Additional duties and responsibilities unique to service areaspecialist Lymphoedema knowledge, and competencies, including education both formal sessions and informal. Working collaboratively the Lymphoedema Specialists Nurses. To provide care To support with the treatment of patients with Lymphoedema To have an educative role with other healthcare professionals To promote emotional wellbeing through supporting patients and family To promote early intervention reduces the need for time consuming intensive therapy and lowering hospital admission rates for cellulitis. A Lymphoedema specialist led service will be provided (which is primarily a clinic-based service but in exceptional circumstances will support patients in a community setting for Chronic Oedema with Lymphatic Deficiency (COLD) patients.
This provision will include: Palliative treatment related to Cancer Secondary Lymphoedemas Primary Lymphoedemas Lipoedemas Complex Lymphovenous oedema, which are not responding to treatment MAIN DUTIES-Responsibilities To be responsible for contributing to the planning, monitoring, and evaluating of patient centred care. Reporting back to the registered nurse and escalating concerns as required. Following a Registered Nurse or Assistant Practitioners assessment of need the post holder will then implement a planned programme of care, with the support of a Registered Nurse. To act as a role model for all staff and students demonstrating clinical skills and high standards of practice and professional conduct.
To take responsibility for your own personal and professional development, maintain competence, knowledge, and skills commensurate with the role. To participate in Reflective Practice, Practice Supervision and Appraisals and line management supervision as per policy. To take a flexible approach to supporting colleagues in times of caseload pressures, including working with colleagues to maintain support across the teams with the resources available. Responsibility for People Management To be responsible for contributing to the planning, monitoring, and evaluating of patient centred care.
Reporting back to the registered nurse and escalating concerns as required. Following a Registered Nurse or Assistant Practitioners assessment of need the post holder will then implement a planned programme of care, with the support of a Registered Nurse. To act as a role model for all staff and students demonstrating clinical skills and high standards of practice and professional conduct. To take responsibility for your own personal and professional development, maintain competence, knowledge, and skills commensurate with the role.
To participate in Reflective Practice, Practice Supervision and Appraisals and line management supervision as per policy. To take a flexible approach to supporting colleagues in times of caseload pressures, including working with colleagues to maintain support across the teams with the resources available. Responsibility for administration To maintain accurate records, which are confidential, contemporaneous, and legible, with all care given documented at the time in line with clinical guidance in Livewell Southwest policies. You will be expected to participate in standard of patients records by audit or peer review and have a regular open discussion with team members.
Make appropriate records in the multi-disciplinary patient file and / or electronic records, which may be required to be counter-signed by a registered nurse. Complete on time and submit all necessary forms, documentation, including IT data and forward as required by the manager/organisation. To always maintain and preserve confidentiality, and be aware of GDPR, Access to Health Records and Consent for Treatment. To access NHS email and other information through Livewell Southwest intranet.
To be responsible for organising own time management daily in line with caseload demands, using own initiative and be flexible when organising own workload on a day-today basis, which is often unpredictable in order to respond to the needs of the service. Where appropriate, to organise hospital records upon delivery ensuring they are available to the correct clinician. Using the appropriate clinical systems to track and trace and returning when completed.