JOB PURPOSE:
* To work in collaboration with a team of Podiatrists and other health care professionals, organisations and agencies to ensure seamless and high quality care for all patients.
* To monitor, supervise and delegate podiatry services delivered by support staff including junior clinicians, Podiatry Assistants and to mentor students during placements.
* To liaise with and refer to the direction of Specialist Clinicians when necessary and as appropriate.
Main duties of the job
* Ensure that policies, procedures, clinical governance arrangements and lines of accountability are in place, appropriate and well communicated to all staff to ensure safe clinical service delivery.
* To be aware of, and act in accordance with, the Trust's clinical and organizational policies and guidelines.
* To be aware of and act in accordance with, the HCPC Code of Conduct, Standards and Guidelines and to work within the codes of professional practice.
* Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient records in a timely manner.
* Maintain own knowledge and credibility as a practitioner.
Job description
Job responsibilities
* To autonomously assess and diagnose patients with a diverse range of medical and podiatric conditions, using appropriate diagnostic techniques, skills and tools.
* To create and implement tailored treatment and specialized care plans using a variety of appropriate treatment regimes for a range of patient groups including those in the high risk and at risk categories.
* To recommend the use of a limited number of prescription medicines.
* To recognise and oversee the referral of urgent or exceptional cases, to other services, for further investigation, to suggest a diagnosis and/or for specialist treatment.
* To deliver care in a range of settings i.e. clinic based, patients own home etc.
* To adopt a problem solving approach, engaging patients and carers in their treatment plan, negotiating on agreed outcomes, gaining consent and educating patients and carers on self-care.
* To continually evaluate and review treatment outcomes, refer to other health care professionals and podiatry clinical specialists to ensure appropriate care.
* To implement the service discharge policy for those patients not meeting the access to treatment criteria.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
* BSc Degree In Podiatric Medicine or Diploma (if qualified prior 1991).
* Evidence of continual professional and personal development.
* Registration with the Health Professions Council.
* Certificate in local anaesthesia.
Desirable
* Evidence of post grad training in specialist area of podiatry.
Experience
Essential
* 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).
Desirable
* Experience of working in an NHS environment.
* Experience of clinical supervision/mentoring.
Employer details
Employer name
Central London Community Health Trust
Address
Honeypot Lane Health Centre
839 Honeypot Lane
Stanmore
HA7 1AT
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