Lymphoedema-Tissue Viability Nurse

Site Caritas House Town Orpington Salary £44,485 – £52,521 inc HCAS per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 29/09/2025 23:59 Interview date 03/10/2025

Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing (e.g., district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing) and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. Stemming from the community provider unit of NHS Bromley, we boast extensive experience in serving the Bromley populace over many years.

Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience. Our distinctive service delivery approach and commitment to hearing every employee\’s voice ensure a gratifying career journey. As a Social Enterprise, we embrace an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, combining the traditional strengths of the NHS, such as robust training and development opportunities, with the flexibility to reinvest surpluses into community initiatives.

Employees of Bromley Healthcare whose role maybe at risk will receive priority consideration.

Applicants for roles involving driving responsibilities will be required to provide proof of business insurance.

Job overview

Lymphoedema-Tissue Viability Nurse – Band 6

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Tissue Viability and Lymphoedema Service. The post-holder will develop knowledge and skills in both Tissue Viability and Lymphoedema as a hybrid role.

These small services work together as one and having skills that are interchangeable works perfectly, producing the best outcomes for patients.

The post holder will join a small team of motivated, innovative clinicians. They will work within the Tissue Viability and Lymphoedema team to provide a high quality, patient focused service for patients presenting with Lymphoedema/chronic oedema/leg ulceration and/or Tissue Viability issues.

This will involve active participation in complex patient assessment and management out in the community and in clinics.

The post holder will support the achievement of Key Performance Indicator’s (KPI’s) and use data to manage caseloads and monitor KPIs and clinical outcomes. The post holder will support with relevant clinical audit, teaching and will be actively involved in service development.

Proposed interview date 3rd October 2025

Main duties of the job

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of this post.

Working for our organisation

Bromley Healthcare, as a community interest company, offers an extensive array of services ranging from community nursing, including district nursing and health visiting, to specialised nursing care, along with therapy services catering to individuals across various age groups.

Compensation is contingent upon NHS experience and current banding/pay point.

We provide an outstanding benefits package, which includes pension schemes, discounted gym memberships, a cycle-to-work scheme, access to home furnishings and electronics, access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts at various high street retailers, eligibility for the Blue Light Card, the opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans, and an excellent lease car scheme. Additionally, we are continuously striving to enhance our employee benefits offerings.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of this post.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

• Registered Nurse (Adult) Nursing Degree
• NMC SSSA Practice Assessor/Supervisor or equivalent
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Current NMC registration
• Accredited Tissue Viability course
• Accredited course in Leg Ulcer Management
• Chronic oedema course
• PGDip District Nursing
• Nurse Prescriber
• Management/leadership training

Experience

• Recent and proven experience in tissue viability/lymphoedema care and management, including: wound care, leg ulceration, chronic oedema
• Experience of working in a community healthcare setting
• Proven experience of nurse led clinics
• Proven experience of teaching/supervision
• Experience of writing policies and procedures
• Experience of leadership in a lymphoedema/ tissue viability setting
• Experience of planning and participating in audit cycles

Skills

• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a wider team
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to run and manage clinics
• Ability to support and participate in clinical audits
• Familiar with and understands the monitoring and achievement of KPIs in a healthcare setting
• Current UK Full, clean driving licence with daily access to a vehicle for work purposes (business class insurance will be required)
• EMIS literate.
• Policy and Guideline writing skills.

We are dedicated to caring for our service users and their loved ones, as well as ensuring the wellbeing of our colleagues. That’s why we strongly encourage all colleagues to avail themselves of the Coronavirus vaccination.

To get a sense of what it’s like to work with Bromley Healthcare, you can visit our YouTube channel at the following link: YouTube Channel .

Salary is determined by NHS experience and current banding/pay point. External applicants will begin at the entry point of the salary scale in line with NHS terms and conditions.

At Bromley Healthcare, we are fully committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where all colleagues feel supported, nurtured, and celebrated. Discrimination of any protected characteristic is not tolerated. Diversity and inclusion are key components of our People Strategy, as an equal opportunities employer, we are particularly eager to enhance Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) representation across Bromley Healthcare, especially at senior levels.

We welcome applicants with a disability. We are able to support reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process, please let us know if you require any.

We understand the importance of balancing work and life, so we offer our staff a variety of flexible working options from day one. These include:

• Compressed hours
• Part-time
• Job shares

We encourage you to discuss this with your hiring manager, who will take your individual circumstances into account alongside the service needs.

We eagerly anticipate welcoming you to a rewarding career with Bromley Healthcare. Please note that all offers of new employment with Bromley Healthcare are subject to a six-month probationary period.

Bromley Healthcare CIC is an NHS community provider and an integral part of the NHS family. However, we pride ourselves on being different; as a co-owned social enterprise, Bromley Healthcare CIC is owned by its employees. This ensures that our staff remain under NHS Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions and are members of the NHS pension scheme (provided they are eligible). If not, we offer the Nest or Scottish Widows pension schemes.

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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 Gill Harman Job title Tissue Viability and Lymphoedema Service Lead Email address gillian.harman@nhs.net Telephone number 07917267375