Job summary
To lead on the delivery of Podiatry services and therapeutic footwear assessment; measuring and fitting to children & adults with congenital foot health problems.
The post holder will co-ordinate and provide paediatric & adult therapeutic footwear podiatry services at our main community site. S/he will be responsible for work and liaison with other health care professionals to promote children & adults foot health.
The post holder will be able to show evidence from a Higher Education Insitute (HEI) of Specialist Therapeutic Footwear qualification including Ankle Foot Orthoses / Footwear combination management.
This will include - previous study and training showing clinical proficiency in therapeutic footwear assessment; measuring and fitting to children & adults with congenital foot health problems and deformity.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have the responsibility of developing clinical standards and protocols of foot care and footwear prescribing in line with commissioning and service needs, and in consultation with professionals from other disciplines to support the provision of holistic care.
The post holder will be responsible for coordinating clinics and incorporating new treatment methods into the management of paediatric & adult therapeutic footwear & foot care.
S/he will be responsible for coordinating the care of qualifying service users in the Foot Health Department at Mile End Hospital. Liaising and working in collaboration with Specialist Consultants and other healthcare professionals within a multidisciplinary environment and working across the disciplines of Foot Health and Footwear.
The post holder will be the lead clinician for Safeguarding Children in the Foot Health Department and Footwear Service.
The post holder will be responsible for delivering high quality clinical care to patients in both in-patient and outpatient environments, both as an autonomous clinician and as part of a team approach. S/he will be expected to work flexibly in a number of clinical and non-clinical environments and liaise with clinical colleagues and other professions e.g. safeguarding leads; social workers; Child Protection Nurses.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see JD (Job Description) and PS (Personal Specification) for full details of role requirements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see JD (Job Description) and PS (Personal Specification) for full details of role requirements.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- BSc Degree In Podiatric Medicine or Diploma (if qualified prior to 1991)
- Registration with the Health Professions Council
- Certificate in local anaesthesia
- Evidence or Portfolio of Post Grad Continued Development (i.e. RCOP Diabetes Module)
- Evidence of Specialist Study and Training in care of children's foot problems
- Evidence of Specialist Therapeutic Footwear Study and Training in AFO/Footwear combination management
Desirable
- Evidence of study to masters level qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of clinical supervision / mentoring
- Experience of service development
Desirable
- Minimum of 3 year post graduate working at Band 6 level or above
- Experience of multidisciplinary and interagency working
- Experience of working with a wide range of patient and disease / pathology types
- Experience of sensitive management of healthy and sick children
- Experience of working with parents and carers
- Experience of working in an NHS environment
Skills
Essential
- Excellent oral, listening and written communication to explain treatment options and plans in a way which children and their carers will understand, and which will maximize commitment to treatment
- Excellent interpersonal skills to enable children to feel at ease with examinations and treatments
- Good interpersonal skills to liaise with Physiotherapists, Rheumatologists, Musculoskeletal Consultants and other specialists in this field
- Good interpersonal skills and sensitive information-handling in liaison with social services, teachers and members of the MDT
- Ability to understand, evaluate and analyze patients' and parents' concerns, needs and capabilities and propose effective solutions
- Ability to undertake intricate work in using extended diagnostic tools e.g. imaging tools and a range of clinical and surgical instruments
- Organizational and planning skills to manage own work time and plan and develop the work and training of others,
- Ability to carry out a thorough biomechanical examination including the performance of any diagnostic tests, or onward referral for further examination / diagnostic testing
- Working knowledge of RS Scanner or gait analysis systems
Desirable
- IT Skills including use of Internet, e -mail, Word Processing
- Presentation Skills and Experience at delivering Health Promotion
- Additional communication modalities for children with learning barriers e.g. Maketon / British Sign Language
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of recent developments in the profession
- Full knowledge of podiatric theory and practice
- Awareness of Equal Opportunities -- theory and practice
- Understanding of Clinical Governance -theory and practice
- Up -to -date knowledge of relevant clinical issues and treatment
- In depth / extended knowledge in the management of mechanical foot pathologies, general medical conditions, childhood diseases and developmental difficulties
- Knowledge and understanding of the NICE Musculoskeletal clinical guidelines
- Knowledge of range of skills held by other disciplines who interact with the child and ability to decide and propose most suitable route for care - provision
Desirable
- Knowledge of the National Health Plan
- Knowledge of ccg roles
- Knowledge of audit and risk assessment
Abilities
Essential
- Ability to cope with a busy demanding and varied workload, able to cope with the demands of moving between sessional clinics, on foot, by transport
- Ability to multi -task and concentrate in order to apply continued diagnostic and analytical skills throughout the working day
- Ability to cope with and reduce childrens' fears and anxieties and help support children and parents/carers by involving them in making effective choices regarding their treatment / care
- Ability to perform duties while in a stressful environment and with emotional and or aggressive patients and carers.
