Clinical Lead Lymphoedema - Hatfield, United Kingdom - Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

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Hatfield, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

HCT are looking for a band 7 lymphoedema nurse to work across our wishing to expand their specialist knowledge and skills or take on a new challenge This role will be predominantly working across our West Essex contracted area.

The role of the Lymphoedema Specialist nurse is key to making a difference to the lives affected by this condition.

Our service strives to improve patient wellbeing (physically and psychologically), minimising reliance on health and social care though the development of self-care strategies, empowerment and delivery of education to staff and patients.

What our team say about working in the Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT) Lymphoedema service:
"I was attracted to lymphoedema due to my interest in lower limb care. But lymphoedema is so much more than that It's a complex condition that is poorly understood and I'm passionate about educating patients and other healthcare professionals"

"Some patients have lived with the condition for decades as they haven't ever received proper management -then they come to us it can be life changing for them"

"We are able to improve patients quality of life and really look at their goals and what they want to achieve. We are able to help them make better choices in their lifestyles whilst also providing them with the support to do so"

"Not working lates or weekends works so well for me having a young family"

This is primarily a clinical role which also provides leadership and management to the specialist lymphoedema service.

To provide skilled specialist care and expertise in lymphoedema management for all patients managed by the lymphoedema service within Hertfordshire and West Essex.

The post holder would be expected to demonstrate competent and compassionate clinical judgement in deciding patient focused long-term goals or plans with the aim of improving quality of life for the patient with lymphoedema/chronic oedema/lipoedema.

To function effectively as an autonomous practitioner, working independently, not directly supervised and as a member of the wider specialist multi-disciplinary team.

In addition, there would be scope for developing and delivering lymphoedema and chronic oedema management education and training to a wide range of professional staff in Hertfordshire and West Essex.

As a band 7, the practitioner is expected to lead the lymphoedema team to deliver a co-ordinated, high quality community service.

This would require engagement with business planning, resource and budget management and reviewing clinical outcomes both within the Lymphoedema service and on behalf of Hertfordshire Community Trust.

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff

We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities

Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision

We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages

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RESPONSIBILITIES / ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Demonstrate the ability to exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy in to make decisions and provide advice for patients and professionals concerning the management of lymphoedema.

To oversee the triage of patient referrals with lymphoedema including complex problems and utilise advanced clinical skills to assess the patients' oedema within the context of their long-term health needs.

To plan and provide an individualised plan of care for the patient with lymphoedema incorporating patient focused goals and outcomes based on sound knowledge of evidence-based practice and knowledge.

This should include the ability to provide appropriate levels of intervention for the patient in keeping with the four cornerstones of care namely skincare, exercise, compression, and Manual Lymphatic Drainage.

To assess the psychosocial impact of lymphoedema and plan care interventions to enable patients to live well with their long-term condition.

Provide highly specialist lymphoedema advice and support to generalist nurses, care agencies and health professionals including doctors and consultants, to ensure high quality individualised patient care.

To manage, monitor and support all team members within the lymphoedema service, ensuring good team relationships, appraisals and mandatory training are maintained.

Maintain accurate records of patients by documenting all communication with them and recording all relevant information whenever they have been seen in their individual lymphoedema record.

Operational Delivery

To monitor and manage the waiting lists, utilise the team resources effectively and to cover other roles within