Band 5 Podiatrist
1 month ago
Job summary
Podiatrist - hours per week
Join us to be part of the enthusiastic team changing the future for podiatry in Stockport.
You will be providing an efficient, effective, and consistently high-quality podiatry service for Stockport Foundation Trust.
Implementing individualised care programmes for patients with a wide variety of clinical needs, including acute or chronic neuropathies, chronic diseases, vascular problems, and wound management. The post holder will also be able to plan and manage their own caseload, at first with help, which will include providing specialist care for patients with diabetes, rheumatological and biomechanical problems.
New graduates will participate in supervision and mentoring for the first 6 - 12 months.
Full or part time posts considered
Main duties of the job
To provide an efficient, effective and consistently high quality podiatry service to clients registered to the Stockport Foundation Trust.
To implement individualised care programmes for patients with a wide variety of clinical needs, including acute or chronic neuropathies, chronic diseases, vascular problems and wound management. The post holder will also be expected to plan and manage their own caseload, at first with help, which will include providing specialist care for patients with diabetes, rheumatological and biomechanical problems.
New graduates will be offered supervision and mentoring for the first 6 - 12 months.
About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:
Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays NHS pension scheme membership Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further NHS Staff discounts Cycle to work scheme Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice Job description
Job responsibilities
Communications
Work effectively as a member of a multi-professional team and liaise with other professionals and agencies to provide quality care across all care boundaries social services, hospital, care homes. Communicate effectively with patients and carers so as to obtain clear diagnostic information where there may be difficulties due to hearing loss, anxiety or a language barrier. This is particularly important in assessing capacity to gain valid informed consent. Deliver appropriate foot care advice to patients and their carers Promote equality, diversity and rights. To actively promote a healthy lifestyle to patients persuading and encouraging them to eat healthily, take up exercise and stop smoking Maintain accurate contemporaneous treatment records of patients care. Attend and actively contribute to department and multi-disciplinary meetings.Responsibility for Patient Care
To follow, review and amend treatment plans with expected outcomes for patients. To participate in low level clinical triage. To provide advice to patients and carers so assisting them to contribute to meeting the desired outcome of their treatment plan. Provide clinically effective treatments underpinned by evidence based best practice in line with the agreed treatment plan in a variety of locations including domiciliary work. Undertake minor surgery as required Work alongside Community Specialist Podiatrists caring for high risk patients, children with complex needs and patients with complicated biomechanical problems. Work collaboratively with GPs, DN colleagues re: patients with foot/leg ulceration requiring frequent dressing changes. Following treatment to decide when a patient has reached their maximum potential for rehabilitation and discharge with a self-help plan. Ensure referrals to other services are expedited quickly in circumstances where additional diagnostic skills/ services are required. Assist patients /service users/carers/relatives during incidental contacts.Planning and Organisation
To be responsible for the day to day planning of personal workload in order to meet the demands of the job role. Take responsibility for maintaining personal and clinical diary. Deal with emergencies and their management, including the consequences of changes to planned timetable. Flexible working will be required; weekend and evening work may be necessary dependent on service demandsResponsibilities for Physical and/or Financial Resources
Be responsible for ensuring stock levels are maintained and kept secure. Maintain a clean, risk free clinical environment to minimise risk of harm to patients. Podiatrists will undertake a risk assessment for all domiciliary work. Oversee the safe transfer of patients to and from the treatment couch. Attend any department specific training eg prevention and control of infection, use of new equipment. To be responsible for the use of medical devices including reporting faults and carrying out routine maintenance checks. Ensure that health and safety legislation is complied with at all times including COSHH, risk assessment, control of infection, decontamination. Wear protective clothing provided.Responsibility for Policy and Service Development and Implementation
To be aware of, comment on and/or actively participate in changes on policies, procedures or service developments and implement these once agreed. Respond to directives as required. Be actively involved in quality initiatives to improve service delivery.Responsibilities for Human Resource and Leadership
Be flexible in responding to the needs of the service and provide cover for other podiatrists at short notice or during known periods of absence. To delegate patients to the assistant grade staff and oversee their clinical work.Responsibilities for Teaching and Training
Participate in foot health education to both patients, and carers and other staff groups. To supervise podiatry students during placements. To participate in placement of other health care staff district nurses, GP traineesand support new or less experienced work colleagues to adapt to the workplace. Ensure attendance at Trust and department mandatory training fire, health and safety, moving and handling, cardio- pulmonary resuscitation, prevention and control of infection, use of new items of equipment.Responsibilities for data and information resources
Ensure treatment notes are completed to the Trust standard for every contact with a patient. . Input data into the Trusts IT system following patient contact. To co-operate in the collection of additional information for projects or patient surveysResearch , development and Audit
Participate in clinical governance activities and development of outcomes, standards, guidelines, policies and protocols. Participate in professional research trials and audit as required. Demonstrate a commitment to CPD to meet personal and service needs. Learn through clinical supervision and sharing of positive and negative events. Maintain knowledge of evidence based practice and accepted best practice. Maintain a professional portfolio.Physical Skills and Effort
Demonstrate capability to move and handle patients who may be immobile, wheelchair or bedbound. Risk assess how best to work in often confined space on domiciliary visits.COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated and you would like some advice or information, including how to get vaccinated, please email . There is a current Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new starters may need to be vaccinated.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £ This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
Podiatry HCPC Registartion
Desirable
Member of Professional Body
Experience
Essential
NHS experience
Desirable
Work with the public in another sphere
Skills
Essential
Good knowledge of all clinical podiatry skills
Desirable
Nail surgery experience
Skills
Essential
strong commitment to professional development Demonstrate good communication skills
Knowledge
Essential
Knowledge of multi-disciplinary working-
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