Band 7 Highly Specialised Podiatrist

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT is offering an excellent opportunity for enthusiastic podiatrists to join our High Risk team. You will deliver Highly Specialist Podiatry in community clinics and hospital settings across Birmingham, working as part of a progressive service.

The role requires post-graduate experience in Diabetes and vascular care, training in wound management, and HCPC registration. You will mentor others, participate in training, and help develop links with the MDT

Qualifications

• Degree in Podiatry or equivalent.
• Registered Podiatrist with the HCPC.
• Local Anaesthetics Certificate.
• Diploma in diabetes management in primary care or RCOP diabetic foot module.
• Formal wound care qualification.
• Educated to Masters level.

Responsibilities

• Provide Highly Specialist Podiatry in community settings within the Trust including community clinics and hospitals, health centres, GP surgeries, residential homes, nursing homes and in the patient's own home.
• Provide Highly Specialist Podiatry Services in acute hospital clinics across Birmingham as and when required.
• Actively take part in presentations, workshops and study days along with the other members of the diabetes team.
• Promote strong links with other members of the multidisciplinary team including Consultants, GPs, PNs, DSNs, as well as other healthcare professionals.
• Undertake undergraduate clinical training on a regular basis.

Skills

Reflective practice

Presentation skills

Training delivery

Assessment tools knowledge

Education

Degree in Podiatry

HCPC registration

Local Anaesthetics Certificate

Diabetes management qualification (primary care or RCOP diabetic foot module)

Wound care qualification

Masters level education

Job description

Do you have excellent clinical diagnostic and interpersonal skills? Are you looking to increase your working hours or take on this internal opportunity to develop in a new role.

Are you motivated to achieve great outcomes for high risk patients?

An excellent opportunity is available for enthusiastic, flexible and motivated podiatrists to enhance our service offer within our progressive High Risk team.

You will have post-graduate experience and training in Diabetes, Vascular and other High Risk conditions. You will work within a team and also be expected to work autonomously acting as a resource of expertise.

Excellent time management, communication and organisational skills are essential. Your role will provide specialist input into community High Risk Clinics and High risk home visits. You will be adept in wound assessment and management and be responsive to urgent referrals.

You will be able to demonstrate empathy, resilience, a methodical approach and an aptitude for problem solving using your own initiative.

You will liaise with the multi-disciplinary team within community and secondary care and with colleagues across the Trust. We are proud to have excellent links with the acute sector, particularly in diabetes and vascular. You will also be involved in nail surgery and prevention clinics.

Main duties of the job

• To provide Highly Specialist Podiatry in community settings within the Trust including community clinics and hospitals, health centres, GP surgeries, residential homes, nursing homes and in the patient's own home.
• to provide Highly Specialist Podiatry Services in acute hospital clinics across Birmingham as and when required.
• To actively take part in presentations, workshops and study days along with the other members of the diabetes team.
• To promote strong links with other members of the multidisciplinary team including Consultants, GPs, PNs, DSNs, as well as other healthcare professionals.
• To undertake undergraduate clinical training on a regular basis.

About us

Be Part of Our Team...

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

Job responsibilities

For more detailed and in depth information please see the attached Personal specification and Job Description

Qualifications / training

• oDegree in Podiatry or equivalent
• oRegistered Podiatrist with the Health Care Professions Council
• oLocal Anaesthetics Certificate
• oDiploma in diabetes management in primary care or RCOP diabetic foot module
• oFormal Wound Care Qualification
• oEducated to Masters Level

Skills/knowledge

• oDemonstrates reflective practice
• oExcellent presentation skills - verbal and written
• oAble to participate in delivering training
• oWell established knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools relevant to a range of specialist client groups

Experience

• oRelevant specialist post graduate qualification and in-depth experience in Diabetes
• oEvidence of Multi-disciplinary working
• oExtensive experience in Wound Care
• oExperience of Podiatry in Primary and Secondary Care

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.