Registered Nurse or Physiotherapist to train in Lymphoedema Services

Job responsibilities

To assist in ensuring that a co-ordinated, high quality, patient focused service for patients with lymphoedema is provided, leading to an improved quality of life for the patient.

To ultimately provide skilled care and expertise in lymphoedema management for all patients referred to the lymphoedema service and to demonstrate competent clinical judgement in deciding patient focused long-range goals or plans.

To educate patients, relatives, and health care professionals on all aspects of lymphoedema management.

To demonstrate a positive and realistic attitude to the patient with cancer related lymphoedema to ensure that the physiological, psychosocial, spiritual, and cultural needs of the patient and family are met.

To work in line with Lewis-Mannings Mission, Vision and Values

Main Duties

To utilise research findings in the delivery of a specialist lymphoedema service and to disseminate relevant information concerning research.

To participate in the development and progression of research projects within the lymphoedema service.

To work within the Team to deliver excellent patient care but also be able to work with own initiative and manage a patient caseload.

To attend the required training to fulfil the Staff Nurse Physiotherapist role as agreed with the Senior Lymphoedema Nurse Specialist.

To participate in planned programmes of personal appraisal with the Senior Lymphoedema Nurse Specialist

To ensure personal and professional development through reflective practice and supervision.

Observe and continually promote equal opportunities in compliance with LMHC policies on Equality and Diversity and Dignity at Work.

Ensure the benefits to patients are maximised through careful, economical, and appropriate use of charity resources including equipment, property, money, time, etc

You should be aware of the confidential nature of this position. Any matter of a confidential nature relating to patients, carers, relatives, staff, volunteers or Hospice business must not be divulged to any unauthorised person.

The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you may be required to perform additional tasks within the organisation.

Health and Safety

It is the responsibility of all staff to:

• Take reasonable care for the Health and Safety of themselves, colleagues, patients and visitors
• Report (without delay) any accidents, incidents, near-miss events, risks, faults or defects
• Use all work equipment (medical devices, dangerous substances, machinery, transport, means of production, and safety equipment) in accordance with training and instructions provided
• Not use such items or equipment unless they have received appropriate information and training
• Have a good understanding of our MyConcern online safeguarding tool receive training and complete any of the above incidents immediately

Infection Control

It is the responsibility of all staff to:

Take individual responsibility for the prevention of infection

Ensure high level of personal hygiene, hand hygiene in particular

Safeguarding

Lewis Manning Hospice is fully committed to safeguarding the welfare of all vulnerable adults, children, and young people, by taking all reasonable steps to protect them from harm. All staff will receive appropriate training and induction so that they understand their roles and responsibilities and are confident about carrying them out.

Confidentiality and GDPR

Any matters of a confidential nature, including individual staff records must under no circumstances be divulged or made available to any unauthorised person(s).

Disclosures of confidential information or disclosures of any data of a personal nature can result in prosecution for an offence under the Data Protection Act 1998 and GDPR regulations 2018, or an action for civil damages under the same Act in addition to any disciplinary action taken by the organisation which might include dismissal. You should consult your line manager if you consider that there is a need to breach such confidentiality. You are advised that throughout your employment the organisation will collate information to support performance management.

It is the responsibility of all staff to be aware of their obligations in respect of the Data Protection Act 1998 and the GDPR regulations 2018

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

It is the responsibility of all staff to:

Recognise the importance of peoples rights and act in accordance with legislation, policies and procedures.

Support people who may need assistance enabling them to make best use of their abilities.

Acknowledge and recognise peoples expressed beliefs, preferences and choices, respect diversity, value people as individuals and encourage others to do so.

Promote a can do approach and an open and fair culture throughout the organisation.

Training and Development

All of our employees are provided with training development opportunities.

Performance Review commitment

The organisation is committed to ensuring all staff receive an annual review, participate in the review scheme, and develop, in conjunction with their line manager an agreed personal development plan. All staff are expected to participate in the review scheme.

Our Values:

• We are patient centred
• We listen to what matter
• We are kind
• We are accountable

  This is an outline job description and may be subject to change, according to the needs of the service, in consultation with the post holder. It should be taken as the current representation and consequently a job description review will automatically take place as part of the annual appraisal.

  This organisation is committed a policy of equal opportunities and is a smoke free working environment.

Qualifications

Essential

• First Level RN or equivalent Allied Health Professional Qualification with at least 3 year experience

Desirable

• A working knowledge of Secondary lymphoedema
• Additional relevant courses

Experience

Essential

• Good experience of managing own caseload.
• Good communication skills with patients and significant others.
• Good all-round experience of caring for patients with all types of disease.
• Awareness of Gold Standards Framework and Mental Capacity Act
• Responsibility to maintain Registration of Professional Registration and processes

Desirable

• Oncology experience and knowledge of End of life care.
• Basic knowledge of Secondary Lymphoedema
• Knowledge of Cancer Care Ethics
• Experience of working within a health promotion environment

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Ability to work in a team
• Ability to assess, plan and implement individual holistic care for patients
• Ability to work in a potentially stressful environment
• Ability to judge when decisions need to be escalated to a senior colleague
• Ability to travel within local area and to attend training courses further afield as necessary.

Desirable

• Ability to provide patient advice and liase with other healthcare professionals
• Advanced Communication Skills Training course or similar

Attitudes and Values

Essential

• Flexible and adaptable
• Self-motivated
• Compassionate with an enabling and empowering approach
• Active listening
• Committed to confidentiality and equal opportunities
• Understand the importance of What Matters
• Team worker
• Committed to self-development and learning
• Commitment to excellent person-centred care
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Willingness to learn
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to show initiative
• Good interpersonal skills, including empathy and an open-minded approach to patients and families
• Respect patient confidentiality at all times
• Sensitive to patients needs

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).