East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust

Lymphoedema Specialist Clinical Lead

The closing date is 24 April 2026

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic Band 7 Clinical Lead to join our specialist Lymphoedema Service in Central Norwich. This rewarding role sits within the Community Skin Integrity Team, where you will co-lead and shape high-quality lymphoedema care alongside expert tissue viability and dermatology colleagues. You will play a key role in driving excellence, innovation, and evidence-based practice, making a real difference to patient outcomes across the community.

Main duties of the job

  • Demonstrate the ability to exercise a high degree of personal and professional autonomy in to make decisions and provide advice for patients and professionals concerning the management of lymphoedema.
  • To ensure that the views of the service users and their carers are effectively sought, and passed through appropriate channels for appropriate action, including taking action regarding complaints of the service user or their carer in accordance with the Trust policy.
  • To plan and provide an individualised plan of care for the patient with lymphoedema incorporating patient focused goals and outcomes based on sound knowledge of evidence-based practice and knowledge. This should include the ability to provide appropriate levels of intervention for the patient in keeping with the four cornerstones of care namely skincare, exercise, compression, and Manual Lymphatic Drainage.
  • Provide highly specialist lymphoedema advice and support to generalist nurses, care agencies and health professionals including doctors and consultants, to ensure high quality individualised patient care. This will include training and education on specific and expert clinical treatments to support continuity of care for patients.
  • To support the Skin Integrity Services Lead with strategic and service development, vision and direction for the lymphoedemaservices within the Integrated Care System where required and where appropriate.

Please see job description for full details.

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Details

Date posted

13 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year pro rata pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

839-7928668-BM

Job locations

West Pottergate GP Surgery

Norwich

NR2 4BX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description document for full details. This will include information about the role and candidate expectations and the person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description document for full details. This will include information about the role and candidate expectations and the person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oRegistered adult nurse or allied HCP
  • oQualification in lymphoedema management
  • oEvidence of significant experience in lymphoedema
  • oEvidence of further academic or practical study at a higher level eg level 7 or relevant experience
  • onon-medical prescribing qualification or willing to undertake

Desirable

  • oTeaching qualification
  • oPrevious management course/qualification
  • Palliative Care Course

Experience

Essential

  • oSignificant experience of leadership & management
  • oEvidence of experience in teaching and mentoring within your role
  • oExperience of cross boundary working in partnership and collaboration with health, social and voluntary sectors.
  • oAn understanding of, or experience in cancer management and its impact on lymphoedema
  • oKnowledge and understanding of clinical governance and the implications to their own service area
  • oProven leadership and management skills in some aspect of service development. Experience of using advanced communication skills

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

Essential

  • oKnowledge and experience of budget management
  • oAbility to appraise complex situations and facts and take appropriate action.
  • oAbility to use own initiative and take responsibility.
  • oComputer literate
  • oGood organisational and time management skills

Communication

Essential

  • oAbility to deal with highly sensitive and complex information where agreement and co - operation is required with patients, carers, colleagues and other professionals.
  • oAbility to communicate highly complex information where there may be barriers to understanding

Other

Essential

  • oEligible to live and work in the UK
  • oMust have access to a vehicle & be able to commute to meet the demands of the role and remain flexible - to meet the demands of the service
  • oWillingness to uphold the Trust's values
  • oSome roles require additional level of checks as part of the employment process i.e. roles which come into contact with children, vulnerable adults or their families.
  • oAble to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Language

Personal and People Development

Essential

  • Motivated - able to motivate self and others to deliver a quality service

Personal Attributes/Behaviours (linked to the Trust's Behaviour Framework)

Essential

  • oAbility to cope with the physical effort required to perform lymphoedema treatments
  • oHighly Motivated
  • oFlexible
  • oGood interpersonal skills
  • oConfidence to work alone whilst supporting the rest of the team
  • oAble to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oRegistered adult nurse or allied HCP
  • oQualification in lymphoedema management
  • oEvidence of significant experience in lymphoedema
  • oEvidence of further academic or practical study at a higher level eg level 7 or relevant experience
  • onon-medical prescribing qualification or willing to undertake

Desirable

  • oTeaching qualification
  • oPrevious management course/qualification
  • Palliative Care Course

Experience

Essential

  • oSignificant experience of leadership & management
  • oEvidence of experience in teaching and mentoring within your role
  • oExperience of cross boundary working in partnership and collaboration with health, social and voluntary sectors.
  • oAn understanding of, or experience in cancer management and its impact on lymphoedema
  • oKnowledge and understanding of clinical governance and the implications to their own service area
  • oProven leadership and management skills in some aspect of service development. Experience of using advanced communication skills

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

Essential

  • oKnowledge and experience of budget management
  • oAbility to appraise complex situations and facts and take appropriate action.
  • oAbility to use own initiative and take responsibility.
  • oComputer literate
  • oGood organisational and time management skills

Communication

Essential

  • oAbility to deal with highly sensitive and complex information where agreement and co - operation is required with patients, carers, colleagues and other professionals.
  • oAbility to communicate highly complex information where there may be barriers to understanding

Other

Essential

  • oEligible to live and work in the UK
  • oMust have access to a vehicle & be able to commute to meet the demands of the role and remain flexible - to meet the demands of the service
  • oWillingness to uphold the Trust's values
  • oSome roles require additional level of checks as part of the employment process i.e. roles which come into contact with children, vulnerable adults or their families.
  • oAble to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Language

Personal and People Development

Essential

  • Motivated - able to motivate self and others to deliver a quality service

Personal Attributes/Behaviours (linked to the Trust's Behaviour Framework)

Essential

  • oAbility to cope with the physical effort required to perform lymphoedema treatments
  • oHighly Motivated
  • oFlexible
  • oGood interpersonal skills
  • oConfidence to work alone whilst supporting the rest of the team
  • oAble to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

West Pottergate GP Surgery

Norwich

NR2 4BX


Employer's website

https://www.eastofenglandcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

West Pottergate GP Surgery

Norwich

NR2 4BX


Employer's website

https://www.eastofenglandcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lymphoedema Nurse Team Lead

Sarah Knights

sarah.knights@nchc.nhs.uk

01603272343

Details

Date posted

13 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year pro rata pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

839-7928668-BM

Job locations

West Pottergate GP Surgery

Norwich

NR2 4BX


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