Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Integrated Community Specialist Podiatrist

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Job summary

Looking for a challenge, would you like to offer patients the right care at the right time?

We have an opportunity for a Band 6 Specialist Podiatrist to join our integrated Podiatry service at Great Western Hospital for 12 months. We are looking for a dynamic and motivated individual, someone to join our small team and provide Podiatry interventions and use specialist knowledge in order to promote clinical excellence.

The podiatry service prides itself on an integrated approach to support our patients and colleagues. Working within the integrated service will allow you the opportunity to work closely with our many community colleagues including our various nursing and acute teams.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation of Podiatric care to a variety of patients with a wide variety of clinical needs including: High-risk, Diabetes, Neuropathy, Chronic disease, Wound management/ tissue viability, MSK, Patients with mental illness or learning difficulties.

To be responsible for the assessment and diagnosis of new patients within community podiatry and with the subsequent production and completion of individual care plans which may include administration of local anaesthesia, the provision of nail surgery, orthotics, wound management and provision of appropriate foot health education advice to individuals and groups of patients.

To be responsible for the referral of patients who require the intervention of other professionals and other departmental specialist areas, by following agreed departmental referral pathways e.g. into the acute podiatry pathway or to podiatric surgery

About us

Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.

Service We will put our patients firstTeamwork We will work togetherAmbition We will aspire to provide the best serviceRespect We will act with integrity

One Trust One Team

Date posted

16 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

Depending on experience per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Compressed hours, Annualised hours

Reference number

249-5269430

Job locations

Great Western Hospital

Podiatry Department

Swindon

SN1 2DQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work under as an autonomous podiatrist with the support of senior colleagues.

To be professionally responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation of Podiatric care to a variety of patients with a wide variety of clinical needs including: High-risk, Diabetes, Neuropathy, Chronic disease, Wound management/ tissue viability, MSK, Patients with mental illness or learning difficulties.

To carry out annual diabetic foot reviews in accordance with NICE guidance which includes Vascular assessment using Doppler ultrasound assessment

To have highly developed physical skills, precision hand/eye co-ordination for prolonged periods and as required when carrying out surgical techniques and specialist debridement.

To carry out diabetic foot reviews in accordance with NICE guidance which includes Vascular assessment using Doppler ultrasound assessment

To maintain and develop skills and knowledge to deliver a range of interventions that will enable you to support our Community Nursing colleagues. This intervention may include, phlebotomy competencies, insulin administration and other wound care management.

You will be supported and have the opportunity to develop as an integrated podiatrist to work with a range of colleagues across the integrated services from experienced community podiatrists, diabetes leads, MSK specialists and community nurses.

To assess, diagnose, develop and implement individual podiatry treatment plans for patients with a wide variety of clinical needs. Most commonly, care will be provided for patients at risk, who suffer from metabolic, vascular or neurological disorders e.g. diabetes compromising the integrity of the lower limb.

To have highly developed physical skills, precision hand/eye co-ordination for prolonged periods and as required when carrying out surgical techniques and specialist debridement.

To carry out diabetic foot reviews in accordance with NICE guidance which includes Vascular assessment using Doppler ultrasound assessment

To be actively involved in the provision of Foot Health Education to patients, relatives and carers.

To be responsible for the day-to-day planning of personal workloads in relation to the completion of home visits and to residential homes or ward visits as appropriate.