Band 6 Lymphoedema Nurse

Job overview

Lymphoedema Band 6 secondment post for 6 months working in the Enfield Lymphoedema Service through Enfield Community Services (internal applicants only).

An exciting oppurtunity for a nurse to develop their skills in the management of lymphoedema.

The role of a lymphoedema practitoner is key to making a difference to those living with this long term condtion. Our service aims are to improve our patients wellbeing both physically and psychologically. Supporting patients to learn to self manage their condtion.

What our team says about working in Enfield lymphoedema serice:

"lymphoedema is a poorly understood condtion, my past experinces in community nursing and cancer nursing led me to lymphoedema, I am passionate about treating patients with a long term condtion, and helping them to manage their condtions"

"I was previously working in the community and leg ulcer clinic. There are many patients with the need for lower limb care and lymphoedema has given me this oppurtunity to expand my knoweledge and become an expert"

"Working monday to friday, allows me the oppurtunity spend more time with my family, giving me a good working life balance"

Main duties of the job

This a clinical role, the post holder will assist in the daily running of the lymphoedema service, working in clinic and community settings. They will have the opportunity to develop their skills in the management of lymphoedema, chronic oedema and lipoedema.

The post holder would be expected to demonstrate competent and compassionate clinical judgement in deciding on patient focused long-term goals, with the aim of improving quality of life for the patient with lymphoedema or chronic oedema. To carry a clinical caseload, working to a high professional standard, using clinical and theoretical knowledge and skills to work as an autonomous practitioner, maintaining associated record keeping via RIO. To work as a team player in a small team and learn the specialized skills, to further their knowledge in lymphoedema management.

The post offers a fantastic opportunity to develop clinical skills and develop one to one relationship with patients supporting them to manage their long-term conditions. 

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

Main duties and clinical reponsibilties:

1.1: To aid the lymphoedema team in the provision of community lymphoedema services across Enfield.

1.2: 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.

1.3: To work closely with all members of the lymphoedema Service to develop their skills and become able to manage uncomplicated lymphoedema patients.

1.4: To work as a key worker for patients, to assess and manage clinical risk within own patient caseload, ensuring patients have consented to therapy and treatment.

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

1.6: To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, coordination and palpatory sensory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients

1.7: To provide spontaneous specialist lymphoedema advice, face to face and/or via the telephone

1.8: To provide educative information and instruction to the patient, relatives, carers, and healthcare professionals to promote understanding of the aims of therapy/ treatment intervention or non-intervention.

1.9: To create with patients’ self-management care plans and encourage compliance with self-care

2.0: To be available and provide specialist advice to health care professionals from within the Trust.

Person specification

Education and Training

Essential criteria

NMC 1st level registrationtration Evidence of continuing professional development An interest in the management of lymphoedema, chronic oedema and lipoedema. Willing to work towards a qualification in lymphoedema management To have a willingness to undertake non-medical prescribing qualification

Desirable criteria

Undertaken Lymphoedema Training Degree – nursing related Quality Improvement Course. Independent Nurse Prescribing Course

Experience

Essential criteria

Minimum 6 months post registration experience Evidence of continuing professional development An interest in the management of lymphoedema, chronic oedema and lipoedema. Efficient management of resourcesbility to work independently and as a member of a teamderstanding of, or experience in managing long-term conditions Evidence of personal and professional development

Desirable criteria

Experience working in community setting and provided supportive care to patients with Lymphoedema or Chronic Oedema Experience Palliative care and/or Oncology experience

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

Able to priorities and organize own workload and that of others Ability to work as a member of a team and autonomously Understanding of Clinical Supervision Understanding of personal and professional accountability Motivate self and others Ability to cope with the practical and physical elements of lymphoedema care including bandaging and use of compression garments

Desirable criteria

Computer literacy skills: Word processing and data analysis skills and ability to use remote working technology and various common database systems Knowledge of the audit and Quality Improvement process and experience of applying to clinical practice Ability to search effectively for data, critically analyses and interpret and disseminate various forms of evidence.

Peronael qualities

Essential criteria

•Compassion •Empathy •Respectfulness •Assertiveness •Flexibility •Reliability •Adaptable •Openness •Honesty •Team working •Interpersonal skills and written and verbal skills • Importance of a positive “can do” attitude •Positive attitude to change

Values

Essential criteria

Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values

Other requirements

Essential criteria

Ability to work in a variety of settings, including patients’ homes, wards, Care Homes, out-patient clinics, and rehabilitation areas. Car driver and have access to a vehicle for business use

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

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