Specialist Lymphoedema Practitioner

Job summary

Within Therapy Services, the lymphoedema service delivers specialist lymphoedema advice and care to patients with cancer at all stages of their cancer journey. Members of the lymphoedema service support each other across both sites of the hospital to provide a co-ordinated, high quality service utilising the strengths of a multi-professional team. The service also provides support and advice for health care professionals through formalised educational programmes.

We are looking for a highly professional, flexible and enthusiastic lymphoedema practitioner to join our team. With previous experience of caring for patients with lymphoedema and an understanding of the needs of the patient with cancer related lymphoedema, you must also have excellent communication and organisational skills, the ability to prioritise and be able to work well with indirect supervision.

We actively support and encourage staff to develop personally and professionally through formal and informal training and offer a wide range of benefits including educational opportunities at The Royal Marsden School.

Main duties of the job

To ensure that a co-ordinated, high quality service for patients with lymphoedema is provided that is patient focused and will lead to an improved quality of life for the patient.

To 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 work closely with the Lymphoedema Practitioner, acting as a resource and mentor and through reflective practice and supervision facilitating their professional development.

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.

About us

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.