High Risk Podiatrist

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

Job summary

The NHS seeks a motivated Podiatrist to join a skilled team dedicated to providing excellent foot care in the community. Responsibilities include assessing and managing patients with complex foot conditions, with opportunities for independent work and professional development in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Podiatric Medicine with wound care experience.
• Independent prescribing or working towards it.
• Completed a preceptorship at band 5.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose and implement care for patients with foot pathologies.
• Plan and manage own caseload.
• Responsible for high-quality Podiatric care including various clinical needs.

Skills

Assessment

Leadership

Problem Solving

Education

Degree/Diploma in Podiatric Medicine

Job description

The postholder will be part of a highly motivated Podiatry team working autonomously but with support (where needed) from a senior Podiatrist, in a community setting providing a high standard of quality clinical care. Working with patients at High risk of foot ulcers or with currently active foot ulcerations to support them with management of their foot pathologies.

The clinician will have had clinical experience for at least one year and completed a programme of competences.

The post holder will assess, diagnose, develop and implement individualised care programmes for patients with a wide variety of clinical needs. The post holder will also be expected to plan and manage their own caseload.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the assessment diagnosis, planning implementation and evaluation of Podiatric care to a variety of patients with a wide range of clinical needs including: Diabetes, Vascular Disease, Rheumatological disease, Wound management, Neurological disorders, Nail Surgery.

About us

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people's homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Vision:Transforming Lives

Values:Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission:An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men's Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

Job responsibilities

Practitioners and staff at Band 6 require a critical understanding of detailed theoretical and practical knowledge, are specialist and have some leadership and management responsibilities.

They demonstrate initiative and are creative in finding solutions to problems.

They have some responsibility for team performance and service development.

They consistently undertake self-development.

Provide aims to deliver high quality, professional and customer focused services. To ensure that this objective is met, it is expected that all employees carry out their roles in a courteous, compassionate and responsive manner and by the standard of their own appearance and behaviour act as an ambassador for the organisation within their interactions with all our customers.

Assessment

• Able to gather appropriate information.
• Able to select and use appropriate assessment techniques.
• Able to undertake or arrange investigations as appropriate.
• Able to analyse and critically evaluate the information collected.
• Formulation and delivery of treatment and / or action plans and strategies
• Able to use research, reasoning and problem-solving skills to determine appropriate actions.
• Able to draw on appropriate knowledge and skills in order to make professional judgements.
• Able to formulate specific and appropriate management plans including the setting of timescales.
• Able to conduct appropriate diagnostic or monitoring procedures, treatment, therapy or other actions safely and skilfully.
• Able to maintain records appropriately.

Person Specification

• Degree/Diploma in Podiatric Medicine
• Wound care experience
• Independent prescribing or working towards
• To have completed a preceptorship at band 5

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.

Operational Lead Podiatry and Podiatric Surgery