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Main area: Clinical Sciences and Patient Experience Specialist Podiatrist
Grade Band: 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week)
Job ref: 824-INNER-6842603-A
Site: Lisson Grove Medical Centre
Town: London
Salary: £44,806 - £53,134 Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 19/02/2025 23:59
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Job overview
Band 6 Specialist Podiatrist
Do you feel like it’s time to make a change? Not only to your career, but to the way in which we provide podiatry?
The Podiatry Service in CLCH is dedicated to change and innovation and we are looking for new members of the team who are excited by doing things differently and breaking down the traditional divisions within the profession. Our goal is to create a new care pathway that makes targeted use of clinical sciences to develop clear patient centred, evidence-based packages of care for all appropriate referrals to the podiatry service. This work will inform projects to share learning through presentation and publication, so this role provides one day per week dedicated to research.
We have three vacancies for this opportunity, all of which will work in the North West Inner division of CLCH NHS Trust, which covers the tri-borough area of Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster.
Main duties of the job
So what do you need to join our team?
* At least 2 years clinical experience in providing NHS podiatry
* A BSc and evidence of post registration CPD
* An excellent sense of professional curiosity
* Experience in service development and/or patient experience in Podiatry, including audit, patient stories and patient education
* Ability to adapt to a fast moving service, work autonomously, and possess the clinical skills to work independently and as part of a larger multi-disciplinary team
* Excellent communication skills and comprehensive clinical assessment skills
* Strong relationship building skills to work positively in your nursing team, multidisciplinary teams and with patients
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
* A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
* Single occupancy accommodation in Central London
* Support with gaining your driving license *T&C’s apply
* Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
* Flexible working options
* Training, support and development in your career
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person specification
Education/Qualification
* BSc Degree In Podiatric Medicine or Diploma (if qualified prior to 1991)
* Evidence of continual professional and personal development
* Registration with the Health Professions Council
* Certificate in local anaesthesia
* Evidence of post grad training in specialist area of podiatry
Experience
* Post graduate clinical experience of multidisciplinary and interagency working
* Experience of working with a wide range of patient and disease/pathology types including the at-risk and high-risk foot
* Experience of working as part of a specialist team (clinical rotation experience accepted)
* Experience of working in an NHS environment
* Experience of clinical supervision/mentoring
* Experience of service development
Other
* Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.
At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.
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.
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