Podiatrist

Transformationunitgm; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A health service organization in the United Kingdom is looking for a Band 5 Podiatrist to join their Podiatry service. The role offers an opportunity to develop clinical skills while providing care for patients with a variety of conditions including diabetes and wound care. Responsibilities include management of podiatric care, supporting junior staff, and participating in service development. A valid driving licence is essential as travel to clinical locations is required.

Benefits

Excellent training and development opportunities

Support from Clinical Specialist Podiatrists

Regular clinical supervision

Qualifications

• Experience of NHS working or student placement experience.
• Candidates must hold a current driving licence.
• Ability to travel across clinical locations when required.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and treatment planning for podiatric needs.
• Management of a caseload of patients requiring podiatric care.
• Undertake domiciliary visits at patients' homes.

Skills

Ability to demonstrate high standards of clinical work

Good verbal and written communication skills

Good organisational skills

Good hand/eye coordination and manual dexterity

Education

BSc in Podiatric Medicine/Diploma in Podiatric Medicine

Certificate in Local Analgesia

Health Care Professions Council registered

Job description

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Permanent Band 5 Podiatrist to join the Podiatry service based within the East Lancashire Locality. The post offers the fantastic opportunity for you to further develop your clinical and leadership skills in the role of band 5 Podiatrist.

The ELHT Podiatry service provides a dynamic, flexible, responsive and solution focused holistic service for a patient caseload including patients with Diabetes, Rheumatology, Vascular, Connective Tissue Diseases, Tissue Viability and Wound care conditions.

The successful candidate requires a positive attitude to personal and professional development for themselves and the Podiatry Service.

The working hours may be worked over 7 days between the hours of 8am-8pm.

Main duties of the job

The Podiatry Service works very closely with primary and secondary care and social care and works with a wide range of health care professionals including Consultants, GPs, Social Services, District Nurses, Treatment Room staff, Nursing Staff.

The Podiatry Service undertakes primarily high risk clinical work including wound care, nail surgery, biomechanics, and emergency clinics. The Podiatry Service does not provide a social nail cutting service.

Responsibilities would also include supporting and mentoring more junior members of staff and participating in wider service development.

You should be aware of professional and national guidelines, be up to date with current best practice and be able to demonstrate your interest in continued professional development and clinical audit. Applicants must be able to demonstrate evidence of recent learning and examples of continued professional and clinical development.

You will be an enthusiastic, motivated, conscientious and flexible team player is being sought with good clinical, communication and organisational skills.

As we are a community based service it is essential that you are a car driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes.

Working for our organisation

You will receive excellent training and development opportunities and receive support from Clinical Specialist Podiatrists and your locality Team Leader and will be part of a wider East Lancashire Hospitals Podiatry Team. You will receive regular clinical supervision and have an annual PDR from your designated mentor. You will also take part in the clinical supervision of junior staff within the Podiatry Service.

The successful applicant will have a corporate and local departmental induction with a dedicated mentor and will have a 6 month Preceptorship period during which they will complete a competency framework.

The Podiatry service offers a comprehensive programme of supervision and clinical training opportunities and has a proactive approach to service development activities, in line with the trusts, divisional and service level objectives. Staff would be supported and encouraged to work closely together in order to deliver a holistic approach to patient care, following the six key elements of Care, Compassion, Courage, Competence, Communicating effectively and Commitment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To work as part of the Podiatry locality team providing assessment and treatment planning / delivery to patients within agreed Podiatry Service access criteria.

To be responsible for the management and treatment of a caseload of patients, providing a comprehensive assessment of podiatric need, relevant health education, planned podiatric care packages and referral to other health care professionals as required.

To take responsibility for the continuing podiatric care of patients with a variety of needs e.g. diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis.

To work as a member of the locality team participating in the nail surgery rota and provide aftercare following nail surgery.

To be responsible for undertaking biomechanical treatment and appropriate prescription of orthotics and provision of chairside orthotics.

To undertake Level 2 diabetes foot screens for patients with diabetes.

To undertake domiciliary visits at patients homes/ nursing / residential homes.

To assess patients suitable for discharge following departmental access criteria.

To provide appropriate Podiatry health education and advice to patients on a 1:1 basis.

As we are a community based service it is essential that you are a car driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes.

Person specification

Qualifications

• BSc in Podiatric Medicine/ Diploma in Podiatric Medicine
• Certificate in Local Analgesia
• Health Care Professions Council registered

Experience

• Experience of NHS working or student placement experience

Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to demonstrate high standards of clinical work
• Demonstrate the ability to use sensory and vascular equipment
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Good organisational skills
• Good hand/eye coordination and manual dexterity
• Ability to work alone with supervision available

Other

• Hold a current driving licence
• Ability to be able to travel across all clinical locations when required

Dear Potential Applicant,

It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro‑rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
• This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
• Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.

Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)

If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.

The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.

This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post

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The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.

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We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background.

We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under‑representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

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