Musculoskeletal Lead, Advanced Specialist Podiatrist
Band 7
Main area Community Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week Job ref 395-HV735-24-A
Site Across NELFT localities Town Essex Salary £46,148 - £52,809 pa (plus HCAS) Salary period Yearly Closing 14/03/2025 23:59
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients.
Job overview
Band 7 Musculoskeletal Lead, Advanced Specialist Podiatrist
Diabetes Foot Protection Service
An exciting opportunity is now available for a qualified podiatrist with musculoskeletal (MSK) expertise and an interest in diabetes to become a clinical lead in a Podiatry team at NELFT.
We are looking for a clinician who is passionate about the care they give to patients and who want to make a real difference in diabetic foot care.
At NELFT, we have secured significant and long-term transformation funding and are undertaking an ambitious programme of co-design, with our partners in the Integrated Care Board (ICB), primary care networks (PCN) and secondary care. Our aim is to improve and enhance our service delivery to meet the challenges that face our diabetic population in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge through integration and collaboration.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a member of the Diabetes Foot Protection Service (FPS) who has podiatry skills and will be responsible for providing evidence based comprehensive assessment, review and treatment and support the team by delivering this service to the local population at moderate and high-risk. They will take lead responsibility for delivering high quality, timely, accessible, and evidence-based services for patients requiring MSK clinical intervention.
The post holder will be working within agreed local care pathways, codes of practice and professional standards, and specifically embedding Clinical quality guidelines.
Experienced podiatrists will provide specialist and complex podiatry care for a range of acute and chronic foot pathologies within community settings.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
* Must hold valid HCPC Registration
* Applicant will need to be a car driver with valid UK Licence
Experience
* Evidence of post graduate training to master’s level, advanced clinical practice, or equivalent experience in area of specialism
* Minimum of 3 years’ experience in area of specialism (MSK)
* Sound demonstrable knowledge of NICE clinical guidelines relating to diabetic foot problems
Skills
* Excellent organisational and clinical skills
* Commitment to own development
Other
* Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
* Experience of governance, quality and audit
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.
Equal opportunities employer
We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity and positively encourage applications from all sections of the community regardless of any protected characteristic.
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 Jody Butler Job title Diabetes Foot Protection Operational Lead Email address jody.butler@nelft.nhs.uk Telephone number 07745 737661 Additional information Lauren Geeves lauren.geeves@nelft.nhs.uk
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