Diabetes Podiatrist - Surrey Downs H&C

Job description

Job responsibilities

To take the lead role in diabetic foot care within Community Diabetes service working as part of a multidisciplinary team.

To continue to strengthen patient pathways between Acute, Tier 3 and Community care.

To lead and implement a regular review of outcome measures across the service to ensure the service is effective.

Provide an exemplary standard of care which included highly specialist diagnostic assessment, treatment and advice, including advanced wound management of high risk groups including vascular complications, to maintain patients mobility, independence and prevent disability.

To lead on clinical local and national audits, service pilots/projects and other research activities to support the development of evidence based practice.

To provide clinical support to the podiatry team in the community integrated diabetes service (Tier 3).

To act as a source of expertise and undertake training of podiatry students, support colleagues maintain and develop their clinical skills in diabetes and wound care, and educate other health care professionals on foot care.

Clinical

To work as an integral member of the podiatry team to deliver high quality and responsive programmes of podiatric care to patients.

To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team with vascular surgeons, consultant Diabetologist and Orthotist, acting as a source of advice to patients, carers, General Practitioners and other health care professionals.

To be responsible for a highly complex and specialised caseload involving the implementation and co-ordination of highly specialise treatment regimens involving the holistic management of the at risk foot.

To be highly proficient in : comprehensive neurological and vascular assessment, total contact casting, deep wound debridement, advanced pathology , wound management techniques e.g. larvae therapy.

To undertake diagnostic procedures using appropriate equipment e.g. wound swabs, Doppler ultrasound. Also to request diagnostic procedures such as X-ray and MRI scans, and acting on results.

To ensure best practice when exposed to unpleasant working conditions. Maintaining infection control standards when faced with malodorous wounds, ulcerations and challenging unhygienic environments.

To provide a service at a wide variety of sites including hospital clinics and wards, patients home, community clinics.

Professional

To work as an autonomous clinician working within professional and organisational guidelines. Therefore being legally and professionally accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients.

To take a lead role in departmental clinical governance initiatives for example designing audit projects, collection of audit data, research, and development of clinical standards within specialist area of practice.

To keep up to date with clinical and professional developments and use evidence based practice.

To complete and maintain clinical competencies identified for the post.

To maintain and update individual Professional Portfolio, and achieve statutory hours of CPD per year.

To actively participate in personal development reviews (PDRs) and lifelong learning.

To lead, promote and participate in clinical support (clinical supervision) whilst facilitating team members to utilise reflective skills as a method of ensuring quality of care for all service users.

To support and represent the service in any projects, programmes and training events as required.

To lead on any relevant Podiatric contribution to NSFs and NICE guidelines. This will involve proposing and developing new policies and service changes which may impact on own department and others, and represent the organisation when required.

To be aware of ones own scope of practice and refer to other peers/ professionals as necessary.

Management

To prevent professional isolation for co-owners working in the community by creating and maintaining systems for encouraging and supporting communications between podiatrists.

To be responsible for the supervision of students and developing others for succession planning, and provide specialist training in area of expertise.

Ensure that co-owners learn from mistakes, near misses and complaints, fostering a learning culture.

To facilitate in-service training programmes e.g. including liaising with internal/external trainers and other professional leads.

To participate in co-owner recruitment, reviewing job descriptions, short listing and sitting on interview panels and inducting new members of co-owners including bank staff and locums.

To contribute to the departments strategy and annual business plan and produce objectives in line with it for the team.

To manage complaints efficiently working with the complaints team to resolve complaints within identified timescales and to avoid unnecessary escalation with the support of the Head of Podiatry.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC Registered Podiatrist (DPodM or BSc)
• Local Anaesthetic Certificate
• Car Driver (Full Licence)

Desirable

• Specialist clinical experience. Involvement in training and teaching
• Relevant post graduate qualifications

Experience

Essential

• NHS experience.
• Experience in the provision of high risk treatments and diabetic assessments in an acute environment.
• Broad spectrum of clinical experience Working independently as a team member
• Able to demonstrate in-depth clinical knowledge and practical skills

Desirable

• Experience in clinical audit
• Competency in casting techniques.

Skills

Essential

• Health promotion and basic biomechanics
• Demonstrate the ability to critically appraise
• Highly organised and able to prioritise work load

Desirable

• Excellent presentation skills
• Evidence of clinical leadership

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

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Leatherhead Hospital

Leatherhead

KT22 8SD

Employer's website

https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)