Lymphoedema Specialist Practitioner — Clinical Lead

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Sheffield is recruiting a Band 6 Lymphoedema Specialist Practitioner to lead specialist lymphoedema care within the Ambulatory Wound Care and Lymphoedema Service. You will manage a caseload, provide clinical leadership, supervise Band 5 staff and develop services.

You will work in community clinics and patients' homes, collaborate with Tissue Viability, Vascular and Podiatry teams, and contribute to education, governance and audit.

Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree in nursing / physiotherapy / occupational therapy from recognised training establishments.
• Current registration from the relevant professional body.
• Certificate in lymphoedema management or willingness to undertake.
• Non‑Medical Prescriber or willingness to undertake.
• First line management / Leadership course or willingness to undertake.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of adult patients with lymphoedema using specialist skills and evidence-based, patient-centred care.
• Provide specialist support to AWC nurse-led clinics and community nursing teams.
• Prescribe in line with wound care formulary and supervise cost-effective prescribing.
• Deliver education and training to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
• Contribute to service development, governance and audit.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Autonomous working

Verbal and non‑verbal communication

Organisation

Education

Nursing/Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy degree

Professional registration

Lymphoedema qualification

Non‑Medical Prescriber

Leadership training

Tools

Computer literate

Job description

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Sheffield is recruiting a Band 6 Lymphoedema Specialist Practitioner to lead specialist lymphoedema care within the Ambulatory Wound Care and Lymphoedema Service. You will manage a caseload, provide clinical leadership, supervise Band 5 staff and develop services.

You will work in community clinics and patients' homes, collaborate with Tissue Viability, Vascular and Podiatry teams, and contribute to education, governance and audit.