Job summary
37.5 hours per week. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Podiatrist with 3
years experience to utilise & develop a wide range of podiatric knowledge
and skills. The post holder will principally specialise in
managing adults presenting with complex musculoskeletal conditions affecting
the foot and ankle as well as extensive practice across all aspects
of managing the diabetic foot (amongst other conditions) with a focus on supporting the service's offloading approaches. You can expect to:
work with an extensively stocked workshop allowing the
modification of off the shelf & custom foot orthoses, including access to an external lab for custom foot orthoses. Provide and audit ESWT clinics for
a variety of MSK conditions. Directly request and audit imaging/guided
injections
work with experienced Podiatrists with access to clinical
support from senior colleagues. Work alongside and participate in the
development of HCAs, podiatry assistants, apprentice podiatrists, and new
graduates on our preceptorship scheme
have a comprehensive induction & development plan,
practice supervision & line-management supervision. Have regular team
meetings, CPD support within service, & the opportunity to undertake independent
prescribing qualifications
work in modern environments with IT and administration
support, undertake line-management of staff as required by the service, work
across a range of settings including primary, community, secondary care &
the domiciliary setting
Main duties of the job
This role principally requires the post holder to provide
Podiatric care for patients with MSK conditions for 60% of their time. For 40%
of their time the post holder will provide Podiatric care for patients with
diabetes and patients from across the general caseload; working across
community clinics and hospitals, domiciliary, and secondary care on rotation.
Post holders will provide patients with expert assessment,
monitoring, diagnoses and clinical interventions pertaining to musculoskeletal
conditions, diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, neuropathy and all
associated Podiatric presentations. Patients will vary from those requiring
routine monitoring through to those with significant foot pathology including
acute and chronic wounds. As such, staff in this role will also work in close
liaison with primary care, and Podiatric and other colleagues in the secondary
care setting.
There
is a requirement to undertake the line-management of clinical and non-clinical
staff as required by the service in this role.
All
clinical care settings are supported by comprehensive IT access with the use of
SystmOne as the clinical records and booking system, access to some GP records,
and full access to imaging reports, blood tests and the like. Staff are
provided with a laptop and mobile telephone for working remotely within the
domiciliary setting.
All
Livewell Southwest staff are expected to able and willing to work across a 7
day service.
Interview date: 29th Nov 2023.
About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise providing integrated health & social care services for people across Plymouth, South Hams & West Devon, as well as some specialist services for people living in parts of Devon & Cornwall. With teams in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, health & wellbeing hubs.
As an organisation with a strong social conscience, we always value being kind, respectful, inclusive, ambitious, responsible and collaborative. Transforming services to make them sustainable, ensuring that we value, support & empower each other.
We are committed to involving the people we care for, families & carers in everything that we do, working towards co-production where we can. Helping us to deliver the right care for people, in the right place & at the right time. By putting people at the centre of what we do, we ensure to support people to lead, healthy independent lives & be the very best at helping people to live well.
Valuing our employees making an investment in their development a priority. We offer:
Protected CPD time for registered staff
Various development pathways and ongoing regular training packages for all staff
Leadership & mentoring programmes
Access & funding for training including Care Certificate, Assistant Practitioners Course & Scholarship Into Nurse Training
A Robust Preceptorship
A bespoke induction programme
Existing members of the NHS Pension Scheme can continue their membership when they join the organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibility for People Management
To provide day-to-day line management and clinical support for the staff associated with the post holder to enable them to undertake their roles without hindrance and to manage day-to-day staff difficulties by providing effective leadership and supervision at a level appropriate to the role
To be responsible for providing regular (1-2-1) line-management supervision to staff as per, and to fulfil, the requirements of current Livewell Southwest policy
To be responsible for providing sickness absence monitoring and all other line-management tasks required and as per, and to fulfil, the requirements of current Livewell Southwest policy
To undertake performance management as per, and to fulfil, the requirements of current Livewell Southwest policy in liaison with senior service management
To be responsible for providing staff in their charge with annual appraisals and related support and supervision as per, and to fulfil, the requirements of current Livewell Southwest policy
To liaise with and inform senior Podiatry Services Management of issues and events which require their intervention, authority or undertaking
To support senior Podiatry Services Management with the implementation of service policy, strategy and developments as required
To occasionally deputise for senior Podiatry Services Managers as and when requested to do so, including at internal and external meetings, and to chair staff meetings if required to do so
To uphold Service and Livewell Southwest operational policies and standards to ensure high standards of care, operation and governance within the service
To engage with and participate in the placement of students to support their development and defined learning outcomes, and to do so for preceptor podiatrists, apprentices and other learners as required by the service
To act as a practice supervisor for junior colleagues as required on request and to undertake all relevant training provided by Livewell Southwest for this purpose as per, and to fulfil, the requirements of current Livewell Southwest policy
Responsibility for financial and/or physical resources
To ensure that all facilities used are maintained in a secure manner in accordance with local procedures e.g. locking doors, closing windows.
