Specialist Lymphoedema Practitioner

Found in: Talent US C2 - 2 weeks ago


Richmond, United States South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

A very rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Lymphoedema Nurse working in Hambleton and Richmondshire Locality working 22,5 hours per week

Richmond Friary Clinic, Thirsk Health Centre and patients own homes

The post holder will be able to work flexibly across Hambleton and Richmondshire.

The Lymphoedema Nurse is responsible for acquiring and maintaining competence in current Lymphoedema management in accordance with the British Lymphology Society (BLS) Guidelines and International Best Practice for the Management of Lymphoedema. This will include the ability to educate patients and carers towards self-management in the 4 cornerstones of Lymphoedema Management (skin care, exercise, compression hosiery and simple lymphatic drainage massage).

The post holder is required to have active first level registration. Previous Palliative/Lymphoedema Care experience would be an advantage and teaching qualification would be desirable; however, a commitment to undertake at the earliest opportunity will be supported.

Main duties of the job

As a Specialist Practitioner in Lymphoedema the post holder will:

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of Lymphoedema care for patients attending the Lymphoedema clinics or having home visits.

Support patients and carers

Have an active role in education, facilitating and providing a resource to other members of staff

Actively participate in clinical audit activity

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to:

Explore leadership within the NHS Promote Trust Values and Behaviours Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role

After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Lead a specialist area and manage a caseload of patients Have a keen interest in Lymphoedema and its management Demonstrate skills for assessing and interpreting complex needs of patients

Desirable

Experience of using SystmOne

Qualifications

Essential

Diploma or Degree in Adult Nursing Actively registered as fit to practice with the NMC Evidence of CPD

Desirable

Independant non medical prescribing Teaching qualification Lymphoedema qualification

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