Band 6 Bank Specialist Podiatrist

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a qualified podiatrist to deliver clinical interventions and support healthcare pathways. The role involves patient engagement both remotely and in person, along with providing training to students and staff. Candidates should have experience in podiatric care and effective communication skills. This position offers the opportunity to work collaboratively to enhance patient services.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering podiatric interventions to a caseload of patients.
• Ability to understand and support clinical pathways and evidence-based care.
• Skill in providing complex clinical treatments and advice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver podiatric interventions using remote and face-to-face methods.
• Co-ordinate and evaluate the clinical needs of the service.
• Provide clinical training to students and colleagues.

Job description

To deliver podiatric interventions to a caseload of patients utilising both remote and face to face delivery.

• To understand, support and comply with established clinical pathways and evidence based care. To be prepared to work with management and other team members to improve and modify these pathways in line with Government and local initiatives and directives
• With Colleagues and service manager, plan, co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate the clinical needs of the service in relation to patient and stakeholder requirements.
• To provide specialist clinical treatments / advice with the support of Service and Team Leads
• To provide clinical training to students, apprentices and other Podiatry colleagues.
• Maintain accurate written records and statistics to ensure that service user details and details of the care given are recorded in notes and on the Trust database(s) in line with Trust policies
• Provide and receive complex and sensitive information from service users, carers or other professionals and agencies, on a daily basis
• To participate in Clinical Professional Development and other developmental activities
• To participate in regular supervision sessions with peers and identified others. To work positively with colleagues to maintain effective relationships

The qualification, training and experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.