Lymphoedema Clinical Support Worker (Band 4)

Job summary

Join a team making a meaningful difference to patients living with complex lymphoedema.

Our service will consist of a Senior Lymphoedema Specialist Nurse, a Lymphoedema Specialist Nurse, and a Lymphoedema Clinical Support Worker. Together, the team provides handson treatment and personalised support for patients with more complex needs, including those with cancerrelated and palliative lymphoedema. We also play a key role in advising and delivering formal education to local healthcare support workers, helping them care effectively for patients with mild to moderate lymphoedema.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver daytoday clinical care and treatment to patients with primary, secondary, and palliative lymphoedema in clinics and patients homes, under the supervision of Lymphoedema Specialist Nurses.
• Manage your own caseload, providing specialist assessments, interventions, and treatment plans - including hosiery provision, measurements, limb calculations, simple lymphatic drainage, and bandaging - within your level of competency.
• Monitor patient progress and communicate effectively with the wider lymphoedema team.
• Support the development of simple care plans that consider patients physical, psychological, spiritual, and educational needs.
• Maintain stock levels and contribute to accurate clinical documentation in line with policy.
• Assist Lymphoedema Specialist Nurses in delivering training and education to other healthcare professionals.
• Participate in audit activity and data collection to support service improvement.
• Support new colleagues and students and work collaboratively across the multidisciplinary team.
• Take responsibility for your own learning and professional development, identifying training needs and maintaining uptodate lymphoedema skills.
• Promote and raise awareness of the lymphoedema service within the organisation and with external partners.
• Ensure effective communication and referral processes to support smooth transitions of care for patients.

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

Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Swindon

Wiltshire

SN25 4AN

Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Swindon

Wiltshire

SN25 4AN

Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

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