Job summary
Due to retirement a highly specialist podiatry post has become available within the North East Essex Community Podiatry service.
This role is part of the integrated podiatry service, which provides care for all ages and variety of pathologies, including nail surgery; wound care; biomechanics; foot protection service and MDT foot clinic for diabetic patients.The service covers North East Essex and the post holder will be expected to cover Clacton, Colchester, Harwich and home visits.
Car driver and access to a car for work is essential.
Main duties of the job
You will be required to participate in the full breath of the service, but have a specialist interest focus on management of complex patients with vascular issues and non diabetic rounds.It is expected that this post will develop to become a non medical prescriber, but this can be developed whilst in the service.
The service has committed to supporting the workforce of the future and as such you will support the development of staff across a range of points in their career, from assistant staff working towards the RCoP qualifications, to Apprentice podiatrists (pre-reg) and post registration staff through preceptorship and into expert practice.
For more information please contact Helen Welham
Helen.Welham@esneft.nhs.uk
07785 908131
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience working with relevant care group
- Advanced competencies relevant to care group
- Experience of managing complex and/or highly specialist cases
Desirable
- Experience of managing and supervising the work of others
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Podiatrist recorded on HCPC register with POM-A annotation
- Professional knowledge and skills underpinned by theory and experience, acquired through degree supplemented by specialist training, experience in specialist field, to masters level or equivalent
Desirable
- Consultation diagnostics/assessment skills
- Non-medical prescribing relevant to area of practice
- Evidence on going CPD
- Advanced and specialist skills relevant to care group (vascular and non-diabetic wound management)
- Leadership course
Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced knowledge of a broad range of assessments and treatment techniques including specialist relevant to the specialist care group and the relative benefits of each.
- Awareness of national guidance relevant to own specialities, including, consent issues, and other legal frameworks relating to care group
- Understanding of the roles of other professionals.
- Understanding of the roles of other professionals.
- Knowledge of standards of record keeping.
- Excellent knowledge of the current evidence based practice
Desirable
- Knowledge of Audit and QI methodology
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience working with relevant care group
- Advanced competencies relevant to care group
- Experience of managing complex and/or highly specialist cases
Desirable
- Experience of managing and supervising the work of others
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Podiatrist recorded on HCPC register with POM-A annotation
- Professional knowledge and skills underpinned by theory and experience, acquired through degree supplemented by specialist training, experience in specialist field, to masters level or equivalent
Desirable
- Consultation diagnostics/assessment skills
- Non-medical prescribing relevant to area of practice
- Evidence on going CPD
- Advanced and specialist skills relevant to care group (vascular and non-diabetic wound management)
- Leadership course
Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced knowledge of a broad range of assessments and treatment techniques including specialist relevant to the specialist care group and the relative benefits of each.
- Awareness of national guidance relevant to own specialities, including, consent issues, and other legal frameworks relating to care group
- Understanding of the roles of other professionals.
- Understanding of the roles of other professionals.
- Knowledge of standards of record keeping.
- Excellent knowledge of the current evidence based practice
Desirable
- Knowledge of Audit and QI methodology
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).
