Overview
This post blends an opportunity to deliver direct patient care and develop one to one relationships with our patients who are affected by lymphoedema, lipoedema and chronic oedema.
Responsibilities
* Work with a qualified nurse to support limb measurement and specialist garments.
* Assist the Lymphoedema CNS with practical clinic tasks: measuring for compression, helping patients move, Doppler assessments, bandaging, and record keeping using SystmOne.
* Assist with home visits and, when appropriate and once competent, conduct visits alone to review patients or demonstrate compression application.
Training and development
For the right candidate there would be scope to undertake further training as a lymphoedema specialist and/or nurse apprenticeship training in the future. There is opportunity to undertake specialist training to perform more of the role without direct supervision, so a desire to learn is essential.
Service area and responsibilities
The service delivers clinics and home visits in East & North Herts and West; this can require significant driving on some days.
Benefits and environment
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff. We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities. Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision. We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds.
We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible. Apply now.
You’ve made a great decision to apply to join HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
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Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.
This advert closes on Saturday 16 Aug 2025
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