Job summary
- Main area
- Lymphoedema
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 337-NP-9318KS
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Meadow House Hospice
- Town
- Southall
- Salary
- £44,485 - £52,521 PA Inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Lymphoedema Specialist Practitioner
Band 6
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH
Find out more about Our HEART values
Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits
Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to expand our lymphoedema service to meet increasing local demand and to enhance the new model of community working within North West London. This role offers the chance for your voice to be heard in the development of our new service model.
The role aims:
· To contribute to a comprehensive, effective and cost-efficient lymphoedema service
· To provide outpatient clinical assessment and care to patients with lymphoedema and to act as a resource to patients, their carers and staff
· To work collaboratively with the Lead Lymphoedema practitioner and Head of Nursing in the strategic planning and development of the lymphoedema service
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Main duties of the job
· Ensure that patients have equitable access to the service, and that the service meets the needs of patients within the catchment area.
· Provide treatment for patients both within the Lymphoedema clinic and on occasion the in-patient unit.
· Provide specialist Lymphoedema management that is sensitive to the cultural needs of patients and their families/carers, acknowledging diversity.
· Assist in developing a Lymphoedema team that strives to be at the forefront of Lymphoedema management developments.
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional degree level qualification, such as RN, HCPC
- Qualification in Complex Decongestive Therapy to include Manual Lymphatic Drainage
- Previous experience in treating advanced and complex Lymphoedema.
- Evidence of attending an Advanced Communication course or willingness to undertake.
- Evidence of having attained level 2 Psychological Skills training or willingness to undertake
Desirable criteria
- Portfolio of career long learning
- Evidence of continuing updated knowledge in the management of Lymphoedema e.g., attendance of the British Lymphology Society Annual Conference.
- MSc Level relevant qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience within a Lymphoedema service and five year post registration experience.
- Evidence of attending relevant post-registration development
- Ability to participate in stock and supply management of the Lymphoedema service within budgetary constraints.
- Knowledge of the current nursing and Lymphoedema care agendas.
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance and it's relevance in lymphoedema care
Desirable criteria
- Ability to teach other health care professionals
- Previous budget management experience
Skills, abilities and attributes
Essential criteria
- Committed to personal development.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to undertake comprehensive physical assessments of patients
- Ability to prioritise, plan and co-ordinate daily caseload within existing resources.
- Committed and motivated to the development of lymphoedema services.
Desirable criteria
- Computer literacy including Word and use of electronic patient records
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ijeoma Aniyeloye
- Job title
- Lymphoedema Senior Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02089675023
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