Job summary
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Podiatrist to join our Acute Hospital Podiatry Service within University Hospitals Birmingham.
As a large acute hospital, we see a varied and unique mix of patients from across all medical and surgical specialties with complex foot and lower limb conditions requiring podiatric care including high risk nail surgery and MSK.
The post holder will be expected to deliver specialist foot care across inpatient and outpatient settings, escalate acute/complex patients to the multidisciplinary foot team and facilitate the transfer of care to community services as required.
This post provides opportunities within research and audit, and to support the departmental provision of education and training to staff working across all sectors of healthcare.
You will be an excellent communicator, able to work autonomously, organised and confident.
This post will be based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital; however employees will be expected to move across sites as required, delivering care based on organisational and service need.
Applications are invited from BSc qualified and HCPC registered Podiatrists with NHS experience who are committed to advance their clinical, professional and leadership skills.
If this is you, we would welcome your call or informal visit for you to learn more about the post.
Please contact the Head of Podiatry, Louise Mitchell directly on: 0121 371 6419 or Email louise.mitchell2@uhb.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *GCSE Maths & English
- *BSc in Podiatry
- *HCPC Registration
- *Local anaesthetic certificate
- *Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate training relevant to clinical speciality.
Desirable
- *MSc Modules relevant field of Podiatry
Experience
Essential
- *Demonstrates comprehensive clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients with diabetes related foot problems.
- *Significant experience of working in an acute hospital setting within the relevant clinical area.
- *Experience of team/service development.
- *Research and audit experience
- *Understanding of existing and future issues affecting NHS provision within both the local health economy and nationally
- *Good knowledge and application of all areas of clinical governance including quality, audit and risk management
- *Experience of team/service development.
- *Understanding the legal responsibilities of the profession
- *Knowledge of orthotic manufacture, materials used in their construction, modification and fittings
- *Strong understanding of theoretical knowledge of biomechanical foot methodologies and its practical application in relation to diabetic foot complications and management
Desirable
- *Experience of multi professional working
- *Experience in training and clinical education of others. With evidence of ability to deliver high quality presentations.
- *Experience in developing and implementing relevant clinical guidelines, policies& procedures.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Able to work autonomously within specialist clinical area
- *Able to constructively challenge current practice and identify opportunity to develop, implement and facilitate change in practice by others
- *Expert clinical skills in the management of highly complex diabetic foot cases
- *Excellent written and verbal communication skills including an ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information.
- *An ability to prioritise and organise own workload, demonstrating ability to prioritise clinical and managerial duties
- *Highly developed physical skills including dexterity, co-ordination & sensory skills for assessment and treatment of patients.
- *IT skills -- computer literate in email, Word & PowerPoint.
- *Experience of leadership and supervision of staff.
- *Demonstrate enthusiasm for the specialist area.
- *Demonstrate a professional attitude.
- *An ability to frequently concentrate on patient assessments and treatments.
- *Ability to be self- motivated
- *Willing to work flexibly to meet service priorities
- *An ability to cope with occasional exposure to distressing/emotional situations.
- *Willing to travel to all Trust sites as required by job role
- *Demonstrate excellent time management skills.
Desirable
- *Nail surgery techniques
- *Able to interpret and analyse a range of policy, clinical guidelines and data and their relevance for practice
- *Skilled in casting techniques suitable for management of diabetic foot pathologies
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *GCSE Maths & English
- *BSc in Podiatry
- *HCPC Registration
- *Local anaesthetic certificate
- *Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate training relevant to clinical speciality.
Desirable
- *MSc Modules relevant field of Podiatry
Experience
Essential
- *Demonstrates comprehensive clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients with diabetes related foot problems.
- *Significant experience of working in an acute hospital setting within the relevant clinical area.
- *Experience of team/service development.
- *Research and audit experience
- *Understanding of existing and future issues affecting NHS provision within both the local health economy and nationally
- *Good knowledge and application of all areas of clinical governance including quality, audit and risk management
- *Experience of team/service development.
- *Understanding the legal responsibilities of the profession
- *Knowledge of orthotic manufacture, materials used in their construction, modification and fittings
- *Strong understanding of theoretical knowledge of biomechanical foot methodologies and its practical application in relation to diabetic foot complications and management
Desirable
- *Experience of multi professional working
- *Experience in training and clinical education of others. With evidence of ability to deliver high quality presentations.
- *Experience in developing and implementing relevant clinical guidelines, policies& procedures.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Able to work autonomously within specialist clinical area
- *Able to constructively challenge current practice and identify opportunity to develop, implement and facilitate change in practice by others
- *Expert clinical skills in the management of highly complex diabetic foot cases
- *Excellent written and verbal communication skills including an ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information.
- *An ability to prioritise and organise own workload, demonstrating ability to prioritise clinical and managerial duties
- *Highly developed physical skills including dexterity, co-ordination & sensory skills for assessment and treatment of patients.
- *IT skills -- computer literate in email, Word & PowerPoint.
- *Experience of leadership and supervision of staff.
- *Demonstrate enthusiasm for the specialist area.
- *Demonstrate a professional attitude.
- *An ability to frequently concentrate on patient assessments and treatments.
- *Ability to be self- motivated
- *Willing to work flexibly to meet service priorities
- *An ability to cope with occasional exposure to distressing/emotional situations.
- *Willing to travel to all Trust sites as required by job role
- *Demonstrate excellent time management skills.
Desirable
- *Nail surgery techniques
- *Able to interpret and analyse a range of policy, clinical guidelines and data and their relevance for practice
- *Skilled in casting techniques suitable for management of diabetic foot pathologies
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.
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
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
