Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Podiatrist Advanced

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Job summary

Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust (NHCT) Community Podiatry Services are looking for a highly motivated, proactive and focused qualified Health and Care Professional Council (HCPC) registered Advanced Podiatrist to join their department, working into the North Team. Essential qualifications required to apply are: Diploma/ Degree in Podiatric Medicine, HPC registration, local anaesthetic certificate, computer literate and an understanding of pathways of care.

This development role is perfect for an experienced and 6 clinician or an existing band 7 clinician with relevant experience. The post builds on the move of the service to deliver the highest quality high risk care in line with the national, regional and local position in relation to NHS service delivery.

The post holder will work as the locality lead in relation to delivering high risk care and acting as a point of reference for colleagues supporting the delivery of care in line with the relevant NICE guidance and national Wound-care Strategy documentation.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will:

Take a holistic approach in assessing people requiring high risk care.

Ensure that all interventions are designed using, where possible, evidence based practice and to evaluate outcomes.

You will be joining a highly motivated and friendly professional team.

Duties will include delivering evidence-based podiatry within clinics, GP surgeries, hospitals, patient's homes and nursing homes. The post covers Blyth and other sites in the South East locality area.

To be a strong candidate we are looking for an Advanced Podiatrist able to integrate into multidisciplinary teams and display the strength of character to work autonomously. There is a requirement to support and develop others including podiatry students and other professions, podiatry assistants and newly qualified staff and existing colleagues.

Work across acute, community and primary health care sectors as part of a multidisciplinary team with direct input to patient care, working with people who have highly complex health need, and acting as a source of advice to medical colleagues, other health care professionals, patients and carers.

Be responsible for the maintenance of appropriate documentation for patient records, reports, audits and Departmental standards.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres.

We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Details

Date posted

28 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-6790551LT

Job locations

Thomas Knight Unit, Blyth Community Hospital

Thoroton Street

Blyth

NE24 1DX


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Participate in CPD through various means including; peer review, clinical supervision, appraisal etc., where appropriate disseminating information / learning throughout the Department.
  • Maintain professional registration, following the HPC Code of Professional Conduct.
  • Lead by example on service transformation activity and maintain the Teams focus on continuous service improvement and value for money
  • Ordering and receipting stock.
  • Work with the Clinical Lead to evaluate dressing choices and manage efficiencies for wound- care dressing choices.
  • Provide clinical leadership for the team through the effective implementation of all organisational policies and procedures.
  • Support the Team and take a lead in ensuring that high quality, evidence based podiatric care is delivered.
  • Demonstrate a flexible approach to service delivery to meet demands placed upon the service and ensure that waiting time targets and maximum patient choice are delivered.
  • Evaluate clinical practice by monitoring standards of care and undertake audits in support of the clinical governance framework.
  • Play an active part in the development of local policies and guidelines by advising on policy changes which may impact beyond own area.

  • This post may require assessment centre and/or psychometric testing.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Participate in CPD through various means including; peer review, clinical supervision, appraisal etc., where appropriate disseminating information / learning throughout the Department.
  • Maintain professional registration, following the HPC Code of Professional Conduct.
  • Lead by example on service transformation activity and maintain the Teams focus on continuous service improvement and value for money
  • Ordering and receipting stock.
  • Work with the Clinical Lead to evaluate dressing choices and manage efficiencies for wound- care dressing choices.
  • Provide clinical leadership for the team through the effective implementation of all organisational policies and procedures.
  • Support the Team and take a lead in ensuring that high quality, evidence based podiatric care is delivered.
  • Demonstrate a flexible approach to service delivery to meet demands placed upon the service and ensure that waiting time targets and maximum patient choice are delivered.
  • Evaluate clinical practice by monitoring standards of care and undertake audits in support of the clinical governance framework.
  • Play an active part in the development of local policies and guidelines by advising on policy changes which may impact beyond own area.

  • This post may require assessment centre and/or psychometric testing.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • BSc / BSc (Hons) or Professional Diploma in Podiatric Medicine
  • HPC registration
  • Local anaesthetic certificate
  • Post graduate specialist training/experience to masters level or equivalent
  • CPD

Desirable

  • Health promotion qualification
  • Clinical Educator
  • Diabetic foot module

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • Significant accumulated postgraduate experience
  • Wound-care experience
  • Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

  • Experience of undertaking audit review programmes

Personal Attributes

Desirable

  • Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools

Other Requirements

Essential

  • It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • BSc / BSc (Hons) or Professional Diploma in Podiatric Medicine
  • HPC registration
  • Local anaesthetic certificate
  • Post graduate specialist training/experience to masters level or equivalent
  • CPD

Desirable

  • Health promotion qualification
  • Clinical Educator
  • Diabetic foot module

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • Significant accumulated postgraduate experience
  • Wound-care experience
  • Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

  • Experience of undertaking audit review programmes

Personal Attributes

Desirable

  • Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools

Other Requirements

Essential

  • It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Thomas Knight Unit, Blyth Community Hospital

Thoroton Street

Blyth

NE24 1DX


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Thomas Knight Unit, Blyth Community Hospital

Thoroton Street

Blyth

NE24 1DX


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

South East & West Podiatry Team Lead

Aileen Milligan

aileen.milligan@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk

07879427804

Details

Date posted

28 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-6790551LT

Job locations

Thomas Knight Unit, Blyth Community Hospital

Thoroton Street

Blyth

NE24 1DX


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