Specialist Podiatrist

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Sheffield is seeking a motivated Specialist Podiatrist to provide high-quality care in community settings. Candidates should be HCPC registered and possess a BSc in Podiatry. Responsibilities include assessing and developing treatment plans for patients with complex needs. Opportunity for flexible working and professional development is available.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Flexible working

Health and wellbeing packages

Discount opportunities with retailers

Qualifications

• HCPC Registered Podiatrist required.
• Minimum BSc (Hons) Podiatry degree.
• Experience treating diabetic and vascular conditions.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based care to patients.
• Develop specialist treatment plans.
• Supervise and train less experienced staff.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to produce clear patient records

High levels of podiatric care

Computer literate

Valid UK driving licence

Education

Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered Podiatrist

BSc (Hons) Podiatry or equivalent qualification

Postgraduate qualifications or MSc level study

Tools

SystmOne or other patient record systems

Job description

Overview

You will provide evidence-based, high-quality care and treatment to an increasingly interesting and complex caseload who suffer from metabolic, vascular, and neurological disorders and will include:

• High Risk and At-Risk routine care,
• Wound and ulceration management including sharp debridement, offloading, neurological and vascular assessment.
• Nail Surgery.

As a Specialist Podiatrist you will:

• Assess, diagnose, plan, and develop specialist podiatric treatment plans for persons with a wide variety of health conditions in a community setting, both in clinics and patient's homes.
• Manage a caseload of community-based patients with complex needs using specialist skills and evidence-based, patient-centred principles.
• Use Patient Group Directives and your Prescription Only Medicine qualification (if attained).
• Refer, and follow-up, further investigations and treatments including imaging, vascular assessments, antibiotics, and laboratory investigations.
• Supervise and train inexperienced Podiatrists/Assistants/Students/Apprentices working within the Podiatry Service.
• Support service development, audit, and clinical research.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives. Please note this advertisement is for both full time and part time opportunities. When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Are you a motivated, qualified, and HCPC registered Podiatrist? Do you have excellent clinical and communication skills? If so, we would like you to join our Community Team!

Qualifications

• Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered Podiatrist
• BSc (Hons) Podiatry or equivalent qualification
• Desirable criteria
  • Postgraduate qualifications or MSc level study relevant to post
  • Evidence of training in a specialist area (i.e. Vascular, Casting)
  • Prescription Only Medicines (POM-A, POM-S)

Skills and Knowledge

• Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
  • Ability to produce clear, accurate, and contemporaneous patient records and timely correspondence
  • Able to provide high levels of podiatric care autonomously
  • Able to work effectively alone and as part of a team
  • History of Continuing Professional Development
  • Understanding of the podiatrist's role within the NHS with an understanding of Primary Care
  • Awareness of NICE guidance specific to diabetic foot
  • Understanding and awareness of clinical research and evidence-based practice in relation to Podiatry
  • Computer literate
  • Valid UK driving licence and access to vehicle with the ability to obtain business insurance
• Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of SystmOne or other patient record systems

Experience

• Essential criteria
  • NHS Podiatry experience relevant to post
  • Experience of treating patients with Diabetes, Vascular Disease, and other at-risk conditions
• Desirable criteria
  • Experience in undertaking Nail Surgery
  • Experience of undertaking research, audit, or service improvement

Team structure and opportunities

The Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Podiatry Service is composed of three Teams: Empowerment (Triage and First Contact), Community Podiatry (Foot Protection Service, At-Risk Foot Team, Nail Surgery Team, Rheumatology Podiatry) and the Acute Team (Diabetic Foot Multidisciplinary Team, Vascular Podiatry, Renal Podiatry, F-Scan and Offloading Clinics). You will get the opportunity to continually develop your skills and rotate through these specialist services.

We have an exciting opportunity to work with MSK Foot and Ankle Department (1 day a week pro rata) should MSK be an interest for you. You will support the Podiatry Service to maintain its Customer Service Excellence award which the Service has held for 29-years and actively promote the Trust PROUD values.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we'll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.