South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
Are you a Registered Podiatrist looking for your next role? This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic, flexible & highly motivated 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 to learn & develop your skills further.
Your role will be to assess patients' Podiatric needs & provide a high standard Podiatry service based on evidence-based practice.
You will be working within a multidisciplinary team & as an autonomous practitioner.
There are opportunities to work alongside our diabetes team lead & wound care specialist, undertaking specialist podiatry clinics including nail surgery, biomechanics / lower limb assessment clinics & wound care / diabetic clinics.
It is essential that you have the 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 be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
1. Work as an autonomous practitioner & as part of the wider team to manage a clinical caseload.
2. Provide comprehensive care undertaking assessment & treatment of patients who often have complex &/or chronic presentations, including active wounds.
3. Take a proactive role in order to determine diagnosis, prognosis & optimal podiatric management for new & established patients.
4. Work as part of a multidisciplinary team & act as a source of advice to patients, carers, GPs & other health care professionals.
5. Ensure staff development through appraisal/supervision & keeping the service fit for the future.
6. Be an excellent communicator/negotiator with proven management skills.
7. Ensure effective utilisation of resources.
8. Have resilience & ability to problem solve quickly & effectively.
We are looking for someone who is committed to working flexibly & responsively with a can-do approach and confident to work collaboratively with partners across the health & social care sector.
About us
We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the West Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities. We do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being a foundation Trust means we're accountable to our members, who can have a say in how we're run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.
We do reserve the right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY
To act as lead podiatrist within a specified locality of the Trust, in the assessment, diagnosis and care-plan management of podiatric foot and lower limb pathologies, predominantly with high-risk podiatric needs, musculoskeletal pathologies and those targeted in the national service frameworks.
Working autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team to confidently deliver sustained, quality care. Responsible for acting as a source of specialist advice, support and education on lower limb complications, to all professions, patients and carers to promote health and social wellbeing.
To assist the Professional Lead Podiatrist in planning, developing and implementing podiatry care strategies in line with national and local targets and guidelines.
To formulate and implement policies within the Podiatry Department pertinent to clinical, non-clinical and locally based issues.
KEY RESULT AREAS:
1. To be responsible for the supervision of basic grade podiatrists working within their locality.
2. Provide professional support to podiatry assistants and technical instructors.
3. Provide professional support and supervision to podiatry students.
4. Responsible for the management of their own and junior staff clinical and domiciliary caseloads.
5. Responsible for the rotation, monitoring and ordering of stock levels at the post holder's designated clinic(s) and/or for the post holder's and junior staff's caseloads.
6. To provide a professional, quality podiatry service, meeting the needs of the patients deemed high risk or with musculoskeletal pathologies in the community, working in a variety of settings and conditions, including domiciliary visits.
7. To plan, organise, co-ordinate and undertake individual work and caseloads according to priority and demand, both clinically and non-clinically.
8. To assess, analyse, investigate and manage clinical conditions of the at-risk lower limb with systemic complications such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and peripheral vascular disease.
9. To assess and carry out treatment, using local anaesthesia, on patients in need of elective nail surgery.
10. To autonomously interpret information gained from clinical and social findings to plan, develop care plans and provide packages of care for patients, carers and other health professionals, that incorporate risk assessment and discharge.
11. To work within a primary care podiatric team to give podiatric advice on diagnosis, treatment, packages of care of high-risk patients, for other health care professionals to consult and/or influence onward referral and care.
12. To provide an immediate duty of care to patients in need of emergency podiatry care.
13. To cover for staff absence, annual leave and vacancies at short notice outside normal working hours.
14. To refer patients with a treatment plan to foot-care providers where appropriate and provide supervision of those staff where required.
15. To participate in the organization of clinical and observational placements for student podiatrists and other health care professionals and to mentor podiatry students and other health professionals.
16. To clinically assess students on placement in order to determine their success or failure of this part of the module which will go towards their final examinations.
17. To work as a multidisciplinary team member, which would involve both primary and secondary care providers.
18. To provide support and leadership to peers in the Trust in the care of high-risk patients and those with musculoskeletal pathologies.
19. To advise upon, participate in and audit the development and implementation of standards, guidelines, policies and protocols for the podiatry department.
20. To participate in regular surveys and occasional clinical trials and in the development of outcomes and re-audit, including modernisation and different ways of working.
21. To represent the department in local meetings, within the Trust and to regularly update the Podiatry Manager / Professional lead on all aspects of care provision to their designated primary care population.
22. 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 to that locality.
23. To ensure personal, continuous professional development is maintained in the field of high-risk podiatric care, and/or regarding patients highlighted in the national service frameworks.
24. To develop and participate in post-graduate in-service training for all professional staff working in the department to Health Care Profession Council (HCPC) requirements.
25. To observe and adhere to Trust standards, policies and procedures, health and safety regulations (including COSHH), sterile procedures and data protection act 1984.
This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The post holder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the band as directed. The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the post holder when necessary and in line with the service developments.
For full details of the role please see the supporting documents attached.
Person Specification
Physical Attributes
* 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
* 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.
* Working towards attaining a diploma/degree/masters in other specialities such as Biomechanics, wound care and Rheumatology.
Qualifications
* 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 Podiatry's core subjects.
* Diploma or recognised post-graduate training in the podiatric care of the at-risk foot.
* Contribute in Student facilitation.
* Member of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists.
Special Knowledge/Skills
* 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
* At least 3 years post-graduate clinical experience as a podiatrist, being able to provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment to the at-risk foot.
* Experience of both working in a team and isolation.
Personal Attributes
* 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 the 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.
* Experience on report writing not relating to individual patients.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
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