Podiatrist

NHS; Colchester; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

The East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Band 5 Podiatrist or a final year student. The role involves providing assessments, developing care plans, and empowering patients to manage their health. Successful candidates will work within an integrated team to enhance patient independence and quality of care.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave pro rata

Flexible working options

Access to NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Registered member of the Royal College of Podiatry or equivalent.
• Professional knowledge and skills to degree level.
• Experience with the care group.

Responsibilities

• Conduct single assessments and contribute to care plans.
• Provide support and training to patients, students, and assistants.
• Implement care plans and coordinate care as needed.

Skills

Integrated team work

Patient assessment

Self-management encouragement

Education

Registered Podiatrist with HCPC

Professional qualification in Podiatry

Tools

Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

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Podiatrist

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Job summary

The NEE Podiatry service provide care to patients from our clinics and on home visits. We support patients with a range of pathologies including diabetic, vascular, ingrowing nails, biomechanics and MSK issues.

We are looking for a band 5 podiatrist or a final year student due to register with the HCPC this summer, to work as part of the team to provide podiatric input to patients with the aim of returning them to maximum independent living, within a stimulating environment actively promoting self-management on all activities of daily living.

To provide assessment, differential diagnosis, advice, training appropriate intervention and evaluation of planned care.

Work with colleagues across health, social care, education, mental health and voluntary sector to ensure holistic and joined up delivery of care.

Empower patients to make decisions about their own care and encourage them to exercise their rights and choices, signposting them to relevant community and voluntary services and supporting patients carers and assistants with management of risk.

Main duties of the job

Work within an integrated team, carrying out single assessments, and contributing to the development and delivery of the integrated care plan.

Develop programmes of intervention and education, weighing options and delegating aspects of care as appropriate

Implement aspects of the care plan, potentially acting as care coordinator and reviewing the plan on behalf of the integrated team.

Support patients with advice, information, persuasion and direction to community resources to encourage self-management and ongoing independence.

Provide support, training and advice to parents, clients and carers. Support the work of assistants, students and volunteers

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Podiatrist with HCPC
• Professional knowledge and skills acquired through a combination of formal training, short courses and experience to degree level of equivalent
• Recognised registered qualification
• Registered member of the Royal College of Podiatry or another equivalent organisation

Knowledge

• Good theoretical and practical knowledge of a broad range of assessments including specialist relevant to the specialist care group and the relative benefits of each.
• Awareness of national guidance relevant to own specialities, including, consent issues, and other legal frameworks relating to care group
• Understanding of the roles of other professionals.

Skills & Abilities

• Work as part of an integrated team
• Use Word, Powerpoint, email, excel and access (or similar spreadsheet or database packages)
• Supervise the work of students, assistants and volunteers
• Car owner/driver/access to a motor vehicle (role will involve travel to other sites that cannot be easily accessed by public transport means)

Experience

• Experience with the care group
• Experience of working or volunteering in a related area

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.

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£29,970 to £36,483 a yearper annum pro rata