Lymphoedema Therapist

Integrated Care System; Truro; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking an experienced Lymphoedema Therapist to join their progressive team at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro. This role involves delivering outpatient care, managing conditions like Primary and Secondary Lymphoedema, and working as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The position offers excellent training opportunities and a commitment to the professional development of its team.

Qualifications

• Minimum 18 months post-qualification experience required.
• Experience in managing teams and service development.
• Knowledge of Lymphoedema and chronic illness management.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and formulate treatment plans for patients.
• Manage compression garments and skincare.
• Provide intensive lymphoedema treatment including bandaging and manual lymphatic drainage.

Skills

Communication Skills

Empathy

Negotiation

Teamwork

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy/Podiatry/Nursing

HCPC or NMC Registered

Post-graduate Lymphoedema Training

Manual Lymphatic Drainage Qualification

Job description

THIS POST IS OPEN TO THE CORNWALL HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY ONLY.

We are seeking to recruit an experienced and highly motivated HCPC registered therapist or NMC registered nurse to join our progressive lymphoedema team at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro. The post is based in an acute hospital setting delivering outpatient care Mon-Fri. The Lymphoedema service is progressive, forward thinking and committed to ongoing training, support and development of all team members. The Lymphoedema service provides specialist assessment and treatment to children and adults with both Primary and Secondary Lymphoedema and Lipoedema across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The applicant will work alongside our existing Lymphoedema team, the service is therapist led and is part of a wider multi-disciplinary team. Substantial post-graduate experience and evidence of post-graduate development is required, as well as excellent communication skills and the ability to work well, autonomously and as part of a team. Clinical experience in Lymphoedema care is advantageous, however this is also an excellent training opportunity for someone who demonstrates a real desire to follow a new pathway in a new speciality and additional training will be provided in order to fulfil the requirements of the post. For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Emma Underwood Clinical Lead for Lymphoedema, Therapy Department, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro. 01872-252601 or email [e-mail] Available form 23/7/25

Main duties of the job

The Lymphoedema Therapist will work as part of the wider therapy outpatients team, using specialist skills to diagnose and formulate treatment plans for patients with Primary and Secondary lymphoedema and enable patients to self manage their chronic condition. You will have your own caseload of patients to support and follow up ensuring continuity of care.

Management will include compression garments, skincare and prevention of infection, exercise and weight management advice and self-lymphatic drainage. You will also work with the team to provide intensive lymphoedema treatment, including lymphoedema bandaging, manual lymphatic drainage, photobiomodulation and kinesiology taping.

About us

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with

visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

Job responsibilities

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To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK

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We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree in Occupational Therapy/ Physiotherapy/ Podiatry /Nursing or equivalent
• HCPC or NMC registered
• Evidence of post-registration training and development
• Post-graduate Lymphoedema Training
• Manual Lymphatic Drainage Qualification

Experience

• Minimum of 18 months post qualification experience.
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team, a good understanding of their roles and respect for the other professionals within the team.
• Experience of managing teams
• Experience of Service development
• Experience of working independently in a patient centred environment
• Experience working in any of the following: oLymphoedema oOutpatients oPrimary care oPalliative care oTissue Viability oDermatology

Specialist Knowledge

• Evidence of post-graduate education and development.
• Knowledge and understanding of the principles of Rehabilitation and the promotion of patient self-management
• Understanding of chronic illness management including self-care
• Well-developed communication skills - empathy, negotiation, and motivation, presenting of complex facts in an understandable way, re-assurance, and support particularly to anxious people.
• Experience of teaching (formal or informal).
• Knowledge of Lymphoedema and its management.

Personal Qualities

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Able to work flexibly and in highly stressful situations including the ability to manage distressing and emotive situations successfully (e.g. working with people recently diagnosed with life changing conditions).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

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.