A rare opportunity has arisen to join our dynamic team as a Lymphoedema Keyworker, managing patients with mild to moderate oedema. Salary: £20,414.87 per annum (based on a full time salary of £33,571.12) Hours: 22.5 per week (worked 3 days between Monday and Friday) Contract: Permanent Location: Yeovil You won’t just be joining a fantastic team – you’ll be part of a welcoming, community minded charity. Our mission is to provide excellent specialist palliative care for patients and support to their families. If you speak to any of our staff or volunteers, they will tell you how the patient is at the heart of everything they do. So, if you’re looking for a role where you can really make a difference, working as part of a supportive team, we could be a perfect match. What can you expect to be doing? Our team provides patient-focused care to patients with lymphoedema throughout Somerset, regardless of cause. This includes patients with primary or secondary lymphoedema as well as those with advanced disease. We also work closely with oncology nurse specialists to monitor patients at high risk of developing lymphoedema, providing education and early detection to improve outcome. We provide a wide range of treatments including compression therapy, manual lymphatic drainage, laser therapy, kinesiotaping and exercise groups. Your day to day work will include: Providing support, advice and information to patients, their families and carers and other health care professionals on all aspects of lymphoedema, including the promotion of self-management. Using assessment strategies and providing care to patients with primary and secondary lymphoedema, including patients with life-limiting conditions. Assessing physiological and/or psychological functioning of patients with lymphoedema, determining treatment and the need to refer to other members of the multi-disciplinary team. Using your skills and knowledge to ensure the safe and effective use of relevant equipment provided for the assessment, treatment and evaluation of patients. Making referrals to the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring seamless service for patients and an integrated approach to care management between organisations and agencies What will you be good at? This post would suit a registered nurse with experience in community nursing, oncology and palliative care or a physiotherapist or occupational therapist with an interest in developing their skills in lymphoedema management. The ability to travel is essential in order to undertake community, outreach and domiciliary work. If you believe in our values and want to make a positive difference by working with an innovative and respected organisation, we'd love to hear from you. What can we offer you? Holiday entitlement 33 days holiday including bank holidays rising to 35 days after 1 year, and increasing with length of service (pro-rata if part-time) Recognise continuous service for the purposes of annual leave for clinical staff paid at band 5 who join directly from the NHS or another hospice Ability to buy and sell annual leave Pension scheme NHS employees eligible to continue with their NHS pension scheme* Non-NHS employees will receive 5.5% employer and 5% employee contribution. Award-winning Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family offering: Vitality & wellbeing health portal for non-emergency care Unlimited access to 24/7 online GP Consultations for employees, their partners, and dependent children as well as Expert Case Management Confidential and free 24-hour Employee Assistance Counselling and support Legal, financial, and medical information and advice And more… Life assurance cover – 2x salary Health Cash Plans - help with covering the cost of healthcare needs by providing cashback on a range of health benefits Blue Light Discount Card Enhanced maternity/paternity leave* Excellent learning and development opportunities Free on-site parking in Yeovil and Taunton Volunteering and fundraising opportunities *Eligibility criteria applies If you want to get to know our team or have a chat before applying, we'd love to hear from you. Just reach out to Deborah Parkes – Lead Lymphoedema Specialist – Deborah.parkes @st-margarets-hospice.org.uk or Tel: 01823 333822. We are currently managing the recruitment process in-house and kindly ask that recruitment agencies refrain from contacting us with candidates for this role. For any questions about our recruitment process, please contact Recruitment@st-margarets-hospice.org.uk. We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact us for a chat if there's anything you want to talk about before you apply. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship at this time. If you have all the information you need, just click apply. We can't wait to hear from you! Closing date: 9th November 2025 Interview date: 21st November 2025 DBS Information This role requires a criminal background check via the disclosure procedure. 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