Lymphoedema Assistant

We are recruiting for a Lymphoedema Assistant who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The lymphoedema outpatient clinic at MVCC are looking for a lymphoedema assistant to work on Monday and Thursday, (totalling 15 hours), to join the team caring for over 300 Cancer related lymphoedema patients.

The nurse led lymphoedema clinic assesses the patients, plans their care after discussing with the patients, then prioritises the patients' needs from there. We offer measuring for compression garments, bandaging and treatments.

You will be fully supported and given the opportunity to undertake training in lymphoedema care as required.

Lymphoedema are a forward-thinking clinic, keen to develop the service we deliver to patients. As part of the team, you will work alongside other staff such as admin, pharmacy, dieticians and physio. You will work within a team of skilled lymphoedema staff, supported to run your own clinic.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond

The Lymphoedema Assistant works independently under leadership from the lymphoedema state practitioner, working within their scope of practice, in accordance with training they have completed.

To be trained and competent to deliver treatments such as Mannual Lymphatic Drainage, neuro muscular taping, intermittent pneumatic compression and instruct on simple lymphatic drainage, following treatment plans designed by state registered Lymphoedema practitioners.

Deliver care for patients, who have been allocated to them by state registered lymphoedema practitioners.

Assess patient understanding of their treatments.

To have underpinning knowledge as to when to raise and escalate concerns to the state registered lymphoedema practitioners.

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

**We run the following hospitals**:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage

New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City

Hertford County, Hertford

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen

ENHT is seeking to maintain and expand the MVCC staff as we move to an exciting new future.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.