Job summary
Join Our Team as a Lymphoedema Specialist Nurse
Location:Trowbridge Community Hospital
Hours: 29 Hours Per Week
Are you ready to make a difference in the lives of patients with lymphoedema and lipoedema? We're looking for a passionate and dedicated Lymphoedema Specialist Nurse to join our compassionate team at Trowbridge Community Hospital!
What You'll Do:
As a Lymphoedema Specialist Nurse, you will provide specialised adult care, focusing on patients with both primary and secondary (non-palliative) lymphoedema and lipoedema.
Your role will encompass:
Conducting thorough assessments and developing tailored treatment plans.
Managing and supporting patients on their journey to better health.......
Main duties of the job
The post holder will develop through supported education and supervision specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience, and will develop specialised programmes of care.
Exercise freedom to act with professional autonomy, acting as an expert practitioner demonstrating advanced clinical competence, decision making and knowledge base.
To accept appropriate referrals for primary and non-palliative patients with lymphoedema needs from members of the Primary Health Care Team, hospital staff, hospice and other professionals, as appropriate.
Following appropriate education will be able to provide an holistic assessment of the patient, with specific focus on the assessment, treatment and management of lymphoedema.
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Job description
Job responsibilities
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;">As a<strong style="font-weight:700;"> Lymphoedema</strong><strong style="font-weight:700;"> Specialist Nurser</strong>, youll be part of our valued Team.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;">You will feel valued as a<strong style="font-weight:700;"> Lymphoedema</strong><strong style="font-weight:700;"> Support Worker</strong> within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: </p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;"><li style="font-size:inherit;"><strong style="font-weight:700;">£37,339 (pro rata to hours worked) </strong>with AfC terms and conditions with NHS pension.</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Free tea and coffee at your base location</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year</li></ul> <p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Registered First Level Nurse on Part 1 of the register of the NMC.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Agreement to work towards certificate of Complex Decongestive Therapy.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Experience of teaching</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Significant experience in post registration nursing with experience in Lymphoedema.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Willing to undertake specific training in therapeutic treatments for Lymphoedema management.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Evidence of on-going professional development.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Sound knowledge of current issues in Lymphoedema and cancer care.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Management of budgets such as compression garments.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Experience working in the community</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Good organisational and time management skills.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Good interpersonal skills.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Excellent presentation and report writing skills.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Excellent clinical skills.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Excellent communicator.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Professional commitment and self-awareness.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Motivate self and others.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Work without direct supervision and within time scale.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Demonstrate ability to use initiative.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Ability to carry own caseload.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Willing to work in other areas of HCRG as and when required to do so.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"><br></p>
Job description
Job responsibilities
<p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;">As a<strong style="font-weight:700;"> Lymphoedema</strong><strong style="font-weight:700;"> Specialist Nurser</strong>, youll be part of our valued Team.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;">You will feel valued as a<strong style="font-weight:700;"> Lymphoedema</strong><strong style="font-weight:700;"> Support Worker</strong> within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: </p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;"><li style="font-size:inherit;"><strong style="font-weight:700;">£37,339 (pro rata to hours worked) </strong>with AfC terms and conditions with NHS pension.</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Free tea and coffee at your base location</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise</li><li style="font-size:inherit;">An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year</li></ul> <p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Registered First Level Nurse on Part 1 of the register of the NMC.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Agreement to work towards certificate of Complex Decongestive Therapy.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Experience of teaching</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Significant experience in post registration nursing with experience in Lymphoedema.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Willing to undertake specific training in therapeutic treatments for Lymphoedema management.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Evidence of on-going professional development.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Sound knowledge of current issues in Lymphoedema and cancer care.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Management of budgets such as compression garments.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Experience working in the community</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Good organisational and time management skills.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Good interpersonal skills.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Excellent presentation and report writing skills.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Excellent clinical skills.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Excellent communicator.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Professional commitment and self-awareness.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Motivate self and others.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Work without direct supervision and within time scale.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Demonstrate ability to use initiative.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Ability to carry own caseload.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"> Willing to work in other areas of HCRG as and when required to do so.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-size:inherit;padding:5px 0px;"><br></p>
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
