Lymphoedema Specialist Practitioner

3 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job overview

An exciting job opportunity has arisen for an established Lymphoedema Practitioner to join the busy and dynamic Lymphoedema Cancer Service at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.

The dedicated Lymphoedema Specialist Practitioner team are based in our Cancer Centre which opened in 2016 bringing most of our ambulatory Cancer services under one roof. We are seeking an experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist or Allied Healthcare Professional to join the team. The service provides care for adult cancer patients who have Lymphoedema in a daily outpatient treatment clinic and offers supportive care for in-patients.

This is an opportunity for an experienced Lymphoedema Practitioner to work autonomously within an established team of experts. 

Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, working as part of the King's Health Partners Cancer Centre and the Allied Cancer Network is committed to a culture of continuous improvement in order to provide world class cancer care in South London. We are leading a considerable amount of International health research, increasing our understanding of disease and developing better treatments. 

Advert closing: 28th of April 2024 at Midnight 

Main duties of the job

The postholder will assess, plan, implement and evaluate expert patient care and provide specialist advice in Lymphoedema to patients, families and health professionals within GSTT. They will be responsible for developing communication pathways with key stakeholders including GPs and District Nurses across health and social care settings.

The postholder will have continuing responsibility for the coordination and review of individual treatment programmes. This is a key position working with multidisciplinary teams within the Trust. The postholder will also be involved in management tasks such as the development of policies, involvement in quality and audit initiatives and educational programmes for staff and students.

Working for our organisation

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark. We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007,
as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

*Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for detailed information regarding the responsibilities and requirements for this post*

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience as a Lymphoedema Practioner Professional qulification (Nursing or AHP) Substantive experience at a Band 6 or above

Desirable criteria

Continuing Professional Development Experience Teaching

Skills

Essential criteria

Excellent communication and negotiation skills Ability to assess and carry out specialised treatments Able to use own initiative and work in an organised way with excellent attention to detail Teaching IT skills and ability to Microsoft applications Trained in decongestive intensive treatments

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered Nurse or Allied Health professional

Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.


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