Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Podiatrist band 5

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Job summary

Posts available: 1+ band 5 Podiatrist fixed for 1 year in Leicestershire

Can you demonstrate our values of Trust, Respect, Integrity and Compassion? Do you share in our ambition to create high quality, compassionate care, and wellbeing for all?

Then take a step towards LPT.

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1m people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

This post will suit a candidate who is a newly or recently qualified podiatrist, who is enthusiastic, motivated, and ready to join our friendly team. Would you love to continue developing your skills in all areas of podiatry including routine treatments, high risk and ulcer care, biomechanics, nail surgery and more?This is a an opportunity to develop your post graduate skills.

You will be given the opportunity to work through a competency programme during a preceptorship period of one year. As well as a full induction programme we will also offer regular supervision sessions.

You will be providing care within health centres, community hospitals, patients homes, and care homes along with the opportunity to experience working within the acute hospital setting on wards and the MDT diabetic foot clinic.

The NHS is the place to develop your skills!

Main duties of the job

You will assess, diagnose, treat, manage and maintain defined caseload using your professional autonomy, applying sound reasoning and judgemental skills whilst ensuring practice is evidence based whenever possible. Our clinics and home visits are a mixture of routine, biomechanics and high risk patients. The clinic rota will also include telephone and video call appointments.

Nail surgery is done on a rota but often there is a need for extra sessions to meet the demand. Nail surgery is also provided for the housebound in their homes.

We have rotational placements working within the diabetic foot clinic at Leicester General Hospital and also treating patients the acute wards at one of the three main hospitals in Leicester.

You will liaise with professional colleagues to ensure safe and effective outcomes of interventions particularly the community nursing service and the wider MDTs.

You will have a base of work but will need to work at other clinics too which is great to meet other staff.

We encourage all podiatrists to have roles of interest eg getting involved in projects, audits, research, being a student placement instructor, line managing etc.

We 'treat to discharge' expect for the high risk patients. This requires excellent treatment planning and communication skills with patients and their families/carers to manage their expectations. We promote self care and independence.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Date posted

26 June 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9313-23-0211

Job locations

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Bridge Park Road

Thurmaston

Leicester

LE4 8PQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Attached: The job description is not exhaustive and will be reviewed in the light of changing needs and organisational development. Any changes will be discussed with the post holder who may be required to carry out the duties appropriate to the grade and scope of the post.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A degree/diploma in Podiatry
Certificate in local analgesia
Current HCPC registration

Desirable

Evidence of post qualification training

Experience

Essential

Demonstrate an up-to-date knowledge of current
Podiatry issues and practice
Demonstrable aptitude and experience in IT / electronic communication
Demonstrate a working knowledge of issues relating to clinical governance
Demonstrates ability to problem solve
Demonstrate effective planning and organisational skills
Able to communicate effectively, with patients, within the professional team and on a multi-disciplinary level
Evidence of being able to work on own initiative and as part of a team
Highly motivated and able to motivate others
Adaptable / flexible and able to manage change effectively to meet needs of the Service
Ability to work in a complex changing environment
Commitment to Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles
Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection
Understanding of the service users of the Trust (which could include lived experience of conditions the Trust deals with or of receiving services relevant to those the Trust provides)

Desirable

Demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development / an up-to-date professional profile e.g. via professional portfolio
Shows evidence of contribution to PDR programme
Evidence of participation in evidence based practice
Participation in clinical audit and/or research
Evidence of participation in clinical supervision
Ability to teach and present
Ability to work on several tasks simultaneously and respond to interruptions
Ability to motivate others through change

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A degree/diploma in Podiatry
Certificate in local analgesia
Current HCPC registration

Desirable

Evidence of post qualification training

Experience

Essential

Demonstrate an up-to-date knowledge of current
Podiatry issues and practice
Demonstrable aptitude and experience in IT / electronic communication
Demonstrate a working knowledge of issues relating to clinical governance
Demonstrates ability to problem solve
Demonstrate effective planning and organisational skills
Able to communicate effectively, with patients, within the professional team and on a multi-disciplinary level
Evidence of being able to work on own initiative and as part of a team
Highly motivated and able to motivate others
Adaptable / flexible and able to manage change effectively to meet needs of the Service
Ability to work in a complex changing environment
Commitment to Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles
Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection
Understanding of the service users of the Trust (which could include lived experience of conditions the Trust deals with or of receiving services relevant to those the Trust provides)

Desirable

Demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development / an up-to-date professional profile e.g. via professional portfolio
Shows evidence of contribution to PDR programme
Evidence of participation in evidence based practice
Participation in clinical audit and/or research
Evidence of participation in clinical supervision
Ability to teach and present
Ability to work on several tasks simultaneously and respond to interruptions
Ability to motivate others through change

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.

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Bridge Park Road

Thurmaston

Leicester

LE4 8PQ

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

Bridge Park Road

Thurmaston

Leicester

LE4 8PQ

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)