Specialist Podiatrist

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Main area: Adult Community Physical Health Services

Grade Band: 6

Contract: Permanent, 37.5 hours per week

• Full time
• Job share

37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday 9am-5pm)

Job ref: 391-CPH-A

Site: Wensley Close, Town: Eltham

Salary: £42,939 – £50,697 pa inc

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 18/02/:59

Job overview

We are looking for two enthusiastic and highly motivated Podiatrists to join the Greenwich Podiatry Team. We are a friendly and close-knit team who takes pride in what we do. This is a permanent full-time post, but we would consider a job share.

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust was included in the Sunday Times Top 10 Best place to work list 2023. It was also named the Best Place to work in the country for people with disabilities and won the prestigious HSJ Trust of the Year.

You will be seeking a role as a Podiatrist where you can use and develop your skills and knowledge across our service. You will develop strong links and working relationships with acute hospital trusts, and you will have the opportunity to rotate into these services. We have a close working relationship with Diabetes specialist nurses, District nurses, and Tissue Viability teams.

Main duties of the job

The clinical work will involve working within clinical settings as well as carrying out domiciliary visits. A car is essential to this role. You will be responsible for the planning and delivery of care plans for patients at high risk of developing foot complications. You will work with patients who have foot ulcerations, make onward referrals to vascular services, refer into the Diabetes MDT service and acute services. You will attend handover with the district nurses and manage your own domiciliary ulcer caseload.

You will undertake clinical audits and there is the opportunity to become involved in Quality Improvement projects.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This position will be based in the community and will involve regular travel throughout the Borough of Greenwich to different clinic sites and to visit patients in their own homes & care and nursing homes.

Clinical

• To provide assessment and the full range of podiatry treatments to clients in community and outreach clinics, hospital, client’s home, Health Centres, Care Homes and Day Centres.
• To work as an autonomous practitioner, developing & agreeing treatment plans individually with clients.
• To develop treatment plans and discharge plans through an agreed contract with each client.
• To assess all clients at every visit and refer to specialist services as appropriate.
• To prescribe, and manufacture, orthoses/insoles/appliances/and shoe adaptations when required.
• To participate in the work of specialist teams when and where required.
• To work within patient homes, and other environments of poor conditions, with exposure to bodily fluids.
• To be responsible for protection of health and wellbeing of all clients.
• To appropriately refer clients to specialist teams within the department whenever needed.
• To deal sensitively and appropriately with a client caseload with complex health needs.
• To work within primary, secondary and community care teams to provide a multi-disciplinary approach to improvement of foot pathology.
• Always aiming to achieve maximum independence through self-care and effective client management.

Person specification Qualifications

• HCPC Registered Podiatrist
• BSc (Hons) Podiatry
• Postgraduate qualifications in relevant area

Training and Experience

• Worked as a band 5 podiatrist for a minimum of 12 months
• Previous NHS experience in wound care
• Domiciliary and Nursing Home Experience
• Experience with Research/audit/Qi

Skills and Abilities

• Effective communication skills – written and verbal
• Good interpersonal skills
• Previous wound care/high risk foot experience
• Driver’s Licence and access to a vehicle

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. If you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.

If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high volume of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.