Band 7 Advanced Podiatrist

NHS Professionals; Watford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS staffing agency is looking for a dedicated Podiatrist to join their team in Watford. You will autonomously provide advanced assessments and management for patients with complex needs, particularly in diabetes care. The role requires HCPC registration and includes responsibilities across various clinical settings, emphasizing a patient-centered approach and collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

Flexible shifts

Paid annual leave

Wellbeing resources

Qualifications

• A degree or equivalent in podiatry is required.
• Must be HCPC registered within Podiatry.
• Experience in community and acute settings preferred.
• Familiarity with multi-disciplinary diabetic foot teams is essential.
• Driving License and access to a car is required.

Responsibilities

• Assess and diagnose complex patient needs including diabetes.
• Implement advanced care plans across various settings.
• Act as a patient advocate and promote incident reporting.
• Support management of clinical complaints.

Skills

Experience with diabetic foot ulcers

Team collaboration in multidisciplinary settings

Advanced clinical assessment skills

Patient advocacy

Education

Degree in podiatry

HCPC Registration

Certificate in Local Anaesthesia

Job description

Job summary

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust are looking for a dedicated Podiatrist to join on long term placement contract. To work autonomously to provide a comprehensive advanced assessment, diagnostic, treatments, and management of patients with complex needs will provide advanced experience and knowledge within the field of diabetes within podiatric medicine and must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council and be qualified to administer local anaesthetic. To provide advanced clinical expertise across the service area, participating in the development of professional competences and participation in professional appraisal systems.

Main duties of the job

• As a part of podiatry team, you must have experience of Diabetic foot ulcers and working in a MDFT. Experience of ward rounds is desirable but not essential; you will be an expert resource for patients and will promote and facilitate self-management principles in appropriate patients.
• You will work in collaboration with all members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team, to promote excellent standards of care to patients in line with local or National principles/guidelines, and to provide education to professionals, patients and their carers by encouraging independence and self-management.
• This role includes travelling to various clinic sites within the Trust; therefore you would be expected to be able to attend a variety of sites.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression: access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges.

Work-life Balance: flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave.

Opportunity & Access: over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want.

Job responsibilities

• To assess, diagnose, and implement advanced care plans for patients with complex needs, including those with diabetes and related co-morbidities.
• To provide high-quality clinical care across various settings including community clinics, health centres, and acute inpatient/outpatient environments.
• To act as a patient advocate, addressing concerns, promoting incident reporting, and ensuring proper investigation and documentation of clinical issues.
• To support the management of clinical complaints and contribute to continuous service improvement in line with HCTs policies.
• To work with the Podiatry Team Leader to meet key performance indicators and contribute to reports, audits, and presentations regarding service outcomes.
• To undertake additional duties relevant to the post, as agreed with the Podiatry Team Leader or Clinical Service Lead, ensuring alignment with organisational goals.

Person Specification & Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in podiatry
• HCPC Registration within Podiatry
• Experience of working within the community and acute settings
• Post registration podiatry experience within multi-disciplinary diabetic foot teams
• Certificate of Local Anaesthesia
• Driving Licence and access of car

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Watford General Hospital, 60 Vicarage Road, Watford, WD18 0HB