Specialist Podiatrist
Buckinghamshire Healthcare Nhs Trust
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Job summary
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Band 5 development podiatrist to join our community and hospital teams. There is support to progress to Band 6 based on experience, with rotations across Rheumatology, MSK and Diabetes/Wound clinics and occasional home visits.
You will have strong clinical skills for high-risk patients, good communication, and an inclination to contribute to service development within our integrated Trust.
Qualifications
- BSc (Hons) with Local Anaesthesia Certificate
- Postgraduate certificate or evidence of further training
- Member of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists
Responsibilities
- To work within a team of podiatrists and assistants providing podiatric treatment in varied NHS settings.
- To assess, diagnose, develop and implement care programmes for high-risk patient groups with specialised care needs.
- To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of clinical work and refer onward only in urgent cases.
- To deliver evidence-based podiatry interventions to maintain mobility and independence.
- To work as an effective team member, including lone working when required.
Skills
Education
Job description
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.
- 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.
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- 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
- 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.
- 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.
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.
- B Sc (Hons) with Local Anaesthesia Certificate
- Post graduate certificate or evidence of further training
- Member of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists
- Ability to travel to other sites.
- 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
- 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
- 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
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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