Lymphoedema Practitioner
Core
Deliver evidence-based clinical assessment, treatment, and education for consumers with primary and secondary lymphoedema in a community rehabilitation setting.
Role type
Specialist Allied Health Practitioner (Lymphoedema)
Builds
Consumer-centred care pathways for cancer-related and chronic lymphoedema
Domain
Healthcare / Allied Health / Lymphoedema Management
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Lymphoedema assessment and management, clinical leadership and supervision, collaborative care planning, multidisciplinary team collaboration, consumer-centred approach, complex caseload management
Preferred skills
State Wide Equipment Program (SWEP) registration, advanced knowledge of upper and lower limb lymphoedema
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Manage an independent caseload of lymphoedema patients, provide clinical support and supervision to assistants and students, facilitate referrals to other disciplines, attend case review and family meetings, maintain high-standard documentation
Seniority
Experienced, independent practitioner