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Pay
£46,148 - £52,809 a year
Job type
Permanent
Location
Peterborough PE3 6DB
Full job description
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities. To be responsible for advanced assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, implementation and evaluation of Podiatric care to a variety of new and existing patients with a wide range of clinical needs. To use decision-making processes to identify patients who require the intervention of other professionals and/or departmental specialist areas, following agreed departmental referral processes e.g. Consultant Diabetologist, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Biomechanics and Orthotics Departments.
To provide emergency access during working hours for both inpatients and outpatients and to identify those who require medical or surgical intervention or admission to hospital. To make direct referrals to diagnostic services, using results to identify when patients require the intervention of other professionals and/or departmental specialists, following agreed referral pathways e.g. acute wound-care, biomechanical evaluation or surgical intervention. To participate in the departmental rota for ward rounds and the community step up/down clinical sessions.
To receive and provide complex, sensitive information and communicate effectively with patients and carers to gain informed consent. To follow departmental clinical guidelines but have the discretion to interpret and make own clinical diagnosis and decisions within professional boundaries and using evidence-based practice. To support implementation and organisation of foot health education programmes for patients, relatives and carers. To provide foot health training where appropriate for Primary Care, Secondary and Social Services Staff.
To be flexible and provide cover for other Podiatrists at short notice or during periods of absence. To communicate and work effectively within multidisciplinary teams. To support junior staff where necessary to ensure service and professional standards are met. To assess, treat and review patients identified as appropriate for casting in the community according to department guidelines.
To maintain accurate records of all patient consultations and related work carried out at each clinical session, including computerised data collection. To ensure that all information relating to clients and staff gained through employment with the Trust is kept confidential. To ensure effective and timely communication with other professionals in the delivery of all aspects of patient care. It is a condition of your employment that you are currently registered with the HCPC and it is your responsibility to maintain your professional registration.
To work within the HCPC code of conduct, Trust policies and procedural guidelines, including the departments clinical guidelines and standards. To be willing and committed to work county-wide, often at short notice. To provide a comprehensive care package for active foot disease patients for housebound patients.
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