North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Do you want to work in one of the nation's areas of outstanding natural beauty, delivering care with the scenic Lake District Fells as your backdrop? The North Cumbria Podiatry Department has received outstanding achievements through the We Care Audit, being awarded 'Best team supporting learning' and 'Best learning opportunities' with the trust.
The successful candidate will demonstrate a high level of interpersonal and organisational skills, alongside a good sense of humour and team focus.
The Department has a good skill mix including advanced and specialist Podiatrists, Podiatry assistants, and administrative staff. As a specialist podiatrist, you will triage and treat a variety of podiatric problems and provide foot health education to patients and other stakeholders.
Opportunities to develop skills and knowledge in specialist areas are available through our close links with the multi-disciplinary diabetic foot team and North Cumbria MSK service.
If this sounds like your ideal role, we look forward to receiving your application.
Main duties of the job
* Formulate and deliver individual treatment plans using assessment, reasoning, and clinical decision-making based on your specialist knowledge and evidence-based practice.
* Evaluate patient progress, re-assess and alter treatment plans using evidence-based medicine/guidelines, recognizing when additional support is needed.
* Be responsible for escalating patients presenting with complex conditions outside the scope of practice to an advanced podiatrist.
* Be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your work, including the management of patients in your care.
* Undertake self-directed/lone working in various locations, including patients' homes.
* Plan and organize your clinical caseload efficiently and effectively.
* Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient records.
About us
At NCIC, we aim to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a center of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare, offering a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in delivering 'safe, high-quality care every time':
* Being a clinically led organisation
* Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
* A positive patient experience every time
* A great place to work
* Managing our money well
We are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria, we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
Registered Nurses, Midwives, and Allied Health Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles, or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received, this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date; please apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration
* Local anaesthesia certificate
* Certificate in radiology (IRMER)
Knowledge & experience
* Previous experience working in the NHS
* Knowledge and experience in the assessment, diagnosis, and management of high-risk foot
* Knowledge of UK NHS Podiatry services
* Understanding of Primary care
* Understanding of relevant NHS Policies
* Experience working in a specialist area
Personal Circumstances
* The ability to work at and travel to various sites throughout North Cumbria.
Other Requirements
* Demonstrate satisfactory health screening.
* Act in a way that supports equity and diversity (level 1).
* Documented evidence of Hep B vaccination.
Skills and Aptitudes
* Ability to assess new patients and provide appropriate treatment based on individual patient needs and care planning.
* Ability to manage and critically evaluate caseload.
* Ability to manage own time, prioritise tasks, work independently, and multi-task.
* Good organisational and timekeeping skills.
* Highly developed level of manual dexterity for the use of surgical instruments, including scalpels and needles.
* Able to work in restricted positions, particularly during domiciliary visits to accommodate patient needs.
* Ability to carry out, analyse, and interpret results of various specialist assessments within scope of practice.
* Able to adapt to change and resolve problems.
* Work unsupervised.
* High levels of concentration during treatment and the ability to deal with unexpected situations (e.g., emergencies).
* Exercise individual responsibility and judgement.
* Able to remain calm under pressure.
* Communicate effectively with colleagues, other health care professionals, carers, and patients.
* Work as a member of a team.
* Undertake clinical audits, as necessary to own work/ regularly undertake R&D trials/ clinical trials.
* Performance manage staff when indicated.
* Ability to supervise less experienced members of the podiatry team.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be necessary to check for any previous criminal convictions.
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
£37,338 to £44,962 a year, Per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
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