Podiatry

Buckinghamshire Healthcare Nhs Trust; Amersham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Band 5 development podiatrist with progression to Band 6, in a role that blends community clinic work with potential hospital exposure.

You will rotate through specialist clinics including Rheumatology, MSK and Diabetes/Wound care, and handle a small home visiting caseload while pursuing clinical development.

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) with Local Anaesthesia Certificate is essential.
• Post graduate certificate or evidence of further training.
• Member of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists required.
• Ability to travel to other sites.

Responsibilities

• Provide podiatric treatment in health centres, GP surgeries, home visits, clinics and inpatients.
• Assess, diagnose, develop and implement care programmes for high-risk patients with specialised needs.
• Be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of clinical work and refer onward only in urgent cases.
• Deliver evidence-based podiatry interventions to maintain mobility and independence.
• Work as a team member of Podiatry and also as an autonomous practitioner when required.

Skills

Organisation

Communication

Teamwork

Autonomy

Driving licence

Education

BSc Hons with Local Anaesthesia Certificate

Postgraduate certificate

Member of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists

Job description

Job overview

We invite you to join our committed podiatry team with the advantage of working within an Integrated Trust. We can offer a band 5 development role with support to achieve a band 6 role or a band 6 role dependant on experience. You will be working in community clinics with the opportunity to develop your skills in complex care or hospital care.

You must have good general clinical skills and experience treating high risk patients and a willingness to progress your skills in these areas. The post holder is required to have clear communication and interpersonal skills as well as enthusiasm for contributing to this service.

Our podiatry service has placement rotations for staff within our specialist teams, such as Rheumatology, MSK and Diabetes / Wound clinics as well as regular sessions on the nail surgery rota. Our whole team meets for monthly staff meetings and clinical reasoning sessions. There will be a small home visiting caseload.

We welcome your application.

Main duties of the job

• To work within a team of podiatrists and assistants providing podiatric treatment for those patients who meet the Buckinghamshire Healthcare criteria for NHS treatment. Care will be provided in a variety of settings including Health Centres, GP surgeries, home visits, hospital out-patient clinics and inpatients.
• To assess, diagnose, develop and implement individual care programmes for a variety of high-risk patient groups with specialised care needs. This will include patients with chronic diseases, tissue viability and wound care management.
• To have responsibility and be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of clinical work for patients, delegating as necessary and referring onward only in urgent or exceptional cases.
• To deliver evidence-based podiatry interventions that will contribute to the maintenance of patient mobility and independence.
• To work as an effective member of the Podiatry team without supervision, in lone working situations when required.

Working for our organisation

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce

Why work for us?

• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Person specification

Education, Qualifications

Essential criteria

• B Sc (Hons) with Local Anaesthesia Certificate
• Post graduate certificate or evidence of further training
• Member of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists

Special Circumstances

Essential criteria

• Ability to travel to other sites.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Post graduate experience and competence of assessing and treating a wide range of patients including specialist areas such as the foot at risk, biomechanical pathologies, wound care and nail surgery

Desirable criteria

• Experience of ordering x-rays, swabs and microbiology tests
• Experience of delivery of education talks/presentations to groups
• Experience of treating high risk wounds using advanced debridement skills

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Excellent organisational and communication skills to manage own caseload and the day to day running of a clinic
• Excellent IT skills to aid computer entry requirements and e-mail communication
• Flexible approach must be able to work as a team member but also as an autonomous practitioner
• Candidates must hold a current driving licence and be able to drive as they will be working in more than one location

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.