Job summary
Employer heading
Lymphoedema Support Worker
Band 2
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
With over 13,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.
As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.
The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.
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Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;
Job overview
We are seeking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic support worker to complement our multidisciplinary team within the lymphoedema service at Kings Mill Hospital.
The post holder will enhance the patient experience by contributing to a friendly, and welcoming clinical environment for patients and visitors.
The Derby Lymphoedema Service provides a super specialist service for adults and children with lymphoedema and other related conditions within the local area and around the country.
The service has three bases (Florence Nightingale Community Hospital, Long Eaton Health Centre and Kings Mill Hospital) to provide services closer to home for people in Derby, Nottingham and Mansfield.
This post is for Lymphoedema Support Worker at Kings Mill Hospital.
Main duties of the job
The main elements of the role are:
To assist the clinical team in providing direct and individualised patient care and support.
To provide administrative support to the clinical team by ordering and posting requested lymphoedema garments and maintaining stock levels within the clinic.
Closing date of applications: 05 May 2024
Interview date: 17 May 2024
Working for our organisation
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
- On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- A good standard of IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in a caring role
- Previous administrative experience
Education
Essential criteria
- A good basic education at GCSE level
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to manage own workload and prioritise tasks
Communication
Essential criteria
- Able to communicate clearly to patients, relatives, carers, colleagues and other members of the multidisciplinary team
Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates a caring attitude
Other
Essential criteria
- Physically able to assist with manual handling and basic patient care
Applicant requirements
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
- Alexis Turner
- Job title
- Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist - Lymphoedema
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01332 254828
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