Camden High Risk Podiatrist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 45 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Career development opportunities

Résumé du poste

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Specialist Podiatrist to work across community and secondary care in the Camden high-risk podiatry service. You will assess and treat complex high-risk feet, including diabetic, vascular and wound cases, and contribute to education of staff, students and apprentices.

The role requires HCPC registration and extensive post-graduate experience in high-risk diabetic podiatry, with line management responsibilities and active

Qualifications

• HCPC registration is required.
• Extensive post-graduate NHS experience in high-risk diabetic podiatry.
• Experience in line management and supervision.

Responsabilités

• Assess, diagnose, treat and manage a high-risk podiatry caseload.
• Accept emergency referrals from GPs and community teams.
• Provide diabetes and high-risk foot care across community clinics, secondary care and residential settings.
• Deliver complex wound care and debridement as needed.
• Line manage community podiatrists and provide supervision.
• Educate staff, students and apprentices in diabetic podiatry.

Connaissances

High-risk diabetic podiatry

Wound care

Line management

Staff education

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Formation

Diploma in Podiatry

BSc (Hons) in Podiatry

Description du poste

This Band 7 specialist podiatry post sits in the Camden high-risk podiatry service of Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, working across community settings and secondary care. The core work is assessing and treating complex high-risk feet, including diabetic, vascular and wound cases, and accepting emergency referrals from GPs and community teams. The post also line manages and supervises community podiatrists and takes an active part in educating staff, students and apprentices. Fit depends on HCPC registration and extensive post-graduate experience in high-risk diabetic podiatry.

What the job involves

• Assess, diagnose, treat and be clinically accountable for a high-risk caseload, including diabetic foot problems, amputation wounds and neuropathic and vascular conditions
• Accept emergency and direct referrals from GPs, community podiatrists, community nursing and other health professionals, with rapid access to expert care
• Provide diabetes and high-risk foot care in community, specialist clinics, secondary care, wards and residential homes, within agreed referral criteria
• Deliver complex wound care, including highly skilled debridement of acute, chronic, neuropathic and ischaemic wounds, often over prolonged periods
• Line manage and supervise community podiatrists, providing regular supervision and carrying out operational duties
• Support community staff in managing complex foot conditions
• Identify need for, request and interpret diagnostics such as microbiology, x-ray and scans, and make onward referrals
• Work autonomously and as part of the multidisciplinary diabetes foot team
• Apply wound management principles, including dressing modes of action and indications, and biomechanics
• Educate and up-skill clinical and care staff in diabetic care, and provide patient education
• Take an active role in educating staff, students and apprentices
• Work to the College of Podiatry and HCPC Code of Professional Conduct within scope of practice

Qualifications

• Diploma or BSc (Hons) in Podiatry
• Certificate in local anaesthesia

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration

Experience

• Extensive post-graduate NHS experience in high-risk diabetic podiatry, including complex wound care
• Experience of educating healthcare professionalsMultidisciplinary working across primary and secondary care
• Previous line management, including supervision and appraisal

Skills & knowledge

• Extensive knowledge of diabetes and vascular complications in podiatric care
• Sound wound care knowledge, including treatment modalities and biomechanics
• Current evidence base and best practice, with regular audit or R&D involvement
• Ability to select and interpret investigations for high-risk feet
• Experience of foot health education and promotion for high-risk feet
• Knowledge of national policy on the diabetic foot

Other

• Effective organisational skills and ability to prioritise and plan own workload flexibly
• Excellent communication, IT, negotiation and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of issues involved with a diverse population

Nice to have

• Clinical master's degree
• IRMER course
• Wound care course
• Independent prescriber status
• Experience of delivering a patient education package
• Involvement in undergraduate and postgraduate training
• CPD in leadership and management

What’s offered

• Opportunities to develop career