Clinical Lead for Lymphoedema
We need people who share our drive to change lives for the better. If you care deeply about the work you do, are a team player, like a challenge and are always looking look for better ways of doing things, you will relish the opportunity to work at Accelerate.
Clinical Lead for Lymphoedema, Community
- Location:
- Accelerate Centre of Excellence & Innovation, Hackney, London
- Salary:
- £53,751 – £61,143
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- Closing date:
- 19 August 2025
- Contract
- Permanent, full-time, flexible working
Specialist nursing and therapy roles are critical to the successful delivery of care within Accelerate. The organisation has a strong and determined focus on the core mission which is to impact on and make a difference to the lives of those communities we serve, individuals living with wounds and/or lymphoedema.
The expectation is that the Clinical Lead for Lymphoedema will lever their passion for their speciality and their expert skills in the care and management of complex patients for the delivery of excellent outcomes for their patients and commissioners.
It is also anticipated that the post holder will bring better understanding to the principles of patient flow, clinical systems and their organisation and staff effectiveness and efficiency. Being an inspirational leader for a team is critical to the success of a service. You will bring creative thinking and innovation to complex issues, utilising expert skills, risk management and insight in order to effectively manage a variety of situations borne out of complex psychosocial, medical or organisational need.
Knowledge about the health of your population and inherent inequalities should assist your contribution to the development of your service and the mission of Accelerate. The ability to grasp the principles of clinical leadership, understand partnership working across a health economy and demonstrate a solution driven mentality are essentials of this role.
Main duties of the job – Clinical Lead for Lymphoedema
The Clinical Lead is considered the expert and will take ownership for the operational delivery of the clinical service in the Centre of Excellence and Innovation; with an ability to take a population health view rather than a pure individual focus.
The post holder will lead their team to deliver excellent clinical care alongside the management of risk and successful deployment of the teams resources. This role is designed to enable the post holder to take full end to end responsibility for the delivery of the outcomes and indicators for a defined contractual business area. Clinical and operational delivery remains core to this role; the post holder is accountable to the Director of Clinical Services for the management of the key performance targets.
Working collaboratively with the Director of Clinical Services for Lymphoedema to maintain high quality wound care with a focus on extending reach to our patient cohort outside of our current geographical boundaries.
Our location
We’re based in Hackney, London so it’s essential that you can easily get here and that you have a driver’s licence to travel further afield.
Please download and have a look at ‘Careers at Accelerate’ below for more information and the benefits of joining the team.
Download the Person Specification
Download the CareerS AT ACCELERATE Pack
Please email us on hello@acceleratecic.com if you would like to find out more or to arrange a visit.
Our promise to you – Clinical Lead for Lymphoedema
- Negotiated salary that reflects recruitment, retention and professional growth
- The right amount of clinical time to provide safe and effective patient centred care
- The provision of 3 days of protected education per year
- A 1- 2 year development programme for clinicians wishing to become Specialist Nurses or Therapists: From Novice to Specialist in Lymphoedema
- Leadership development programme
- Future opportunities to be part of national developments and training
- Internal Mentoring programme
- Tailored induction programme
- Quarterly team events to celebrate success!
- Access to flexible working
- Interest free membership loans and travel loans
- Competitive Pension Scheme (Employer contribution of 7%)
- Access to a Health Cash Plan
- Twice yearly fun days!