- Ability to perform duties in and domiciliary setting or school environment
- Ability to cope with working alone out in the community with limited backup in frequently unpleasant surrounding that may necessitate increased physical workload due to poor lighting, hygiene and cramped working conditions.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- BSc Degree In Podiatric Medicine or Diploma (if qualified prior to 1991)
- Registration with the Health Professions Council
- Certificate in local anaesthesia
- Evidence or Portfolio of Post Grad Continued Development (i.e. RCOP Diabetes Module)
- Evidence of Specialist Study and Training in care of children's foot problems
- Evidence of Specialist Therapeutic Footwear Study and Training in AFO/Footwear combination management
Desirable
- Evidence of study to masters level qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of clinical supervision / mentoring
- Experience of service development
Desirable
- Minimum of 3 year post graduate working at Band 6 level or above
- Experience of multidisciplinary and interagency working
- Experience of working with a wide range of patient and disease / pathology types
- Experience of sensitive management of healthy and sick children
- Experience of working with parents and carers
- Experience of working in an NHS environment
Skills
Essential
- Excellent oral, listening and written communication to explain treatment options and plans in a way which children and their carers will understand, and which will maximize commitment to treatment
- Excellent interpersonal skills to enable children to feel at ease with examinations and treatments
- Good interpersonal skills to liaise with Physiotherapists, Rheumatologists, Musculoskeletal Consultants and other specialists in this field
- Good interpersonal skills and sensitive information-handling in liaison with social services, teachers and members of the MDT
- Ability to understand, evaluate and analyze patients' and parents' concerns, needs and capabilities and propose effective solutions
- Ability to undertake intricate work in using extended diagnostic tools e.g. imaging tools and a range of clinical and surgical instruments
- Organizational and planning skills to manage own work time and plan and develop the work and training of others,
- Ability to carry out a thorough biomechanical examination including the performance of any diagnostic tests, or onward referral for further examination / diagnostic testing
- Working knowledge of RS Scanner or gait analysis systems
Desirable
- IT Skills including use of Internet, e -mail, Word Processing
- Presentation Skills and Experience at delivering Health Promotion
- Additional communication modalities for children with learning barriers e.g. Maketon / British Sign Language
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of recent developments in the profession
- Full knowledge of podiatric theory and practice
- Awareness of Equal Opportunities -- theory and practice
- Understanding of Clinical Governance -theory and practice
- Up -to -date knowledge of relevant clinical issues and treatment
- In depth / extended knowledge in the management of mechanical foot pathologies, general medical conditions, childhood diseases and developmental difficulties
- Knowledge and understanding of the NICE Musculoskeletal clinical guidelines
- Knowledge of range of skills held by other disciplines who interact with the child and ability to decide and propose most suitable route for care - provision
Desirable
- Knowledge of the National Health Plan
- Knowledge of ccg roles
- Knowledge of audit and risk assessment
Abilities
Essential
- Ability to cope with a busy demanding and varied workload, able to cope with the demands of moving between sessional clinics, on foot, by transport
- Ability to multi -task and concentrate in order to apply continued diagnostic and analytical skills throughout the working day
- Ability to cope with and reduce childrens' fears and anxieties and help support children and parents/carers by involving them in making effective choices regarding their treatment / care
- Ability to perform duties while in a stressful environment and with emotional and or aggressive patients and carers.
- Ability to perform duties in and domiciliary setting or school environment
- Ability to cope with working alone out in the community with limited backup in frequently unpleasant surrounding that may necessitate increased physical workload due to poor lighting, hygiene and cramped working conditions.
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.
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.
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).