To ensure compliance with security matters pertaining to the access of patients, carers, relatives and the public to the workplace as well as access by other staff.
To ensure the proper and prudent use of clinical consumables and equipment, supporting the maintenance of clinical stock levels, requesting supplies as appropriate.
To ensure
the appropriate ordering, and participation in the audit of, bespoke and
non-bespoke foot orthoses, and offloading devices in line with the agreed
formulary, supporting the maintenance of MSK clinical stock levels, and
requesting supplies as appropriate.
To monitor, check and report any equipment defects or issues.
To ensure that all equipment and other items issued personally to the post-holder are kept secure, safe and in good order; reporting any loses or damage immediately.
To submit in a timely manner, expenses claims in line with the appropriate incurrence of such expenses, using the appropriate system and providing all required receipts and proofs of purchase.
To utilise the provision of any pool cars in line with the associated service guidance and instructions.
Please see full job description and person specification in supporting documents.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibility for People Management
To provide day-to-day line management and clinical support for the staff associated with the post holder to enable them to undertake their roles without hindrance and to manage day-to-day staff difficulties by providing effective leadership and supervision at a level appropriate to the role
To be responsible for providing regular (1-2-1) line-management supervision to staff as per, and to fulfil, the requirements of current Livewell Southwest policy
To be responsible for providing sickness absence monitoring and all other line-management tasks required and as per, and to fulfil, the requirements of current Livewell Southwest policy
To undertake performance management as per, and to fulfil, the requirements of current Livewell Southwest policy in liaison with senior service management
To be responsible for providing staff in their charge with annual appraisals and related support and supervision as per, and to fulfil, the requirements of current Livewell Southwest policy
To liaise with and inform senior Podiatry Services Management of issues and events which require their intervention, authority or undertaking
To support senior Podiatry Services Management with the implementation of service policy, strategy and developments as required
To occasionally deputise for senior Podiatry Services Managers as and when requested to do so, including at internal and external meetings, and to chair staff meetings if required to do so
To uphold Service and Livewell Southwest operational policies and standards to ensure high standards of care, operation and governance within the service
To engage with and participate in the placement of students to support their development and defined learning outcomes, and to do so for preceptor podiatrists, apprentices and other learners as required by the service
To act as a practice supervisor for junior colleagues as required on request and to undertake all relevant training provided by Livewell Southwest for this purpose as per, and to fulfil, the requirements of current Livewell Southwest policy
Responsibility for financial and/or physical resources
To ensure that all facilities used are maintained in a secure manner in accordance with local procedures e.g. locking doors, closing windows.
To ensure compliance with security matters pertaining to the access of patients, carers, relatives and the public to the workplace as well as access by other staff.
To ensure the proper and prudent use of clinical consumables and equipment, supporting the maintenance of clinical stock levels, requesting supplies as appropriate.
To ensure
the appropriate ordering, and participation in the audit of, bespoke and
non-bespoke foot orthoses, and offloading devices in line with the agreed
formulary, supporting the maintenance of MSK clinical stock levels, and
requesting supplies as appropriate.
To monitor, check and report any equipment defects or issues.
To ensure that all equipment and other items issued personally to the post-holder are kept secure, safe and in good order; reporting any loses or damage immediately.
To submit in a timely manner, expenses claims in line with the appropriate incurrence of such expenses, using the appropriate system and providing all required receipts and proofs of purchase.
To utilise the provision of any pool cars in line with the associated service guidance and instructions.
Please see full job description and person specification in supporting documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - HCPC registered Podiatrist.
- - BSc (Hons) Podiatry.
- - Local Analgesia Certificate.
- - Evidence of relevant qualifications/knowledge supplementary to degree obtained by formal/informal learning, training or practical experience in areas of podiatry related MSK/wound care work.
- - Ability to travel across the Plymouth, West Devon area independently.
- - Driving licence and ability to drive on a daily basis for work including for domiciliary visits.
- - Evidence of relevant qualifications/knowledge supplementary to degree obtained by formal/informal learning, training or practical experience in areas of podiatry related MSK/wound care work.
- - Specialist knowledge obtained by formal/informal learning, training and practical experience in foot/lower limb wound care and diabetes related wound care.
Desirable
- - POMs Certificate
- - IRMER
- - Non Medical Prescriber Qualification
Skills
Essential
- - Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communications skills.
- - Good interpersonal skills to deliver negotiated care packages to patients who are resistant to change.
- - Ability to communicate verbally and in writing sensitive and emotional information.
- - Ability to handle conflict.
- - Excellent organisational & time management skills.
- - Ability to manage patient caseloads and to plan programmes of care.
- - Ability to work under pressure and respond to change.
- - Motivated
- - Enthusiastic.
- - Effective team player.
- - Ability to use own initiative.
Desirable
- - Presentation skills including Power Point and teaching adeptness.
Experience
Essential
- - Three years post graduate NHS or equivalent experience managing patients presenting with a range of podiatric needs including those with complex care requirements related to long term conditions, e.g. diabetes, Rheumatoid Arthritis, neurological disorders.
