Community Specialist Podiatrist

Job summary

1 x hours per week

Are you aRegistered Podiatrist looking for your next role? Thisis an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic, flexible & highlymotivated Community Podiatrist Band 6 to join our Barnsley Podiatry & Foot Protection Service.

You will have experience &knowledge of a broad range of Podiatric practice together with a desire tolearn & develop your skills further.

Your role will be to assesspatients Podiatric needs & provide a high standard Podiatry service basedon evidence-based practice.

You will be working within amultidisciplinary team & as an autonomous practitioner.

There are opportunities to workalongside our diabetes team lead & wound care specialist, undertaking specialist podiatry clinics including nail surgery,biomechanics / lower limb assessment clinics & wound care /diabetic clinics.

It isessential that you have ability to work flexibly as we operate in community clinics & domiciliary settings, car driver& ability to travel is essential.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to befully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

We are aware that an increasing number of applicants areusing AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We stronglydiscourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before selectingcandidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance yourapplication, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.

Main duties of the job

Thesuccessful candidate will

Work as an autonomous practitioner & as part of the widerteam to manage a clinical caseload

Provide comprehensive care undertaking assessment &treatment of patients who often have complex &/or chronic presentations,including active wounds

Take a proactive role in order to determine diagnosis,prognosis & optimal podiatric management for new & established patients

Work as part of a multidisciplinary team & act as asource of advice to patients, carers, GPs & other health care professionals

Ensurestaff development though appraisal/supervision & keeping the service fitfor the future

Bean excellent communicator/negotiator with proven management skills

Ensureeffective utilisation of resources

Haveresilience & ability to problem solve quickly & effectively

We arelooking for someone who:

Committed to working flexibly &responsively with a can-do approach

Confident to work collaboratively withpartners across the health & social care sector

About us

Weare a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental healthand learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and arethe lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission isto help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do thisby providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employstaff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make adifference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourageand welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we valuediversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Beinga foundation Trust means were accountable to ourmembers, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people(including staff) are members of our Trust.

Joinus and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improvingthe mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet andhelp each year.

Weare committedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people andvulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share thiscommitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOBSUMMARY

Toact as lead podiatrist within a specified locality of the Trust, in theassessment, diagnosis and care-plan management of podiatric foot and lower limbpathologies, predominantly with high-risk podiatric needs, musculo-skeletalpathologies and those targeted in the national service frameworks.

Workingautonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team to confidently deliversustained, quality care. Responsible for acting as a source of specialistadvice, support and education on lower limb complications, to all professions,patients and carers to promote health and social wellbeing.

Toassist the Professional Lead Podiatrist in planning, developing andimplementation podiatry care strategies in line with national and local targetsand guidelines.

Toformulate and implement policies within the Podiatry Department pertinent toclinical, non-clinical and locally based issues.

KEYRESULT AREAS:

To be responsible for the supervision of basicgrade podiatrists working within their locality

Provide Professional support to podiatryAssistants and Technical instructors

Provide professional support and supervision topodiatry students

Responsible for the management of their own andjunior staff clinical and domiciliary caseloads.

Responsible for the rotation, monitoring andordering of stock levels at the post holders designated clinic(s) and or forthe post holders and juniors staffs caseloads.

To provide a professional, quality podiatryservice, meeting the needs of the patients deemed high risk or withmusculoskeletal pathologies in the community. Working in a variety of settingsand conditions, including domiciliary visits.

To plan, organise, co-ordinate and undertakeindividual work and caseloads according to priority and demand, both clinicallyand non-clinically.

To plan and organise basic grade caseloadsaccording to priority and demand.

To assess, analyse, investigate and manageclinical conditions of the at-risk lower limb with systemic complications suchas diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and peripheral vascular disease.

To assess and carry out treatment, using localanaesthesia, on patients in need of elective nail surgery.

To autonomously interpret information gainedfrom clinical and social findings to plan, develop care plans and providepackages of care for patients, carers and other health professionals, thatincorporate risk assessment and discharge.

To work within a primary care podiatric team togive podiatric advice on diagnosis, treatment, packages of care of high riskpatients, for other health care professionals to consult and or influenceonward referral and care.

To provide an immediate duty of care topatients in need of emergency podiatry care.

To cover for staff absence, annual leave andvacancies at short notice outside normal working hours.

To refer patients with a treatment plan tofoot-care providers where appropriate and provide supervision, of those staffwhere required.

To participate in the organization of clinicaland observational placements for student podiatrists and other health careprofessionals and to mentor podiatry students and other health professionals.

To clinically assess students on placement inorder to determine their success or failure of this part of the module whichwill go towards their final examinations.

To work as a multidisciplinary team member,which would involve both primary and secondary care providers.

To provide support and leadership to peers inthe Trust in the care of high risk patients and those with musculo-skeletalpathologies.

To advise upon, participate in and audit thedevelopment and implementation of standards, guidelines, policies and protocolsfor the podiatry department.

To participate in regular surveys andoccasional clinical trials and in the development of outcomes and re-audit,including modernisation and different ways of working.

To represent the department in local meetings,within the Trust and to regularly update the Podiatry Manager / Professionallead on all aspects of care provision to their designated primary carepopulation.

When requested provide the Podiatry Manager/Professional lead with detailed information, within their specified locality,on any aspects of planning, development or modernisation of service specific tothat locality.

To ensure personal, continuous professionaldevelopment is

Maintained in the field of high risk podiatriccare, and or regarding patents highlighted in the national service frameworks.

To develop and participate in post graduatein-service training for all professional staff working in the department toHealth Care Profession Council (HCPC) requirements

To observe and adhere to Trust standards,policies and procedures, health and safety regulations (including COSHH),sterile procedures and data protection act 1984.

