Advanced Specialist Podiatrist

NHS; Woking; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an experienced Podiatry Team Lead to join their Diabetes and Wound Care team. The role involves delivering advanced podiatry services, providing clinical leadership, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of postgraduate NHS clinical experience and a relevant degree in podiatry. This position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity for professional development.

Benefits

NHS pay and pensions

Fringe High-Cost Allowance of 5%

Excellent training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• 5 years postgraduate NHS clinical experience.
• Evidence of post-graduate education/CPD.
• Experience in clinical audit and research.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop advanced clinical podiatry services.
• Provide expert clinical leadership in wound care.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for integrated care.

Skills

Leadership

Advanced wound care knowledge

Clinical expertise

Excellent communication skills

Education

BSc Hons Degree Podiatry or equivalent

HCPC Registration

Tools

Clinical systems

Job description

CSH is looking for a experienced, motivated and passionate leader to join our Podiatry Team, specialising in Diabetes and Wound Care. Why join us? CSH is a unique organisation owned by its employees that means you are in a position to influence change. We focus on excellence in care to deliver better outcomes for our service users.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop advanced clinical podiatry services, ensuring high-quality care for patients with complex foot health needs. You will be part of a wider multidisciplinary diabetes foot team, at Ashford & St Peters Hospital, participating in Multi-disciplinary Diabetes Foot Clinics and Hot Foot Clinics, providing expert clinical leadership in wound care and diabetic foot management. You will help lead the podiatry wound care service, delivering innovative and responsive programmes of podiatric care to improve patient outcomes. You will have experience of managing high risk diabetic patients, preferably in an MDT setting and also possess evidence of post graduate study/qualifications relevant to the role.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential, together with advanced knowledge and skills in wound care and diabetic foot management. Good IT skills are beneficial as the role requires working across a range of clinical systems, however full induction, support and ongoing training are provided.

Although not essential, it would be desirable to be a non-medical prescriber.

Main duties of the job

UKVisa and Immigration Sponsorship: Please note that we do not offer UKVIsponsorship for these posts, and so all applicants require a current right towork in the UK.

Please refer to Job description for full list.

Main Responsibilities:

• Provide expert clinical leadership in wound care and diabetic foot management.
• Lead service development initiatives to improve patient outcomes.
• Deliver advanced assessment, treatment plans and interventions for high risk patients with complex needs.
• Support and mentor junior staff, fostering a culture of learning and excellence.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure integrated care pathways.
• Contribute to audit, research and evidence-based practice within the service.

About us

CSHSurrey are part of the NHS and are Surreys longest established NHS communityservices provider, so our employees get NHS pay and pensions, and also receivethe Fringe High-Cost Allowance of 5%.

Our staff enjoy excellent training and development opportunities, including thecare certificate, apprenticeships, numeracy and literacy courses, access tothe Nursing Associate programme, and a wide variety of management andleadership courses and programmes.

We CARE about our staff though through our values of Compassion,Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Our active employee council calledThe Voice, elect employee representatives to ensure colleagues' voices areheard at Board level.CSH is a diverse organisation, if you are a passionate, person-focusedindividual then apply to join CSH Surrey today!

We welcome candidates fromall backgrounds who meet the essential criteria of the job you are applying forand if you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact the namedindividual for this advert, or our recruitment team.

Job responsibilities

To lead and professionallysupport a team of podiatrists within a defined geographical area.

To lead in the evaluation,planning and implementation of service redesign and related policies andprocedures, in liaison with Podiatry Team leader and Operational Service Lead.

To lead in the operationaland strategic development of the service, embracing developments in practiceand evidence-based medicine.

To lead podiatry team basedcontinuous professional development (CPD) activities, participate in podiatryservice wide CPD activities, and participate in the development of the podiatryservice and co-owners as a team of managers.

To lead on clinical audits,service pilots/projects and other research activities to support thedevelopment of evidence-based practice. To lead and implement a regularreview of outcome measures across the service to ensure the service provided iseffective.

To act as a source of clinicalexpertise and be the clinical lead for diabetes and wound care within thePodiatry department, ensuring an effective, co-ordinated podiatry service isprovided throughout the CSH area.

To lead in the developmentof MDT and Hot Foot Clinics and be involved in the day to day running ofpodiatry wound care clinics both in the community and the Ashford & StPeters Hospital sites. Cascading information to the whole team, triagingreferrals and requesting investigations

To undertake training ofpodiatry students, help colleagues maintain and develop their clinical skillsin wound care, and educate other health care professionals on the role ofpodiatric wound care.

Provide highly specialistdiagnostic assessment, treatment and advice, including surgical interventionfor complex cases to maintain and improve patients mobility and independenceand prevention of disability.

Provide highly specialistdiagnostic assessment, treatment and advice for high risk, ulcerated and themost complex cases to maintain and improve patients mobility and independenceand prevention of disability.

Be part of a widermultidisciplinary diabetes foot team at Ashford & St Peters Hospitalproviding podiatry wound care for both inpatient and outpatient services.Including Multi-disciplinary Diabetes Foot Clinics and Diabetes Hot FootClinics.

To be involved indomiciliary wound care, liaising with TVNs and Community nursing teams whereapplicable.

To be responsible for developingand maintaining patient pathways between acute and community care.

Please refer to the Job Description attached for more detals.

Person Specification

Experience

• 5 Years postgraduate NHS clinical experience
• Experienced and able to demonstrate in-depth knowledge in the planning and provision of High Risk assessments and advanced wound care.
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Awareness of current NHS policies and trends, including NSFs and clinical governance.
• Experience of leading a team.
• Experience as a clinical educator.
• Knowledge and experience of biomechanics and orthotic prescription.
• Experience with using pressure relieving devices (e.g TCT).
• Experience in clinical audit.
• Experience in research.

Qualifications

• BSc Hons Degree Podiatry or equivalent/ Diploma in Podiatric Medicine.
• HCPC Registered.
• Car Driver (Full Licence).
• Certificate in Local Anaesthetic.
• Evidence of Post graduate education / CPD.
• Professional Portfolio.
• Member of Royal College of Podiatry
• IRMER Certificate.
• POMs Certificate
• Non-Medical Prescriber
• Diabetes Foot Module

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

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