Lymphoedema Specialist Practitioner

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity with the Lymphoedema Service at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust for a qualified nurse or allied health professional. The position requires managing comprehensive treatment for chronic oedema, emphasizing patient assessment and management within community settings. Ideal for professionals passionate about delivering high-quality care and supporting patients with Lymphoedema.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 months post registration experience.
• Experience in community settings and supervising others.
• Specialist knowledge of Lymphoedema.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based care for chronic oedema.
• Manage own caseload and maintain patient records.
• Promote health and prevent complications in service users.

Skills

Lymphoedema management

Patient assessment

Effective communication

Psychosocial assessment

Education

Registered nurse or allied health professional

Lymphoedema/Chronic Oedema qualification

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Lymphoedema Service within Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. To deliver specialist Lymphoedema services, including initial assessments, treatments and follow-ups in Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust locations working as part of a small specialised team.

Main duties of the job

• The Post Holder will work within a small team delivering Lymphoedema treatment/management taking into account Local, Regional and National Policy direction in line with Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
• To provide a fully comprehensive service, including initial assessment, intensive treatment packages and follow-ups
• To deliver an efficient and effective service for patients according to best and evidence-based practice and utilising appropriate software
• To raise awareness of the condition and the service
• Adhere to excellent standards of care within the Lymphoedema Service

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We Listen
• We Care

Job responsibilities

• To provide the highest standard of evidence-based care for people affected by chronic oedema; both primary and secondary Lymphoedema
• Must have some experience and knowledge of Lymphoedema management.
• To undertake assessment, treatment, and management of own caseload of service users
• To demonstrate the required skills including assessment of the physical, psychological, psychosocial, and environmental needs of the service user and liaising appropriately with the Lead Lymphoedema Practitioner where appropriate
• To demonstrate an enhanced level of knowledge expertise in the planning and implementation of management programmes including intensive treatment programmes and self-management techniques
• To maintain comprehensive and accurate patient records in relation to thelegal implications and the organisational requirements
• To evaluate and monitor a service users response to treatment and adapt management programmes accordingly.
• To monitor clinical effectiveness against best practice and research
• To promote the health of service users and assist in the prevention of secondary complications for people with Lymphoedema, through enabling and encouraging independence, provision of support, facilitation of advice and information, provision of equipment, education, and training.
• To provide prompt assessment and management of Lymphoedema at the end of life

Person Specification

• Registered first /second level nurse or allied health professional
• Lymphoedema/ Chronic Oedema qualification or equivalent course
• Minimum 6 months post registration experience
• Experience of supervising junior staff and/or students
• Experience working in a community setting
• Experience and knowledge of Lymphoedema management
• Experience working in a community setting
• Experience and knowledge of Lymphoedema management
• Specialist knowledge of Lymphoedema
• Supporting patients with advancing or palliative diseases
• Approachable and adaptable to the needs of the service
• Experience
• Regular moderate physical exertion and manual dexterity required to carry out all aspects of Lymphoedema management including compression bandaging
• Approachable and adaptable to the needs of the service

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.