Podiatrist

Homerton Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a Band 5 Podiatrist within the Podiatric Medicine service. The role involves working across primary and secondary care to support foot health, footwear clinics, biomechanics and diabetes-related lower limb care.

You will join a motivated team, have HCPC registration, and opportunities to develop clinical skills; the post may suit a new graduate and requires commitment to NHS values.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration and podiatric qualification.
• Diploma/degree in Podiatric Medicine and local anaesthesia certificate.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver podiatric care across primary and secondary settings.
• Assess, diagnose and manage foot deformities and pathologies.
• Support specialist clinics in footwear, biomechanics and nail surgery.

Skills

Verbal & written communication

Work under pressure

Negotiation skills with patients

Clinical reasoning & problem solving

Education

HCPC Registered

Diploma/ Degree in Podiatric Medicine

Certificate in Local Anaesthesia

Job description

Job summary

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The Podiatric Medicine service includes Foot Health and Footwear services. The opportunity has arisen for a band 5 Podiatrist to become an integral part of a highly motivated and enthusiastic team within Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Band 5 Podiatrist

The Podiatric Medicine service provides specialist care to a diverse group of patients with foot and lower limb problems within both a primary and secondary care setting. The experienced team of Podiatrists assess, diagnose and manage deformity or pathology of the foot including specialised clinics within the field of Footwear, Biomechanics, Diabetes, Rheumatology, Dermatology, Paediatrics, nail surgery, Minor and Complex Foot and Ankle Surgery by our Podiatric Surgeons

Main duties of the job

We are looking for motivated individuals with good interpersonal skills who enjoys working with the public and a range of clinical and non-clinical colleagues to join our team. The applicant should have a flexible approach to work and be keen to progress their clinical skills. This role would suit a new graduate.

About us

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton Aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, our procedures and out People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensure all applicants are treated fairly. Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ and Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• HCPC Registered
• Diploma/ Degree in Podiatric Medicine.
• Certificate in local anaesthesia

Skills/ Abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Able to use negotiation skills when dealing with challenging patients
• Ability to evaluate and analyse patients concerns and needs and propose effective solutions

Experience

• Experience of working with a wide range of patient and disease / pathology types including the at-risk and high-risk foot
• Experience in nail surgery
• Experience in biomechanics
• Experience of working in client focused environment

Knowledge

• Knowledge of diabetes and associated lower limb complications.
• An understanding of Primary and Community Healthcare Services
• Understanding of Clinical Governance -theory and practice

Trust Values

• Understand and Demonstrate Trust Values

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).