High Risk Podiatrist

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

Job summary

A community health service provider is seeking a motivated Podiatrist to join their team in Chelmsford. This role involves working autonomously with support from senior staff to provide high-quality clinical care for patients with foot pathologies. Successful candidates will demonstrate strong clinical skills, experience in assessment and care planning, and must hold UK clinical registration.

Qualifications

• At least one year of clinical experience is required.
• Completion of a relevant programme of competences is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, and develop care programmes.
• Plan and manage own caseload.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Diagnosis

Individualized care planning

Record maintenance

Problem-solving

Education

UK clinical registration

Programme of competences

Job description

Overview

The post holder 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. The role involves working with patients at high risk of foot ulcers or with currently active foot ulcerations to support 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 and will also be expected to plan and manage their own caseload.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, develop and implement individualised care programmes for patients with a wide variety of clinical needs.
• Plan and manage own caseload.
• 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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Qualifications and other requirements

The postholder will have clinical experience for at least one year and completed a programme of competences. UK clinical registration is required for the role.