Job Summary
We are seeking a Specialist Lymphoedema Nurse to join our established Lymphoedema service based in West Norfolk. The successful applicant will work alongside other members of our Skin Integrity team (Tissue Viability and Dermatology) as well as other clinical services under Norfolk Community Health and Care. This is primarily a clinical role which also provides leadership and management to the specialist lymphoedema service.
The successful applicant will provide high-quality specialist lymphoedema care promoting individual treatment and regimes, as part of the multi-disciplinary team. They will act as a role model demonstrating high standards of care. Support and lead on specific areas of the development, management and promotion of the service ensuring the delivery of a high-quality, cost-effective service. They will ensure that all practice follows the lymphoedema framework and 'Best Practice'.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
1. Demonstrate the ability to exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy in making decisions and providing advice for patients and professionals concerning the management of lymphoedema.
2. Ensure that the views of the service users and their carers are effectively sought and passed through appropriate channels for action, including taking action regarding complaints of the service user or their carer in accordance with the Trust policy.
3. Oversee the triage of patient referrals with lymphoedema including complex problems and utilise advanced clinical skills to assess the patients' oedema within the context of their long-term health needs.
4. Plan and provide an individualised plan of care for the patient with lymphoedema incorporating patient-focused goals and outcomes based on sound knowledge of evidence-based practice.
5. Assess the psychosocial impact of lymphoedema and plan care interventions to enable patients to live well with their long-term condition.
6. Provide highly specialist lymphoedema advice and support to generalist nurses, care agencies, and health professionals including doctors and consultants.
7. Manage, monitor, and support all team members within the lymphoedema service, ensuring good team relationships, appraisals, and mandatory training are maintained.
8. Maintain accurate records of patients by documenting all communication with them and recording all relevant information whenever they have been seen in their individual lymphoedema record.
9. Monitor and manage the waiting lists, utilise the team resources effectively, and cover the team lead role within the team where required.
10. Assess, report, and manage any risk, clinical and non-clinical, for the benefit of self, colleagues, and patients.
11. Be competent in the use of Email, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Excel, and SystmOne.
12. Chair MDT meetings regarding the support and management of highly complex patient care.
13. Provide and receive highly complex and sensitive information in relation to patient care.
14. Organise own and the team's clinical workload in accordance with service needs and requirements.
15. Participate in and monitor business activity and other reports in line with Trust and ICB requirements.
16. Establish and maintain effective relationships with patients, carers, and the multi-disciplinary team.
17. Support self-care and health promotion as much as possible.
18. Provide information and advice at all stages of the patient pathway.
19. Actively contribute to interdisciplinary meetings, supervisory sessions, and case conferences.
20. Provide accurate, relevant, and timely electronic care records and written communication to support ongoing oedema management.
21. Develop and implement patient information leaflets alongside other team members.
22. Liaise with other members of the professional multi-disciplinary and social care teams.
23. Support the Tissue Viability Services Leads with strategic and service development.
24. Contribute to the gathering of required and appropriate information including support with report writing.
25. Identify the health needs of patients with lymphoedema and develop strategies for prevention, treatment, self-care, and maintenance of long-term care.
26. Participate in research, clinical audit, and standard setting within the service.
27. Actively identify areas for service development and lead in the planning and delivery of these.
28. Attend clinical and management supervision and use reflection skills to demonstrate improvement in own clinical practice.
29. Positively participate in and promote clinical governance.
30. Demonstrate the use of evidence-based practice and participation in clinical audit.
31. Contribute to the development of clinical and management policies and procedures.
32. Embrace digital and virtual/remote care supporting systems.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
* Registered adult nurse or allied HCP
* Qualification in lymphoedema management
* Evidence of significant experience in lymphoedema
* Evidence of further academic or practical study at a higher level (e.g., level 7 or relevant experience)
* Non-medical prescribing qualification or willing to undertake
Experience Essential
* Significant experience of leadership & management
* An understanding of, or experience in cancer management and its impact on lymphoedema
* 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
Skills Essential
* Ability to appraise complex situations and facts and take appropriate action.
* Ability to use own initiative and take responsibility
* Good organisational and time management skills
Communication Essential
* Ability to deal with highly sensitive and complex information.
* Ability to communicate highly complex information where there may be barriers to understanding.
Personal Attributes / Behaviours Essential
* Ability to cope with the physical effort required to perform lymphoedema treatments
* High motivation
* Good interpersonal skills
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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer name: Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
Address: St James Clinic, Extons Road, King's Lynn, PE30 5NU
Employer's website: https://www.norfolkcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk
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