Advanced Lymphoedema Practitioner

Royal Marsden; Kingston upon Thames; On-site; GBP 53,000 - GBP 61,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the United Kingdom is seeking a Band 7 Specialist Lymphoedema Practitioner. This part-time role, based in Kingston upon Thames, focuses on delivering high-quality care for patients at risk of lymphoedema as a result of cancer treatment. Candidates should have relevant nursing or allied health qualifications and strong communication skills. The position offers competitive salary, professional development opportunities, and a chance to work within a forward-thinking multidisciplinary team.

Benefits

Dynamic working environment

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Must possess a first-level registration or relevant professional qualification.
• Masters level education or equivalent professional standing is desired.
• Ongoing professional development and relevant courses are essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a coordinated, high-quality lymphoedema service.
• Provide skilled care and expertise in lymphoedema management.
• Educate patients and healthcare professionals on lymphoedema.

Skills

Knowledge in cancer and lymphoedema

Advanced communication skills

Ability to organize and prioritize

Ability to handle conflict

Education

First level registration or professional qualification

Masters in relevant area or higher clinical level

Relevant teaching experience

Job description

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Band 7 Specialist Lymphoedema Practitioner

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area LymphoedemA Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract 14 months (Fixed Term End Date- 26 February 2027) Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job ref 282-SA1090-A

Employer The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Royal Marsden Sutton Town Sutton Salary £53,751 - £60,651 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 23/02/2026 23:59

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Lymphoedema Service at the Royal Marsden Hospital’s Sutton site. This service delivers prophylactic advice and treatment for those at risk/who have developed lymphoedema as a result of cancer and its treatment. This post offers a registered nurse or allied health professional with prior lymphoedema and oncology experience to provide day to day clinical leadership of the service, and high-quality care to people at risk of, or who have developed, lymphoedema. Lymphoedema has physical and psycho-social implications for patients and so your ability to provide practical advice and intervention to will directly help to improve quality of life. You will be an integral member of the wider multi-disciplinary team and develop positive approaches to the holistic management of cancer-related lymphoedema, learning to tailor each patient’s treatment to their individual needs. You will need good communication skills to provide high quality care for individual patients and will utilise time management and organizational skills to contribute to the provision and smooth running of a high quality Lymphoedema Service. Informal enquiries are welcome and for more information please contact Sara Harding, Advanced Lymphoedema

E-mail: [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

1.1 To ensure that a co-ordinated, high quality service for patients with lymphoedema is provided that is patient focused and will lead to an improved quality of life for the patient.

1.2 To provide skilled care and expertise in lymphoedema management for all patients referred to the lymphoedema service and to demonstrate competent clinical judgement in deciding patient focused long-range goals or plans.

1.3 To work closely with the Lymphoedema Practitioner, acting as a resource and mentor and through reflective practice and supervision facilitating their professional development.

1.4 To educate patients, relatives and health care professionals on all aspects of lymphoedema management.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That\'s why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information please refer to the job description and personal specification

2.1 Clinical Responsibility

2.1.1 In collaboration with the Lymphoedema Therapist and Advanced Lymphoedema Practitioner to provide and sustain a high quality lymphoedema service throughout the hospital.

2.1.2 To implement relevant assessment strategies and provide skilled care for patients with lymphoedema of a complex nature. To use reflective practice and clinical reasoning to evaluate the programme of care and review where necessary.

2.1.3 Use specialist skills in the use of equipment provided for the assessment and evaluation of a patient’s lymphoedema.

2.1.4 Use specialist skills and knowledge, to discuss the most appropriate means of limb volume reduction for a patient and utilise skills in choosing compression garments or providing a course of compression bandaging where appropriate.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• First level registration or professional qualification
• Masters in relevant area or working at higher clinical and academic level
• Evidence of on-going professional development through maintenance of CPD portfolio and relevant courses
• Relevant teaching experience +/- Teaching qualification

Experience

• Post registration oncology experience
• Demonstrates experience of working within the NHS and a clear understanding of current NHS issues and how they relate to specialist area
• Evidence based approach to practice
• Experience of clinical supervision and supporting staff development
• Experience of service development/improvement

Skills, Abilities, Knowledge

• Demonstrates knowledge in cancer and lymphoedema
• Advanced communication skills with particular ability to work in complex/sensitive situations with patients, carers, colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team
• Able to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise
• Ability to handle conflict situations
• Able to keep accurate documentation

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Please ensure your information is accurate to avoid errors with processing your application

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Lucy Dean Job title Service Lead Lymphoedema and Rehabilitation Email address [e-mail]