COMMUNICATION WITH OTHERS:

Professional Lead Podiatrist

Podiatry Team Lead

Podiatry Biomechanics and Diabetes leads

All podiatry staff

Private podiatric practitioners

Allied health professionals

GPs

Consultants

Nurses and specialist nurses both in primaryand secondary care.

Specailist care teams in both primary and secondarycare diabetes care team

Patients

Carers

Students

University of PodiatricMedicine assessors, facilitators, mentors, tutors and examiners.

Trust Values:

The Trust is committed to ensuring the higheststandards of care and treatment and expects that all staff treat people ,service users, their carers, relatives, friends, colleagues, visitors etc, withdignity and respectat all time. The post holder must all time act in accordance with theTrusts Values:

Honest, open, transparent

Respectful

Person first and in the centre

Improve and be outstanding

Relevant today, ready for tomorrow

Families and carers matter

Safeguarding:

Report any concerns regarding the safety orwellbeing of children, adults service users, members of their families etc, inaccordance with Trust Policy.

Prevent and respond appropriately to abuse andunderstand own role in this by undertaking Safeguarding training.

Trust policies andcommitments to be read in line with the relevant Trust Policy:

All staff employed bythe Trust must comply with the Trusts policies and procedures, undertakeappropriate training required for their role and commit to:

ensure they are aware of the Whistleblowing Policy and how they raiseconcerns;

maintainconfidentiality, in line with the Trusts Confidentiality Policy and Code ofConduct;

understandtheir personal responsibilities with regards to data quality for anyinformation which they create, use or process in accordance with the GeneralData Protection Regulation (GDPR), TheData Protection Act 2018 (DPA) and Trust Data Protection policy;

Complywith the provisions of The Trusts Health and Safety Policy and Protocol.Ensuring their own safety and that of colleagues, service users and visitors.Know the action to be taken in the event of a fire and must undertake firetraining annually;

receivesupervision in line with the Trusts Supervision Policy and an annual Appraisalin line with the Trusts Appraisal Policy, during which mandatory, rolespecific and personal development needs should be identified and agreed;

understandtheir responsibilities under the Trusts Equal Opportunities in EmploymentPolicy and ensure that they adhere to the provisions of the policy;

Recognise,respect and support the equality diversity of staff, colleagues, service users,carers and the public. Contribute to aworking environment which promotes and responds positively to difference anddiversity;

ensurethey carry out their duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children andyoung people under the age of 18 years, as issued under Section 11 of TheChildren Act 2004, by being familiar with and adhering to Trust safeguardingpolicies and participatingin relevanttraining;

complywith their professional responsibilities to develop their practice and delivercare through a Clinical Governance framework ( CPD, Audit, Supervision);

demonstrate,through practice and practical understanding, the importance of the continualdevelopment of individual, team and service wide quality improvement;

abideby relevant codes of professional practice, with the organisation taking actionwhen codes of conduct are breached;

Workflexibly to meet the needs of the service/organisation, whilst working within aculture of progressive employment practices and commitment to the Investors inPeople (IiP) Standards.

adhereto the Trusts smoke free policies, which prohibits smoking anywhere on Trustgrounds;

being socially responsible by complying with measuresthat support the Trust in reducing or offsetting our environmental impact;

Identify and report risks, hazards, incidents, accidentsand near misses promptly;

In addition to theTrusts own responsibilities under the Health and Social Care Act 2008, Code ofPractice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance, foryour safety, ALL staff (and contractors) are responsible for ensuring their workadheres to this Code in the delivery of safe patient care.

This job description is an outline of the main duties ofthe post. The postholder will berequired to undertake other duties commensurate with the band as directed. Thecontent of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the postholder whennecessary and in line with the service developments.

For full details of the role please see the supporting documents attached.

Person Specification

Physical Attributes

Essential

Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).

Training

Essential

Has additional developed professional knowledge bases on: Elective nail surgery, pressure relief, tissue and wound management (including sharp debridement), medical pathologies, diabetes and diabetic foot surveillance, podiatric biomechanics, orthotic and insole manufacture.

Desirable

Working towards attaining a diploma /degree / masters in other specialities such as Biomechanics wound care and Rheumatology.

Qualifications

Essential

Degree in Podiatry. Health Professions Council (HPC) Registered. Certificate in Local Anaesthesia. A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability) for domiciliary visits. Up-to-date Continuing Professional Development in Podiatrys core subjects. Diploma or recognised post-graduate training in the podiatric care of the at risk foot. Contribute in Student facilitation.

Desirable

Member of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists.

Special Knowledge/Skills

Essential

Has knowledge and experience with: Multi-disciplinary team relationships, professional health and social roles, within and related to the NHS setting; making appropriate referrals; patient care planning and discharge; health promotion and presentations.

Experience

Essential

At least 3 years post graduate clinical experience as a podiatrist, being able to provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment to the at-risk foot.

Desirable

Experience of both working in a team and isolation.

Personal Attributes

Essential

Able to provide effective communication (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills to all levels in the organisation. Ability to maintain good working relationships with other healthcare professionals, service users and carers. Ability to write accurate reports on patient health and care needs to other health professionals. Have effective organisational skills. Willing to learn and progress within post. Ability to participate in discussion and sharing of information. Ability to use effective time management in a highly demanding service. Able to work autonomously in clinical situations and make decisions based on clinical skills, experience, policies, procedures and best practice. Able to assess analyse and investigate complex facts, situations, risks and/or podiatric problems, use interpretation, judgement on both the clinical and social findings to provide and plan effective treatment. Good dexterity, hand-eye and sensory co-ordination skills for use of fine tools and machinery. Basic keyboard skills. Flexible working to meet the demands of the service.

Desirable

Experience on report writing not relating to individual patients.

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