Specialist Staff Podiatrist Podiatric Surgery

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Band 7 Specialist Staff Podiatrist ( Podiatric Surgery)

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the NHFT Podiatric Surgery Department. We are a small and friendly team looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic candidate to take on the role of Specialist Staff Podiatrist within Day Surgery and Clinic.

The post holder will be working with Podiatric Surgery Consultants, Registrars, Podiatrists, ODP's, Nurses, Theatre Assistant, HCA's, Medical Secretary and Administrator . The service offers Outpatient Clinics at Danetre Hospital Daventry, and Isebrook Hospital Wellingborough, with Day Surgery based at the facilities of Danetre Hospital. The service is currently open from Monday to Friday.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be an integral member of the Podiatric Surgery team and will offer pre and post-operative support to patients in agreement with the Consultant Podiatric Surgeons. The post holder will also assist in theatre sessions where they will provide perioperative care and management of patients undergoing day surgery.

If you are looking for an interesting and varied podiatry role this could be the job for you. The post holder will have a minimum 5 years of clinical podiatry experience and will be committed to extending their clinical base and to participate in additional training as appropriate.

Excellent interpersonal communication skills are essential for this role. The post holder will have a commitment to maintaining the highest standards of clinical care, clinical supervision, continuing professional development, research and audit. You will be a source of expertise and supervision within the department.

The post holder will be based at Danetre Hospital with a requirement to travel to other sites within the Trust for training. The ability to travel independently between these sites is therefore essential.

The post holder will be required to work 17.25 hours per week over 2 days (Tuesdays and Thursdays) with some flexibility required to work longer/shorter days depending on the needs of the service.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Date posted

02 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

270-TE760-ACS

Job locations

Danetre Hospital

London Road

Daventry

NN11 4DY

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

HCPC registered podiatrist/Podiatry Degree
Evidence of appropriate postgraduate development
Certification in Local Anaesthesia
POM's Certificate

Desirable

IRMER
MSc Theory of Podiatric Surgery and/or have achieved part 1 primary fellowship of COP
Independent prescriber or willing to undertake

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

At least 5 years of post graduate clinical podiatry experience including Day Surgery
Experience of working in a Podiatric Surgery Department
Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
Able to perform ankle/popliteal blocks
Pre operative assessment, post operative dressing/ review experience

Desirable

Experience in treating patients with MSK foot complaints
Steriod injection therapy experience

Skills

Essential

ILS
IV cannulation/ phlebotomy skills

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

HCPC registered podiatrist/Podiatry Degree
Evidence of appropriate postgraduate development
Certification in Local Anaesthesia
POM's Certificate

Desirable

IRMER
MSc Theory of Podiatric Surgery and/or have achieved part 1 primary fellowship of COP
Independent prescriber or willing to undertake

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

At least 5 years of post graduate clinical podiatry experience including Day Surgery
Experience of working in a Podiatric Surgery Department
Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
Able to perform ankle/popliteal blocks
Pre operative assessment, post operative dressing/ review experience

Desirable

Experience in treating patients with MSK foot complaints
Steriod injection therapy experience

Skills

Essential

ILS
IV cannulation/ phlebotomy skills

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.