Specialist Musculoskeletal Podiatrist

NHS; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Great Yarmouth is seeking a Specialist Musculoskeletal Podiatrist to join their dynamic team. The role includes assessment and treatment of patients with complex musculoskeletal issues, developing care plans, and collaborating with other health professionals. The successful candidate must have a degree in Podiatry and HCPC registration, along with proven skills in clinical assessment and communication. This position offers a £4000 Golden Hello payable in installments over the first year, and encourages a proactive and patient-centered approach to care.

Benefits

£4000 Golden Hello payment

Various employee benefits

Qualifications

• HCPC registration and relevant clinical qualifications are essential.
• Experience in NHS or Private Sector providing specialist service.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, and develop care programmes for complex musculoskeletal presentations.
• Provide bespoke orthotic prescriptions and develop individualised exercise programmes.

Skills

Communication skills

Critical appraisal skills

Self-Directed learning

Ability to work independently

Knowledge of Musculoskeletal practice

Education

Diploma / Degree in Podiatry

Current HCPC registration

Completion of relevant post graduate specialist training at masters level

Tools

IT

Job description

Specialist Musculoskeletal Podiatrist with £4000 GOLDEN HELLO

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Podiatrist to join our dynamic Musculoskeletal (MSK) team within the Great Yarmouth and Waveney Area. The role will involve assessment and treatment of a wide range of conditions utilising specialist skill sets such as orthotic prescription, exercises therapy and provision of specialist advice. It also involves collaborative working with Norfolk Community Health and Care (NCHC) biomechanics as well as the Musculoskeletal Assessment and Triage Service (MATS) within ECCH and NCHC.

Main duties of the job

The post will be based in a clinical setting and the postholder will carry and be responsible for their own caseload. They will assess, diagnose, develop and implement individualised care programmes for a caseload of patients who have complex musculoskeletal presentations including acute and chronic pain patterns; significant physical impairments due to pain or injury and psychological issues and maintain own records as an autonomous practitioner.

The postholder will work with the Clinical Co-ordinator for Musculoskeletal Services and MSK team leads (Physiotherapists and Podiatrists) to further develop, in line with evidence-based clinical best practice.

This post attracts a 'Golden Hello' payment of £4000 (taxable): £2,000 will become payable after 6 months in post and another £2,000 will become payable after 12 months in post (pro rata if applicable). Please note that the Golden Hello is not available to internal applicants.

Main duties of the job

• To carry and be responsible for own caseload. Assess, diagnose, develop and implement individualised care programmes for a caseload of patients who have complex musculoskeletal presentations including acute and chronic pain patterns; significant physical impairments due to pain or injury and psychological issues and maintain own records as an autonomous practitioner, this will include provision of bespoke orthoses and exercise programmes.
• To be a source of expertise for biomechanics to ECCHs integrated MSK service, facilitating an efficient and effective care pathway for patients.
• Access to arrange imaging, as appropriate, either independently or through our MATs service/physiotherapy leads
• To provide bespoke orthotic prescription using a variety of materials ranging from EVA to carbon fibre through external orthotic manufacturers.
• Developing individualised exercise programme with suitable progression in line with patient expectation and ability.
• Ensure effective communication to enable patients to achieve their maximum potential for self-management particularly where this is impaired due to pain and / or fear.
• A high standard of communication skills and clinical work is required which will also include teaching and supervision of other health professionals, non-registered staff and students.
• Work with the Clinical Co-ordinator for Musculoskeletal Services and MSK Physiotherapists to further develop, in line with evidence-based clinical best practice.

About us

ECCH is a well established health care provider and has been successfully delivering NHS care within the community since 2011.

We provide a range of NHS, community health and social care services predominantly across the easterly region of the Norfolk/Suffolk borders.

We are aligned to NHS terms and conditions, and offer many employee benefits, to find out more about us visit our website - www.ecch.org. We are a social enterprise and staff owned organisation which means staff can opt to be shareholders and have a real say in how ECCH is run and evolves to deliver healthcare for the future.

At the heart of our ambition, we work in partnership with and for the community to become the provider and employer of choice for community healthcare.

We encourage you to apply as early as possible as this job may close earlier than the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.

AI

We recognise that AI tools are increasingly used inprofessional settings. While we encourage strong applications, we valueauthenticity and an accurate reflection of skills and experience.

Applicants must declare if AI has been used to completetheir application, including responses that are directly copied orsignificantly shaped by AI tools.

By submitting this application, you confirm that allinformation provided is a true and accurate representation of your own skills,knowledge, and experience.

