Podiatrist - HMP Pentonville & HMP Wormwood Scrubs

4 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom NHS Full time €36,750 - €47,250

Are you a Podiatrist looking for a new or additional role with career development opportunities? Have you ever thought about working within a prison environment, helping to rehabilitate and support offenders to live purposeful lives as a member of the community?

Prisons are one of the most challenging yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work - If you are looking for a role where you can develop your existing skills and learn something new every day, then this is the place to be

To ensure the continued quality of care, we are looking for a Podiatrist to support us and the existing teams to work 1 x 4 hour session a week at HMP Pentonville and 1 x 4 hour session a month at HMP Wormwood Scrubs, both based in Warrington. There is no on-call or weekend work to allow for a strong work life balance

You will be part of a forward-thinking, innovative healthcare team, including GPs, nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, and mental health professionals, delivering high quality, best practice treatment. You will also form part of the wider MSK Health in Justice Team comprising of physiotherapists and podiatrists working in 33 prisons across the country. You will be closely supported and mentored by our Team Lead Podiatrist, and this combined with our well-developed appraisal system, in-service training, and funding for external clinical courses, you will be provided with an excellent supportive learning environment.

Main duties of the job

This role requires the advanced assessment and treatment of patients within the offender healthcare setting who may have complex and/or chronic presentations. You will need to determine clinical diagnosis and clinical treatment, and maintain records as an autonomous practitioner.

With this in mind, you will be HCPC registered with post-registration experience assessing and treating a range of conditions including diabetic patients, wound management, MSK pathologies, and nail surgery. You will also be self-motivated with excellent communication and organisational skills.

Job summary

Pentonville prison is one of the largest and most well-known category B prisons with an operational capacity of 1200+. It services the local courts of North London and afield. HMP Wormwood Scrubs is a category B remand prison with a maximum roll of 1279.

About us

If you are shortlisted, you will be contacted by the Internal Recruiter for this role. The recruiter will submit your CV to the hiring manager and in turn arrange an interview for you to attend if the hiring manager feels that you are suitable for the job.

Or alternatively, if you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Sarah Melder on .

Practice Plus Group is a specialist provider of NHS services into prison healthcare across over 45 different prisons, young offenders, and immigration removal centres. We believe in putting the patient first, regardless of the environment or their history. The prison population is one of the most vulnerable and challenged patient groups in society and the delivery of their health care is conducted within often difficult and demanding environments.

Practice Plus Group retains the right to remove the advert prior to the closing date if a suitable candidate is appointed. Please note that offers of employment are subject to Practice Plus Group Terms & Conditions and receipt of satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check, and prison vetting. At Practice Plus Group, we actively promote diversity and equal opportunities. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Job description Job responsibilities

As our Podiatrist working with Practice Plus Group you will:

  1. Provide outstanding evidence-based care, listening and acting on patient feedback so that care is personalised and informed by what matters to patients focusing on both planned and unplanned care.
  2. Deliver non-judgemental care, building therapeutic relationships and promoting professional boundaries. Playing an active part in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the patients' care following our policies, procedures and always considering safeguarding.
  3. Inspire excellence in your colleagues by being proactive in the management of foot, ankle, and lower extremity conditions and motivating the wider team to identify patients at high risk. You will forge strong working relationships with the Practice Plus Group healthcare team and the wider Health in Justice service.
  4. Promote best practice, evidence-based care and continuous quality improvement embedding a culture of reflection and shared learning.
  5. Share knowledge, skills, and expertise to ensure safe care supporting your clinical and non-clinical colleagues to do a great job.
  6. Be responsible for your own caseload and waiting list and be able to work as an autonomous practitioner.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential
  • HCPC registered with post-registration experience assessing and treating MSK conditions in an outpatient setting.
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).

Employer details Employer name

Practice Plus Group

Address

Caledonian Road

London

Middlesex

N7 8TT

Employer's website

£36,750 to £47,250 a year Up to £47,250 per annum pro rata depending on experience

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