- - Experience in wound care management.
- - Effective utilization of diagnostic tools, skills, test results and a range of interventions to manage patients presenting with diabetes related foot problems.
- - Successful engagement of carers and relatives with patient care.
- - Team and Multidisciplinary working.
- - Ability to use Microsoft office applications.
- - Education or supervision of others
Desirable
- - Experience of using diagnostic tools and interpreting test results to manage patients with foot and lower limb wounds.
- - Supervising/teaching of junior staff and students.
- - Webpacs.
- - Clinical Audit.
- - Advanced wound care techniques
- - Development and provision of wound education to various levels of professional staff
Knowledge
Essential
- - Knowledge of MSK conditions and pathology related to the foot and lower limb and the evidence-based assessment techniques and treatment of such conditions.
- - Knowledge of the effect of diabetes on the foot and lower limb and the management of such conditions e.g. painful neuropathy, complex wounds, infection, Charcot arthropathy.
- - General knowledge of conditions other than diabetes which may affect the foot and lower limb and cause wounds and ulceration e.g. PAD
- - Knowledge of lower limb pressure relieving strategies and their implementation to minimize the risk of foot ulceration.
- - Orthotic issue/manufacture chairside orthoses
- - Own and professional boundaries.
- - Clinical Risk Management, governance and Health and Safety.
- - Demonstrates understanding of local or national policies/drivers or recent influences effecting wound care/foot care
Desirable
- - Management of children presenting with foot and ankle musculoskeletal problems
- - Experience of using diagnostic tools, skills, requesting & interpreting test results to manage patients diagnosed with musculoskeletal problems of the foot and ankle
- - Advanced wound care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - HCPC registered Podiatrist.
- - BSc (Hons) Podiatry.
- - Local Analgesia Certificate.
- - Evidence of relevant qualifications/knowledge supplementary to degree obtained by formal/informal learning, training or practical experience in areas of podiatry related MSK/wound care work.
- - Ability to travel across the Plymouth, West Devon area independently.
- - Driving licence and ability to drive on a daily basis for work including for domiciliary visits.
- - Evidence of relevant qualifications/knowledge supplementary to degree obtained by formal/informal learning, training or practical experience in areas of podiatry related MSK/wound care work.
- - Specialist knowledge obtained by formal/informal learning, training and practical experience in foot/lower limb wound care and diabetes related wound care.
Desirable
- - POMs Certificate
- - IRMER
- - Non Medical Prescriber Qualification
Skills
Essential
- - Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communications skills.
- - Good interpersonal skills to deliver negotiated care packages to patients who are resistant to change.
- - Ability to communicate verbally and in writing sensitive and emotional information.
- - Ability to handle conflict.
- - Excellent organisational & time management skills.
- - Ability to manage patient caseloads and to plan programmes of care.
- - Ability to work under pressure and respond to change.
- - Motivated
- - Enthusiastic.
- - Effective team player.
- - Ability to use own initiative.
Desirable
- - Presentation skills including Power Point and teaching adeptness.
Experience
Essential
- - Three years post graduate NHS or equivalent experience managing patients presenting with a range of podiatric needs including those with complex care requirements related to long term conditions, e.g. diabetes, Rheumatoid Arthritis, neurological disorders.
- - Experience in wound care management.
- - Effective utilization of diagnostic tools, skills, test results and a range of interventions to manage patients presenting with diabetes related foot problems.
- - Successful engagement of carers and relatives with patient care.
- - Team and Multidisciplinary working.
- - Ability to use Microsoft office applications.
- - Education or supervision of others
Desirable
- - Experience of using diagnostic tools and interpreting test results to manage patients with foot and lower limb wounds.
- - Supervising/teaching of junior staff and students.
- - Webpacs.
- - Clinical Audit.
- - Advanced wound care techniques
- - Development and provision of wound education to various levels of professional staff
Knowledge
Essential
- - Knowledge of MSK conditions and pathology related to the foot and lower limb and the evidence-based assessment techniques and treatment of such conditions.
- - Knowledge of the effect of diabetes on the foot and lower limb and the management of such conditions e.g. painful neuropathy, complex wounds, infection, Charcot arthropathy.
- - General knowledge of conditions other than diabetes which may affect the foot and lower limb and cause wounds and ulceration e.g. PAD
- - Knowledge of lower limb pressure relieving strategies and their implementation to minimize the risk of foot ulceration.
- - Orthotic issue/manufacture chairside orthoses
- - Own and professional boundaries.
- - Clinical Risk Management, governance and Health and Safety.
- - Demonstrates understanding of local or national policies/drivers or recent influences effecting wound care/foot care
Desirable
- - Management of children presenting with foot and ankle musculoskeletal problems
- - Experience of using diagnostic tools, skills, requesting & interpreting test results to manage patients diagnosed with musculoskeletal problems of the foot and ankle
- - Advanced wound care
Additional information
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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