Assistant Lymphoedema Practitioner

The Lymphoedema service are a team of specialist practitioners, assistant practitioners and healthcare assistants with expertise in the care and treatmentof lymphoedema supported by our administrative team. We offer a service to patients in Kent and Medway.

We provide education, advice and support to empower our clients, relatives and carers to manage their condition. We also provide lifestyle advice including skin care, exercise and movement, managing your weight and the preventionof cellulitis.

We are currently looking for a Band 4 Assistant Practitioner to join our team.

You will work as a member of the Lymphoedema team providing planned programmes of nursing care and specialist Lymphoedema treatments to patients under the guidance of the Lymphoedema Practitioner.

You will work closely with all users of our services and their families, friends and carers, who all play an invaluable contribution in how our users experience our services. Band 4s are expected to be kind and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services provided across the health economy.

**Additional Working Pattern**: 37.5 Hours. 5 days. Between 8-5

One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our valuesCompassionateAspirationalResponsiveExcellent

We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.

We’ve signed up to be a real UK living wage employer. From 1 April 2021, the minimum salary we’ll pay is £9.90 per hour (excluding apprentices). The real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate voluntarily paid by 7,000+ UK businesses who believe their staff deserve a fair wage. Committing to the real UK Living Wage is one way we’re delivering our pledge to be the best employer

Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

Looking for professional development? We can support that too Ourcareer pathwayswill help you achieve your aspirations

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

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