Job responsibilities

ClinicalDuties:

To accept clinical responsibility for a designatedcaseload of patients who have complex biomechanical problems, and to organisethis efficiently and effectively regarding clinical priorities and use of time.To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under yourmanagement, and those of other staff.

To undertake comprehensive specialist assessment,treatment, and evaluation of outcomes of MSK patients, with a variety ofpresentations. This will include investigation and analysis of complex facts inorder to formulate individual MSK treatment plans. The work will be carried outin the clinics, and hospital setting.

To make direct referrals to diagnostic services, tointerpret results and make onward referrals to secondary care services, or toother providers.

To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching,and instruction to patients, relatives, carers and other professionals, toensure the aims of MSK services are met and to ensure a consistent approach topatient care. This requires a high level of interpersonal and communicationskills.

To provide in-house training and support to thePodiatry Service to embed core biomechanical skills into wider clinicalpractice.

To recognise when patient needs could be moreappropriately met by a member of staff of a lower band, and to refer on asappropriate.

To receive and provide complex, sensitive information.In communicating effectively with patients and carers, skills of persuasion,motivation, explanation, and gaining informed consent will be used. Barriers toeffective communication will be evident with some patients e.g., impairedhearing, altered perception, speaking a language other than English, pain andfear. Patients may lack the ability to consent to treatment.

To assess capacity, gain valid informed consent andhave the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lackcapacity to consent to treatment, and to support other staff likewise.

To maintain clinical records in line withOrganisational Policy and Professional Standards. To ensure that ECCHsclinical system, SystmOne, is maintained accurately so as to optimise patientscare along treatment pathways.

Communication:

To work effectively with other members of themulti-professional team to ensure seamless communication of complex informationand delivery of seamless high quality patient care.

To liaise with other agencies and services both withinECCH and other external agencies including health and social care organisations.

To ensure effective communication of complex andchanging disease process / foot health issues with patients, relatives andcarers where there may be barriers to understanding.

To maintain accurate records of all patientconsultations and related work carried out at each clinical session, includingdata collection.

To attend and actively contribute to departmentalmeetings and in-service training.

To ensure that all information relating to clients andstaff gained thorough employment with ECCH is kept confidential. Disclosure to any unauthorised person is aserious disciplinary offence.

Allroles within East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH) require staff todemonstrate our Values and Signature Behaviours in the care and service theyprovide to patients, service users, stakeholders and colleagues. All members ofstaff should consider these as an essential part of their job role.

Our Values outline the core behaviours that wecan all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word CARE. These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone.

Underpinning our Values are our SignatureBehaviours which highlight by taking the right actions we continue to build astrong culture. Our four SignatureBehaviours are: Compassion- We Listen, We Learn,We Lead| Action - MyAccountability, My Responsibility | Respect - RespectOur Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Diploma / Degree in Podiatry
• Current HCPC registration
• Completion of relevant post graduate specialist training at masters level
• Evidence of other continuing professional development
• Teaching qualification

Skills and Knowledge

• Identify and evaluate opportunities for improvement, implement and evaluate change
• Self-Directed learning
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to pass on skills / knowledge to other clinicians within both formal and informal environments, and to evaluate the application to practice Specialist knowledge of Musculoskeletal podiatry, and ability to identify and address poor practice
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Critical appraisal skills
• Previous experience in Audit and Research
• Competent use of IT
• Highly developed Podiatry skills, and excellent knowledge of Musculoskeletal practice
• Cope with unpredictable work patterns
• Ability to prescribe a range or orthoses and assess / evaluate footwear

Experience

• Worked in a variety of specialities as a qualified clinician, gaining specialised experience
• Worked in the NHS or Private Sector in the UK providing a specialist Musculoskeletal biomechanics service
• Provision of clinical supervision
• Demonstrates clinical leadership in biomechanics within local services
• Knowledge of audit processes
• Previous work in an integrated Musculoskeletal service

Personal Attributes

• Able to work collaboratively within a team
• Able to work independently
• Committed to personal and team development
• Able to work with others and pass on skills and knowledge
• Able to maintain judgement under pressure
• Able to maintain motivation, drive, enthusiasm. Confident.
• To communicate at all levels relaying often sensitive and emotional information. Be responsive to patient and service needs.
• The ability to travel across the community
• Ability to embrace our Culture, Values and Signature Behaviours:
• Lead| Action - My Accountability, My
• Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our
• Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together).
• Willingness and ability to work across different sites and travel to alternative sites and across the community as required.
• Teaching experience

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.