Band 4 Lymphoedema Support Worker | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 10 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Per anum, Pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 09 August 2025 |
| Location: | Hatfield, AL10 0LF |
| Company: | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7328669/812-25-MM-LSW-4 |
Summary
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.
The post holder would mostly work with a qualified nurse to support with measuring limbs and for specialist garments. For the right candidate there would be scope to undertake further training as a lymphoedema specialist and / or look at doing the nurse apprenticeship training in the future.
To assist the Lymphoedema CNS with practical support in clinic such as help measuring for compression, assisting patients move, doppler assessments, bandaging, and record keeping using SystmOne
Assisting with home visits
At times doing visits alone (when appropriate and once you are felt to be competent) to review patients or demonstrate compression application etc
For the right candidate there is the opportunity to undertake specialist training to be able to do more of the role without direct supervision, so the desire to learn is essential
The service delivers clinics and home visits in both East & North Herts and West and this can require significant time driving on some days.
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 to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
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Please see Job description and Person Specification attached for full details of the role and requirements of the post.
This advert closes on Sunday 20 Jul 2025
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