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Job overview
The Musculoskeletal (MSK) Podiatry Team are looking for a highly motivated, proactive, HCPC registered Advanced Podiatrist to join their department for a fixed term period of 12 months. This post covers the Hexham area of the trust.
This role is perfect for an experienced band 6 clinician or an existing band 7 clinician with relevant experience.
The Successful applicant will have the skills and ability to work within specialist MSK team and demonstrate experience of working in the field of Biomechanics. Applicants must show evidence of completing or working towards completion of a Band 7 competency programme.
A commitment to staff development, including working with students, and delivery of an efficient high quality podiatry service is essential, with the applicant being aware of professional and national guidelines, be up to date with current evidence-based practice and be able to demonstrate their participation in Continued Professional Development, research and clinical audit.
The post holder will work with other clinicians in the MSK team across the locality, delivering specialist biomechanics care.
Main duties of the job
* Take a holistic approach in assessing people requiring MSK care.
* Ensure that all interventions are designed using, where possible, evidence based practice and to evaluate outcomes
* You will be joining a highly motivated and friendly professional team.
* Duties will include delivering evidence-based podiatry within outpatients clinics.
* To be a strong candidate we are looking for an Advanced Podiatrist able to integrate into multidisciplinary teams and display the strength of character to work autonomously. There is a requirement to support and develop others including podiatry students and other professions, podiatry assistants and newly qualified staff and existing colleagues.
* Work across acute and community sectors as part of a multidisciplinary team with direct input to patient care, working with people who have highly complex health needs, and acting as a source of advice to medical colleagues, other health care professionals, patients and carers
* Be responsible for the maintenance of appropriate documentation for patient records, reports, audits and Departmental standards
Working for our organisation
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Leader of Clinical Practice:
* Provide clinical leadership for the team through the effective implementation of all organisational policies and procedures
* Support the Team and take a lead in ensuring that high quality, evidence based podiatric care is delivered
* Demonstrate a flexible approach to service delivery to meet demands placed upon the service and ensure that waiting time targets and maximum patient choice are delivered
* Evaluate clinical practice by monitoring standards of care and undertake audits in support of the clinical governance framework
* Play an active part in the development of local policies and guidelines by advising on policy changes which may impact beyond own area
Manager of Resources:
* Lead by example on service transformation activity and maintain the Team’s focus on continuous service improvement and value for money
* Ordering and receipting stock
* Work with the Clinical Lead to evaluate dressing choices and manage efficiencies for wound care dressing choices
Professional Development:
* Participate in CPD through various means including; peer review, clinical supervision, appraisal etc., where appropriate disseminating information / learning throughout the Department
* Maintain professional registration, following the HPC Code of Professional Conduct
* Take a lead role in clinical supervision and appraisal within the team
* Take an active part in student placements / training of students, acting as a mentor where appropriate. To take a lead role in internal staff training including:
- The development and delivery of training programmes within the specialist field incorporating professional / regional guidelines where possible
- Staff training rotations
- Multi-disciplinary training
Person specification
Qualifications / Professional Registration
* BSc / BSc (Hons) or Professional Diploma in Podiatric Medicine
* HPC registration
* Post graduate specialist training/experience to masters level or equivalent
* CPD
* Clinical Educator
* Diabetic foot module
Experience and knowledge
* Significant accumulated postgraduate experience
* Broad range of clinical experience
* Experience of service development
* Significant experience of treating patients with Wound-care requirement
* Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
* Evidence of substantial work in the specialist area
* Experience of undertaking audit review programmes
* Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
* Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
Other requirements
* It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role
Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, and those who have a disability that requires support in the work place (two ticks pledge) and who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce as well as other under-represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, we have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships, Age Posi+ive and are a mindful employer.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible by calling our HR Recruitment Team on 0191 203 1415 option 2.
Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line with CQC and NHS England statutory guidance.
Make sure to read the ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before joining our fantastic trust!
Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay.
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Victoria Marshall Job title Podiatry Team Lead Email address victoria.marshall@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk Telephone number 07799148499
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