Podiatrist - Development Role

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Hartford; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting two Podiatrists to join the community podiatry service across Cambridgeshire. Roles may be full or part time with potential compressed hours. Band will reflect experience; preceptorship to Band 6 within 12 months.

Travel across the county with a driving license and vehicle is required. You will work with the team to provide podiatric care and specialist practice opportunities in MSK or Nail Surgery, with professional development

Qualifications

• To be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation of podiatric care for diverse patients.
• Ability to assess and diagnose patients and produce individual treatment plans for a busy clinic.
• Identify risk factors and assign patients to correct risk bands per service matrix.
• Participation in the Feet Focus caseload.
• Plan workloads for home visits and visits to elderly/residential care centres.
• Provide foot health education to patients, relatives and carers; train Primary/Social Care staff.
• Contribute to development of departmental policies, guidelines and protocols.
• Maintain stock and equipment securely and efficiently.
• Follow trust policies and SOPs; exercise professional judgement within boundaries.
• Care for immobile, wheelchair-bound, or bed-bound patients when needed.
• Provide cover for colleagues on short notice and undertake other duties as required.
• Ensure duties meet high standards and align with local quality initiatives.
• Maintain confidentiality per Data Protection Act and uphold Equal Opportunities Policy.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose and plan podiatric care for a wide range of patients.
• Manage day-to-day clinic operations and treatment plans.
• Participate in the Feet Focus caseload and service policy updates.
• Schedule home visits and visits to elderly/residential care settings.
• Offer foot health education to patients, carers and staff training.
• Ensure stock, equipment and clinical areas are maintained to standard.
• Respond flexibly to cover for other podiatrists when required.

Skills

Podiatry

Foot health education

Nail surgery

Clinical assessment

Home visits

Teamwork

Job description

We are currently looking to recruit 2 Podiatrists to join the CPFT Podiatry Service working in the community in Cambridgeshire. The successful applicants will work primarily in their locality podiatry team but will be required to support the service across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough when needed. We operate out of key sites in Oak Tree Centre/Doddington Community Hospital/Princess of Wales Hospital/Chesterton Medical Centre. We are open to Podiatrists from various professional backgrounds including newly qualified staff and staff looking to join the NHS from private practice. We have developed a comprehensive preceptorship program for newly qualified Podiatrists, and a structured competency framework for more experienced Podiatrists to ensure those joining the team experience a structured, supportive onboarding experience. There is scope for the positions to be full or part-time alongside potential for compressed hours (eg full-time hours over 4 day weeks or 9 day fortnights). Band and salary offered will be related to clinical experience. If the applicant does not fulfil the requirements of a Band 6 position they will be offered a Band 5 post whilst undergoing preceptorship. On successful completion of preceptorship the post holder will be promoted to Band 6. Please note the post is a Band 6 vacancy and it will be expected for the post holder to complete preceptorship and progress to Band 6 within 12 months (pro rata), unless extenuating circumstances apply. The post-holder will be competent across all core areas of Podiatry and have a strong team work ethic and sense of accountability. The successful candidate will work within the Podiatry team to support our core cohort of patients, with scope for specialist practice dependant on the individuals skillset. We are keen to support and develop our staff through a clear career pathway and encourage promotional opportunities within the Trust. Within the service there is ample opportunity for professional growth and development across the variety of specialisms we offer; from diabetic and high risk foot management, in both the community and acute settings, to assisting in our community-run Podiatric Surgery unit. Alongside this there is also opportunity to specialise within our MSK or Nail Surgery teams. There are opportunities to develop line management and mentoring skills through supporting of Podiatry students, our apprentice Podiatrists and Footcare Assistants. If you are looking for a new challenge, enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of a team striving to make a difference for our community then we want to hear from you. Access to a vehicle and a full UK driving license is a mandatory requirement of this role to ensure adequate cover for agile, community working. Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life. Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.,

• 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.
• To be responsible for the assessment and diagnosis of patients with subsequent production of individual treatment plan and be able to manage the day to day running of a busy clinic.
• To participate in the departmental rota for nail surgery as appropriate.
• Assessment and identification of risk factors, categorising patients into appropriate risk banding as defined by the service assessment matrix.
• To participate in the Feet Focus caseload.
• To be responsible for the day-to-day planning of personal workloads for the completion of home visits and visits to residential homes for the elderly and care centres.
• To be actively involved in the provision of foot health education advice to patients, relatives and carers, to participate in foot health training where appropriate for Primary Care and Social Care staff.
• To be actively involved in the development of departmental policies, guidelines and protocols.
• To be responsible for the maintenance and security of stock and equipment as appropriate.
• To follow departmental policies, standard operating procedures and guidelines using discretion to make own clinical diagnosis and decisions within professional boundaries.
• To be able to treat patients who may be immobile, wheelchair or bed-bound as appropriate.
• To be flexible and provide cover for other Podiatrists at short notice or during periods of absence in other local areas and to undertake any other duties that may be required from time to time.
• To ensure all duties are carried out to the highest standard and in accordance with current quality initiatives within local areas.
• To maintain confidentiality in accordance with the Data Protection Act.
• To carry out all duties with regard to the Trust's Equal Opportunities Policy
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  Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.