Podiatrist - Band 5

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative healthcare organization is seeking dedicated Podiatrists to join their supportive team. This role offers a unique opportunity to work across various community sites, providing essential podiatry services while engaging in a comprehensive preceptorship program. With a focus on staff development, the organization encourages career progression and offers a dynamic environment where you can make a real difference. If you're passionate about patient care and eager to develop your skills in a diverse setting, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Registered with HPC and possess a relevant degree in Podiatry.
• Good communication and organizational skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Involved in clinical rotations and managing a caseload of patients.
• Conduct new patient assessments and diabetic foot reviews.

Skills

Teamwork

Verbal Communication

Written Communication

Organizational Skills

Clinical Experience

Support for Junior Staff

Education

Registration with HPC

BSc or Diploma Equivalent in Podiatry

Certificate in Local Analgesia

Tools

Diagnostic Equipment (Dopplers, Monofilaments)

Job description

Whittington Health is an innovative organisation which delivers high quality health care for patients at the Whittington hospital and across the London Boroughs of Haringey and Islington. Whittington Health is situated in a vibrant and exciting area of London with a socially and culturally diverse population; such diversity ensures that the delivery of excellent health care is always both challenging and rewarding. Both boroughs have excellent public transport links and are highly accessible.

We are a supportive and innovative Podiatry service providing a comprehensive range of treatment specialities in both community and acute settings (e.g., Ulcers, Nail Surgery, Biomechanics, Diabetes). We are actively committed to staff development and have a strong clinical rotation programme. We will be actively supporting your development in this post and there is scope to progress to Band 6 roles if competencies are met.

Newly qualified Podiatrists will join the Trust's Preceptorship Programme.

Main duties of the job

You will have an opportunity to be involved in clinical rotations (nail surgery/Biomechanics/ulcer clinics) as well as a preceptorship programme for your development in this role. You will be working at sites in Islington and Haringey based on service needs. Your clinical caseloads will include new patient assessments, diabetic foot reviews, conservative podiatry care for both high and low risk patients and domiciliary visits for housebound patients.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

• Registration with HPC
• BSc or Diploma Equivalent in Podiatry
• Certificate in Local Analgesia

Skills & Abilities

• Able to work as part of a team
• Good verbal and written communication skills demonstrating accuracy for both literacy and numeracy
• Good organisational skills demonstrating ability to independently manage domiciliary caseload
• Demonstrable knowledge of ability to interpret and evaluate complex results using diagnostic equipment such as dopplers and monofilaments.
• Broad Spectrum Clinical Experience
• Experience supporting junior staff/students

Knowledge & Experience

• Evidence of participating in CPD
• Domiciliary / new patient assessments
• Experience of managing caseloads of at risk patients
• Adequate pre-registration/band 5 knowledge/experience of routine podiatry pathology and treatments
• Experience of health promotion work

Motivation

• Applicants will not be shortlisted if they do not give clear reason for applying to the Whittington Health NHS Trust

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.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours, Annualised hours

Reference number

220-WHT-3019

Job locations

Various Community Sites / Holloway Community Health Centre

Salary: £34,521 to £41,956 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS