Lymphoedema Clinical lead Nurse

5 months ago

London, United Kingdom North Middlesex University Hospital Full time

Job overview

To be an expert practitioner that take the lead role in the management, development, and efficient running of the Lymphoedema service. The post holder will be expected to develop and provide specialist lymphoedema advice, support, education and training to patients, carers and health care staff & professionals based on knowledge of relevant evidence, current research, good practice guidance. The post holder will be expected to have advanced knowledge and will be expected to demonstrate understanding of the causes of and management of chronic oedema, lipoedema, primary and secondary Lymphoedema. To carry a clinical caseload, working to a high professional standard, using advanced clinical and theoretical knowledge and skills to work as an autonomous practitioner, maintaining associated record keeping via RIO. To be an independent medical prescriber, if not to undertake the NMP course. To take part in research related studies and work with North Central London (NCL) to provide equity of care to this group of patients.

To provide professional leadership, education, and support across Enfield Community Services (ECS) for ongoing care for patients with lymphoedema and chronic oedema.

Main duties of the job

To take the lead to and develop the lymphoedema team in the provision of community lymphoedema services across Enfield.

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own professional practice in line with the standards of the trust, Division and Nursing and Midwifery Council/ professional regulator.

To work with and support and develop all members of the lymphoedema Service.

To demonstrate a high level of expertise take a lead on complex patients including children, to assess and manage clinical risk within own patient caseload, ensuring patients have consented to therapy and treatment.

To utilise advanced clinical reasoning skills and evidence-based knowledge to assess patients holistically and then to implement lymphoedema management plan as appropriate

Working for our organisation

North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system – consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS’s, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George’s University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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To be an expert practitioner that take the lead role in the management, development, and efficient running of the Lymphoedema service. The post holder will be expected to develop and provide specialist lymphoedema advice, support, education and training to patients, carers and health care staff & professionals based on knowledge of relevant evidence, current research, good practice guidance. The post holder will be expected to have advanced knowledge and will be expected to demonstrate understanding of the causes of and management of chronic oedema, lipoedema, primary and secondary Lymphoedema. To carry a clinical caseload, working to a high professional standard, using advanced clinical and theoretical knowledge and skills to work as an autonomous practitioner, maintaining associated record keeping via RIO. To be an independent medical prescriber, if not to undertake the NMP course. To take part in research related studies and work with North Central London (NCL) to provide equity of care to this group of patients.

To provide professional leadership, education, and support across Enfield Community Services (ECS) for ongoing care for patients with lymphoedema and chronic oedema.

Person specification

Education and Qualification

Essential criteria

RGN Qualification in Lymphoedema Management or willing to undertake Master’s in nursing, midwifery, research or ethics / lymphoedema management MLD qualification

Desirable criteria

Prescribing Qualification (NMP V300)

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria

Minimum 5 years relevant clinical experience Teaching experience Knowledge of NMC code of conduct

Desirable criteria

Community nursing experience Quality Improvement Projects

Clinical Practice

Essential criteria

Up to date knowledge and expertise in the specialty Evidence of developing & leading nurse/therapist led clinics / services Knowledge of key professional issues and NMC/AHP guidelines relating to professional practice

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

You will only be contacted by the Recruitment Team via email if you are shortlisted for this post. Please ensure therefore that you check your e-mail account regularly.

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