Job Summary

We are recruiting for a Clinical Nurse Specialist-Macmillan Lymphoedema who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. The Macmillan Lymphoedema CNS post holder is responsible for running their own nurse led clinics in order to treat patients with cancer related lymphoedema attending MVCC. The clinics will consist of review (face to face and phone) and treatment appointments. In addition, you will receive a High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,870 and a maximum payment of £6,137 per annum pro rata. At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve.

Main Duties of the Job

To undertake, under the guidance of the Macmillan lymphoedema CNS (band 7), treatment of patients within this specialist field who may have complex physical and psychological conditions and/or chronic presentation. As an experienced Lymphoedema therapist the jobholder will assist in co-ordinating individualised programmes of care. The post holder will be required to ensure effective communication is always maintained, whilst providing training, supervision and clinical expertise to qualified, or other, staff. As part of a specialist team, the jobholder will work collaboratively to promote quality evidence-based practice and contribute to the effective management of the service. The post holder will assess patient's lymphoedema related problems, assess and measure for compression garments, advise on self management, refer to other services and contact other MVCC teams or GP as needed, plan and deliver intensive treatments for patients, discharge to community lymphoedema services or GP.

About Us

At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now. We run the following hospitals: The Lister Hospital, Stevenage; New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City; Hertford County, Hertford; Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood. We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees.

Job Details

• Date posted: 29 April 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 6
• Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year (per annum pro rata) Plus 15% High Cost Area Supplement
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Part-time
• Reference number: 361-7940201
• Job locations: Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Rickmansworth road, Northwood, HA6 2RN

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

• Essential: State registered healthcare practitioner
• Desirable: Recognised teaching/assessing qualification, Certificate of Graduation from recognized MLD course, Certificate of updating of original MLD course (no more than 2 years between certified updates), Post graduate qualification in lymphoedema management

Previous Experience

• Essential: Postgraduate clinical experience, Audit and standard setting, Service development
• Desirable: Experience working within other lymphoedema and or Oncology specialist centres

Skills

• Essential: Ability to pass on skills/knowledge to others within formal and informal environments, Contributes to the development of services, Excellent communication skills, Ability to cope working in a stressful environment including the ability to impart information regarding poor prognosis and rehabilitation, Able to deal with emotional or aggressive patients and carers.
• Desirable: Supervisory skills.

Knowledge

• Essential: Knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches to the management of this area of clinical practice, Working knowledge of critical appraisal, audit and outcome measures
• Desirable: Knowledge of research, Presentation skills using various media, Competent IT Skills, Active member of SIGS (Special Interest Group)

Other Requirements

• Essential: Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues, Role model our Trust values every day, Clear vision of role and commitment to speciality, Moving and handling patients and equipment is a requirement of this post

Employer Details

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Address: Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Rickmansworth road, Northwood, HA6 2RN

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Contact for Questions

For questions about the job, contact: Macmillan Lymphoedema CNS, Sue Barber, [contact hidden], [contact hidden]

Additional Information

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.