We are seeking an experienced Lymphoedema Clinical Lead to join our dedicated team at Teesside Hospice. This is a unique opportunity to make a difference in the lives of patients and their families, working within a supportive, patient-centered environment.
The purpose of the role is to lead a nurse-led service providing specialist advice and treatment regarding lymphoedema treatment and management.
We provide skilled specialist care and expertise in Lymphoedema management for all patients managed by the service across Tees Valley and North Yorkshire.
If you're friendly, reliable, and eager to contribute to our cause, we'd love to have you join our team!
Main duties of the job
* To lead a nurse-led service providing specialist advice and treatment regarding lymphoedema treatment and management.
* To lead the provision of skilled specialist care and expertise in lymphoedema management for all patients managed by the service across Tees Valley and North Yorkshire.
* To function effectively as an autonomous practitioner, working independently within the lymphoedema team.
* Provide education and training on the management of lymphoedema and chronic oedema to a wide range of professional staff within the Tees Valley and North Yorkshire area.
* To ensure a high-quality coordinated service is delivered. This will require engagement with business planning, resource and budget management and reviewing clinical outcomes within the service.
About us
We are changing lives across Teesside by supporting people and families who have been affected by a terminal illness.
We support around 3,000 people in Tees Valley, primarily in Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland. We help them make the most of every day, ensuring they receive the best possible care by creating experiences and memories that last a lifetime.
Everybody gets treated as an individual, whether it's physical, mental or emotional support they need from us. We support people to stay as independent as possible for as long as possible. We are bringing people together. From patients, family and friends to our clinical team, counsellors, staff, volunteers, and our fundraisers. We make sure that everyone gets to live well until the very end.
We really care. We were founded by local people and will always be here for local people. We understand their lives, the community and culture so are incredibly well placed to offer highly personalised levels of care.
It costs us around £17,000 each day to run all our services, which include: a 10-bed Inpatient Unit, Wellbeing Centre, Outreach, Bereavement services for Adults and Children and a lymphoedema Clinic.
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities & Accountabilities
* Demonstrate the ability to exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy.
* Make decisions and provide advice for patients and professionals concerning the management of lymphoedema.
* To oversee the triage of patient referrals with lymphoedema including complex problems and utilise advanced clinical skills to assess patients within the context of their long-term health needs.
* To plan and provide an individualised plan of care for patients with lymphoedema incorporating patient-focused goals and outcomes based on evidence-based practice.
* To assess the psychological impact of lymphoedema and plan care interventions to enable patients to live well with their condition.
* Lead a highly specialist lymphoedema service providing advice and support to generalist nurses, care agencies and health professionals including medical staff to ensure high quality individualised patient care.
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
* Ability to deal with highly sensitive and complex information where agreement and co-operation is required with patients, carers, colleagues and other professionals.
* Ability to appraise complex situations and facts and take appropriate action.
* Ability to use own initiative and take responsibility.
* Computer literate.
* Good organisational and time management skills.
* Motivate self and others.
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered adult nurse or allied HCP.
* Qualification in lymphoedema management.
* Evidence of significant experience in lymphoedema.
* Willingness to undertake further academic or practical study at a higher level for e.g. Masters degree.
* Teaching qualification.
Experience
Essential
* An understanding of, or experience in cancer management and its impact on lymphoedema.
* Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance and the implications to their own service area.
* Evidence of experience in teaching and mentoring within your role.
* Experience of cross boundary working in partnership and collaboration with health, social and voluntary sectors.
* Expert clinical knowledge in all aspects of lymphoedema management and current best practice.
* Proven leadership and management skills in some aspect of service development.
* Experience of using advanced communication skills.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Teesside Hospice
Address
Teesside Hospice
1 Northgate Road
Middlesbrough
Cleveland
TS5 5NW
Employer's website
https://www.teessidehospice.org (Opens in a new tab)
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