APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

MAIN DUTIES OF THE JOB

• To take the key strategic responsibility for leading the on-going development of the Lymphoedema Service ensuring there is comprehensive provision of specialist high quality individual patient focused lymphoedema, complex chronic oedema and lipoedema care through:
• The assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care for patients at risk of lymphoedema and patients with mild, moderate and complicated chronic oedema, lymphoedema, including related to advanced malignancy and lipoedema.
• To enhance clinical excellence within this specialty.
• To support and educate patients, carers, health and social care professionals about chronic oedema, lymphoedema/lipoedema and its management.
• The delivery of flexible working in order to maintain optimal service provision.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION AND MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• To have a comprehensive understanding of chronic oedema, lymphoedema and lipoedema including the cause and development and signs and symptoms.
• To keep up-to-date in current management through relevant research and evidence based practice, taking responsibility and accountability for effective care delivery.
• To undertake holistic patient assessments, forming differential diagnosis and establishing patient needs for those with complex chronic oedema, mild, moderate and complex lymphoedema, and lipoedema, directing specialist care.
• To provide expert specialist support, advice and information to patient’s, carers, health and social care professionals, for those at risk of lymphoedema development and those with established complicated chronic oedema, lymphoedema or lipoedema.
• To lead the delivery of evidence based high standard individualised patient centred treatment and care.
• To work with patients to develop individual care plans to address goals and promote self-management. To perform Doppler and circulatory assessments to establish suitability for compression therapy.
• To undertake limb volume measurements and measure for compression garments/devices for stable and unstable and uncomplicated and complicated chronic oedema, lymphoedema, and lipoedema.
• To prescribe and undertake treatments or give advice to include: skincare, wound care, exercise, medical taping, compression garments and Velcro devices, manual lymphatic drainage, simple lymphatic drainage, intermittent pneumatic compression, Physiotouch, low level light therapy, weight management and compression bandaging.
• To reassess and review care provision in order to monitor progress and evaluate the effectiveness of treatment regimes.
• To liaise with appropriate members of the multi-disciplinary and wider healthcare team to ensure seamless co-ordination and continuity of care.
• To maintain accurate clinical records.