Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Lymphoedema Service at the Royal Marsden Hospital's Sutton site. This service delivers prophylactic advice and treatment for those at risk/who have developed lymphoedema as a result of cancer and its treatment. This post offers a registered nurse or allied health professional with prior lymphoedema and oncology experience, to provide day to day clinical leadership of the service, and high-quality care to people at risk of, or who have developed, lymphoedema. Lymphoedema has physical and psycho-social implications for patients and so your ability to provide practical advice and intervention to will directly help to improve quality of life. You will be an integral member of the wider multi-disciplinary team and develop positive approaches to the holistic management of cancer-related lymphoedema, learning to tailor each patient's treatment to their individual needs. You will need good communication skills to provide high quality care for individual patients and will utilise time management and organizational skills to contribute to the provision and smooth running of a high quality Lymphoedema Service. Informal enquiries are welcome and for more information please contact Sara Harding, Advanced Lymphoedema
Practitioner Tel: 020 8661 3919 / 3504
E-mail: sara.harding@rmh.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
1.1 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.
1.2 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.
1.3 To work closely with the Lymphoedema Practitioner, acting as a resource and mentor and through reflective practice and supervision facilitating their professional development.
1.4 To educate patients, relatives and health care professionals on all aspects of lymphoedema management.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information please refer to the job description and personal specification
2.1 Clinical Responsibility
2.1.1 In collaboration with the Lymphoedema Therapist and Advanced Lymphoedema Practitioner to provide and sustain a high quality lymphoedema service throughout the hospital.
2.1.2 To implement relevant assessment strategies and provide skilled care for patients with lymphoedema of a complex nature. To use reflective practice and clinical reasoning to evaluate the programme of care and review where necessary.
2.1.3 Use specialist skills in the use of equipment provided for the assessment and evaluation of a patients lymphoedema.
2.1.4 Use specialist skills and knowledge, to discuss the most appropriate means of limb volume reduction for a patient and utilise skills in choosing compression garments or providing a course of compression bandaging where appropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information please refer to the job description and personal specification
2.1 Clinical Responsibility
2.1.1 In collaboration with the Lymphoedema Therapist and Advanced Lymphoedema Practitioner to provide and sustain a high quality lymphoedema service throughout the hospital.
2.1.2 To implement relevant assessment strategies and provide skilled care for patients with lymphoedema of a complex nature. To use reflective practice and clinical reasoning to evaluate the programme of care and review where necessary.
2.1.3 Use specialist skills in the use of equipment provided for the assessment and evaluation of a patients lymphoedema.
2.1.4 Use specialist skills and knowledge, to discuss the most appropriate means of limb volume reduction for a patient and utilise skills in choosing compression garments or providing a course of compression bandaging where appropriate.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- First level registration or professional qualification
- Masters in relevant area or working at higher clinical and academic level
- Evidence of on-going professional development through maintenance of CPD portfolio and relevant courses
- Relevant teaching experience +/- Teaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- Post registration oncology experience
- Demonstrates significant lymphoedema experience
- Demonstrates experience of working within the NHS and a clear understanding of current NHS issues and how they relate to specialist area
- Evidence based approach to practice
- Experience of clinical supervision and supporting staff development
- Experience of service development/improvement
Skills, Abilities, Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates knowledge in cancer and lymphoedema
- Advanced communication skills with particular ability to work in complex/sensitive situations with patients, carers, colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team
- Able to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise
- Ability to handle conflict situations
- Able to keep accurate documentation
- Computer literacy
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- First level registration or professional qualification
- Masters in relevant area or working at higher clinical and academic level
- Evidence of on-going professional development through maintenance of CPD portfolio and relevant courses
- Relevant teaching experience +/- Teaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- Post registration oncology experience
- Demonstrates significant lymphoedema experience
- Demonstrates experience of working within the NHS and a clear understanding of current NHS issues and how they relate to specialist area
- Evidence based approach to practice
- Experience of clinical supervision and supporting staff development
- Experience of service development/improvement
Skills, Abilities, Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates knowledge in cancer and lymphoedema
- Advanced communication skills with particular ability to work in complex/sensitive situations with patients, carers, colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team
- Able to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise
- Ability to handle conflict situations
- Able to keep accurate documentation
- Computer literacy
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).
Additional information
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).
