Band 7 Part Time Podiatrist

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare trust is looking for an experienced podiatrist to provide podiatric care in a unique prison environment. You will manage complex cases involving diabetes and mental health issues, working alongside a dedicated healthcare team. This role involves working across multiple sites and requires a strong commitment to patient care and foot health awareness.

Benefits

Supervision and mentoring

Mandatory training provided

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in managing patients with diabetes and its complications.
• Ability to provide care for patients with mental health diagnoses.
• Skilled in nail surgeries and addressing foot pathologies.

Responsibilities

• Assess and diagnose patients with foot pathology.
• Provide management for patients with multiple comorbidities.
• Champion foot health awareness within the prison environment.

Skills

Podiatry care

Patient assessment

Management of complex conditions

Foot health awareness

Education

Degree in Podiatry

Job description

Overview

NHFT Secured Services is offering an experienced podiatrist an exciting and unique opportunity to work somewhere completely different - within prison and immigration removal centre (IRC) environment. This post is for 3 days, 22.5 hrs, a week, working in at least two of the following sites: HMP Peterborough, HMP Woodhill, HMP Bedford, HMP Littlehey and Yarl's Wood IRC.

Role and team

Podiatry service is integrated within the healthcare team providing appropriate and timely care for patients with foot pathology. As part of the podiatry team, you will be supported by GPs, nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, administrators, and the senior management team, to ensure quality patient care and excellent patient experience.

Support and development

You will be provided with supervision and mentoring by the clinical lead podiatrist. Mandatory training and other training needs will be identified during the appraisal process to support both your continual professional development and general wellbeing.

Responsibilities

To provide exceptional podiatry care, you will assess, diagnose, and provide management for a wide range of patients. Your case load will include complex patients with multiple medical conditions and co-morbidities including: diabetes, inflammatory arthritis, dermatological diseases, terminal illness, musculoskeletal disorders, and nail pathologies.

To manage patients with:

• Diabetes high risk foot health and associated comorbidities
• Circulatory and neurological deficit and reduced tissue viability
• Musculoskeletal deformities and pain
• Complex lower limb biomechanics
• Ingrowing toenails and other nail pathology requiring nail surgery
• Mental health diagnoses, dementia, PTSD, bipolar, schizophrenia
• Substance use disorders
• Terminal illness, requiring end of life care

Caseload and teamwork

The post holder will have an identified caseload of patients, the majority of which will be in the above categories. The wider healthcare team is available to support clinical interventions and patient management plans, to ensure optimal patient care within the prison setting. The progressive nature of podiatry in these environments means that you will continually champion foot health awareness and strengthen links with your healthcare colleagues to ensure the patients receive best possible care.

Sites

HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes is a high security adult male prison. HMP Peterborough is a Category B prison for adult males and females. HMP Littlehey is a Category C prison for adult males convicted of a sexual offence.

About NHFT

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.