Lymphoedema Specialist - Band 6 inGuildford inGuildford PUBLISHED
FRI 6 DEC 2024
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust rwXukNVN
The successful candidate will be part of a dedicated team of physiotherapists and nurses, working closely with various healthcare professionals to ensure effective care delivery. The position requires travel to different community clinics, and responsibilities include facilitating audits and research related to lymphoedema management. This permanent role, requiring 15 hours per week, emphasises continuous learning, innovation, and maintaining patient independence.
JOB PURPOSE
The Royal Surrey Foundation Trust (RSFT) is a clinically led NHS trust providing joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services. Our compassionate, caring and friendly colleagues make up our Royal Surrey family and are at the heart of what we do. We all have a passion for learning, continuous improvement and excelling together through innovation, research and development. Royal Surrey Foundation Trust are working in partnership with Procare Health (a Federation for GP practices in Guildford and Waverley) providing adult community health services. The Lymphoedema service work very closely with district nurses, GPs, social care, local hospitals, other specialist nurses, therapists and others to help individuals manage their own conditions, maintain their independence and remain at home wherever possible.
JOB SUMMARY
To support and assist in the management of the community Lymphoedema Service for Guildford and Waverley.
To use expert knowledge to diagnosis lymphoedema and chronic oedema, identify underlying cause, implement treatment, follow-up and review treatments, promote self-management regime for patients.
To work as an autonomous practitioner and effectively co-ordinate and deliver a highly specialised service within the field of Lymphoedema.
To support in raising awareness of lymphoedema for all clinical staff.
To support in delivery of training for chronic oedema prevention and management for all clinical staff across the community division.
To facilitate audits and research within the field of lymphoedema
About us
An opportunity has arisen for a part time 15 hours per week band 6 lymphoedema nurse in the community lymphoedema team. This is a permanent position.
The lymphoedema team is a small team of expert physiotherapists and nurses working closely with the tissue viability team, oncology teams, community nurses, practice nurses, other specialist nurses and care homes across the RSFT. The team provides clinical advice on all lymphoedema and chronic oedema management in the community setting, monitoring and driving down cellulitis incidence across the community division.
The team are based at the Beacon Centre, and provide clinics in Staines, Farnham, Woking and Haslemere, with travel required to other community sites.
For further information please see our website: Lymphodema | Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
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