Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
About
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an award winning NHS Foundation Trust which provides hospital and community health services in North Tyneside, and hospital, community health and adult social care services in Northumberland.
Key details
Location
Site: Hexham General Hospital
Address: Corbridge Road
Town: Hexham
Postcode: NE46 1QJ
Major / Minor Region: Tyne and Wear
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: 12 months (Fixed Term)
Hours: 22.5 hours per week
* Part time
* Flexible working
Salary
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 pro rata per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 7)
Specialty
Main area: Podiatry
Job overview
The Musculoskeletal (MSK) Podiatry Team are looking for a highly motivated, proactive, HCPC registered Advanced Podiatrist to join their department for a fixed term period of 12 months. This post covers the Hexham area of the trust.
This role is perfect for an experienced band 6 clinician or an existing band 7 clinician with relevant experience.
The Successful applicant will have the skills and ability to work within specialist MSK team and demonstrate experience of working in the field of Biomechanics. Applicants must show evidence of completing or working towards completion of a Band 7 competency programme.
A commitment to staff development, including working with students, and delivery of an efficient high quality podiatry service is essential, with the applicant being aware of professional and national guidelines, be up to date with current evidence-based practice and be able to demonstrate their participation in Continued Professional Development, research and clinical audit.
The post holder will work with other clinicians in the MSK team across the locality, delivering specialist biomechanics care.
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* Take a holistic approach in assessing people requiring MSK care.
* Ensure that all interventions are designed using, where possible, evidence based practice and to evaluate outcomes.
* You will be joining a highly motivated and friendly professional team.
* Duties will include delivering evidence-based podiatry within outpatients clinics.
* To be a strong candidate we are looking for an Advanced Podiatrist able to integrate into multidisciplinary teams and display the strength of character to work autonomously. There is a requirement to support and develop others including podiatry students and other professions, podiatry assistants and newly qualified staff and existing colleagues.
* Work across acute and community sectors as part of a multidisciplinary team with direct input to patient care, working with people who have highly complex health needs, and acting as a source of advice to medical colleagues, other health care professionals, patients and carers.
* Be responsible for the maintenance of appropriate documentation for patient records, reports, audits and Departmental standards.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Leader of Clinical Practice:
* Provide clinical leadership for the team through the effective implementation of all organisational policies and procedures.
* Support the Team and take a lead in ensuring that high quality, evidence based podiatric care is delivered.
* Demonstrate a flexible approach to service delivery to meet demands placed upon the service and ensure that waiting time targets and maximum patient choice are delivered.
* Evaluate clinical practice by monitoring standards of care and undertake audits in support of the clinical governance framework.
* Play an active part in the development of local policies and guidelines by advising on policy changes which may impact beyond own area.
Manager of Resources:
* Lead by example on service transformation activity and maintain the Team’s focus on continuous service improvement and value for money.
* Ordering and receipting stock.
* Work with the Clinical Lead to evaluate dressing choices and manage efficiencies for wound care dressing choices.
Professional Development:
* Participate in CPD through various means including; peer review, clinical supervision, appraisal etc., where appropriate disseminating information / learning throughout the Department.
* Maintain professional registration, following the HPC Code of Professional Conduct.
* Take a lead role in clinical supervision and appraisal within the team.
* Take an active part in student placements / training of students, acting as a mentor where appropriate.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. 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.
Person specification
Qualifications / Professional Registration
Essential criteria
* BSc / BSc (Hons) or Professional Diploma in Podiatric Medicine.
* HPC registration.
* SCP Local Analgesia Certificate.
* Post graduate specialist training/experience to masters level or equivalent.
* CPD.
Desirable criteria
* Health promotion qualification.
* Clinical Educator.
* Diabetic foot module.
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
* Significant accumulated postgraduate experience.
* Wound-care experience.
* Broad range of clinical experience.
* Experience of service development.
* Significant experience of treating patients with Wound-care requirement.
* Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
* Evidence of substantial work in the specialist area.
Desirable criteria
* Experience of undertaking audit review programmes.
* Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools.
* Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods.
Other requirements
Essential criteria
* It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Victoria Marshall
Job title: Podiatry Team Lead
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07799148499
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