Podiatrist Senior Offender Health - HMP Deerbolt

Partnering Health; Eggleston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Senior Podiatrist to provide assessment and treatment of patients within HM Prison settings. The role involves managing a clinical caseload, maintaining records, and ensuring high standards of care. Candidates should be able to undertake comprehensive assessments and communicate effectively with patients and care teams. This position offers a unique opportunity to work in a challenging but rewarding environment, contributing to the health of offenders.

Qualifications

• Autonomous practitioner responsible for patient assessment and treatment.
• Ability to manage clinical caseload and maintain professional standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own clinical caseload, including waiting lists.
• Ensure high standard of clinical care and patient management.

Job description

Overview

As a Senior Podiatrist in Offender Health, you will undertake assessment and treatment of patients within HM Prison (HMP) settings. This includes determining a clinical diagnosis, agreeing with the patient on a podiatric treatment plan, and maintaining records as an autonomous practitioner.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own clinical caseload, including the management of waiting lists in partnership with the HMP site.
• Maintain professional standards and comply with all PPH standards, policies, and procedures.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work, including the management of patients in your care, ensuring a high standard of clinical care.
• Accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, organizing this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
• Assess capacity, gain valid informed consent, and work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
• Undertake comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with complex presentations, using investigative and analytical skills to formulate individualised management and treatment plans.
• Deliver a wide range of podiatric treatments, including nail surgery, MSK/biomechanics, wound care, diabetes care, and routine care based on the patients’ needs and the agreed management plan.
• Provide advice and instruction to patients to facilitate and encourage appropriate self‑care as appropriate.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers to ensure understanding of the condition.
• Provide specialist advice, teaching, and training to other members of the multidisciplinary team as required.