The position requires collaboration with various health and social care professionals, including primary healthcare teams, oncologists, and nursing home staff, to ensure comprehensive support and management for patients. The post holder will work autonomously while maintaining high professional standards and accurate record-keeping.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered nurse or AHP to join our small, experienced dedicated community nurse led Lymphoedema service on a 6 month Secondment.
The service provides specialist advice to patients on the management of lymphoedema, chronic oedema and lipoedema across the borough of Enfield. We provide Nurse led clinics daily in a variety of settings and visit the housebound patients at home or in residential and nursing homes.
The post holder will take a leading role in the management, development, and efficient running of the Lymphoedema service. The post holder will be providing specialist lymphoedema advice, support, education and training to patients, carers and health care staff & professionals based on knowledge of relevant evidence, current research, good practice guidance.
The post holder will need todemonstrate understanding of the causes of and management of chronic oedema, lipoedema, primary and secondary Lymphoedema. To carry a clinical caseload, working to a high professional standard, using advanced clinical and theoretical knowledge and skills to work as an autonomous practitioner, maintaining associated record keeping .
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About us
The post holder will be expected to work collaboratively with a wide range of health and social care professionals within the community, acute and out-patient setting including:
Primary and community health care teams
Specialist cancer and palliative care colleagues
Oncologists, multidisciplinary clinicians, and coordinators working in the Cancer Network
Lymphoedema services in NCL and Pan London
Nursing home staff
Social care providers
Voluntary services
General Practitioners
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