Band 6 Lymphoedema nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Lymphoedema nurse to join our community Lymphoedema team. The post holder will be expected to assess, diagnose, and plan care for patients referred to the Community Lymphoedema service. To assist in the management, development, and efficient running of the Lymphoedema serviceworking across multiple care settings alongside a skilled multidisciplinary team within the community and will require liaison with other external services to support quality health improvement in our patient group.

To provide specialist lymphoedema advice, care, support, education and training to patients, carers and health care staff & professionals based on knowledge of relevant evidence, current research, good practice guidance. The post holder will be expected to have a fundamental knowledge and will be expected to demonstrate understanding of the causes of and management of chronic oedema, lipoedema, primary and secondary Lymphoedema. To carry a clinical caseload, working to a high professional standard, using clinical and theoretical knowledge and skills to work as an autonomous practitioner, maintaining associated record keeping via Electronic patient records - RIO.

The Lymphoedema Service is nurse led and consists of a Clinical Lead, Clinical Nurse Specialists, a healthcare assistant, and Administrative Support. We work closely with the Tissue Viability (TV) Service with nurses who have a dual role as TV and Lower Limb Nurses.

The service provides specialist advice to patients on the management of lymphoedema, chronic oedema and lipoedema across the borough of Enfield. We provide Nurse led clinics daily in a variety of settings and visits the housebound patients at home or residential and nursing homes. The catchment area is ethnically and socio-economically diverse.