate level of nursing service. To participate in education and training of other staff.
• To involve patients/carers in the planning and delivery of care.
• To participate in clinical supervision.
• To assist in resolving conflict and defusing situations where appropriate.

About us

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients\' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents.

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From April 9th 2025 - Healthcare assistants - You must have a minimum of two years of experience working within the NHS as a HCA for the Trust to consider sponsorship (we will only consider sponsorship if you meet this criteria and have a current visa expiring within 3 months).

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will provide specialist lymphoedema care including new patient lymphoedema assessment, measuring for garments, reviewing plan of care. The role involves assessment of patient care needs, care planning, delivery of care and review. The role predominantly involves delivering patient lymphoedema care to patients in their homes, care homes, completing joint visits with district nurses and providing clinic coverage for routine lymphoedema patients as required. The successful candidate will be required to work independently as part of the wider Specialist team, reporting back to senior staff on duty.

Person Specification

Special Requirements

• High level of personal & professional credibility
• Supportive of colleagues
• Organised
• Reliable
• Flexible
• Motivated
• Articulate
• Innovative approaches to practice
• Ability to work under pressure
• Able to travel across Trust sites to meet the requirements of the post
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Commitment, motivation and flexibility to work within a multi-specialism service

Experience

• Experience working as a Nurse/AHP
• Nursing experience in a community setting
• Experience in multiple areas
• Experience of caring for patients with Lymphoedema

Qualifications

• RGN with current NMC registration
• Teaching and assessing qualification or equivalent
• Excellent standards of nursing care
• Community experience
• Lymphoedema training

Statutory Registration

• Registered Nurse (adult or Child) on part 1 of the NMC register
• Valid UK NMC PIN

Special Skills & Knowledge

• Awareness of Health and Safety / Clinical Governance issues.
• Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Demonstrates experience or a keen interest in lymphoedema assessment, treatment plan and education
• Evidence of Lymphoedema Practical Skills
• Evidence of a passion for the care of patients with Lymphoedema

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.

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust