Main area: Older People and Adult Community
Grade: Band 5/6
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
* Compressed hours
37.5 hours per week (Full-time: Monday – Friday, 08:30 – 16:30 or 9 day fortnight or 4 day week. Scope for part-time.)
Job ref: 310-OPAC-6532073-F
Site: Cambridge or Huntingdon
Salary: £29,970 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 29/01/2025 23:59
Job overview
We are currently looking to recruit 2 Podiatrists to join the CPFT Podiatry Service working in the community in Cambridgeshire. The successful applicants will work primarily in their locality podiatry team but will be required to support the service across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough when needed. We operate out of key sites in Oak Tree Centre, Doddington Community Hospital, Princess of Wales Hospital, North Cambs Hospital, Chesterton Medical Centre, and City Care Centre.
We are open to Podiatrists from various professional backgrounds including newly qualified staff and staff looking to join the NHS from private practice. We have developed a comprehensive preceptorship program for newly qualified Podiatrists, and a structured competency framework for more experienced Podiatrists to ensure those joining the team experience a structured, supportive onboarding experience.
There is scope for the positions to be full or part-time alongside potential for compressed hours (e.g., full-time hours over 4 day weeks or 9 day fortnights).
Access to a vehicle and a full UK driving license is a mandatory requirement of this role to ensure adequate cover for agile, community working.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be competent across all core areas of Podiatry and have a strong team work ethic and sense of accountability. The successful candidate will work within the Podiatry team to support our core cohort of patients, with scope for specialist practice dependent on the individual's skillset.
We are keen to support and develop our staff through a clear career pathway and encourage promotional opportunities within the Trust. Within the service, there is ample opportunity for professional growth and development across the variety of specialisms we offer; from diabetic and high risk foot management, in both community and acute settings, to assisting in our community-run Podiatric Surgery unit. Alongside this, there is also opportunity to specialise within our MSK or Nail Surgery teams. There are opportunities to develop line management and mentoring skills through supporting Podiatry students, our apprentice Podiatrists, and Footcare Assistants.
If you are looking for a new challenge, enjoy variety in your work, and wish to be part of a team striving to make a difference for our community, then we want to hear from you.
Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also within the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
To be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation of podiatric care to a variety of patients with a wide range of clinical needs including:
* High Risk Diabetes
* Chronic disease e.g., Rheumatoid Arthritis
* Vascular conditions
* Wound management/tissue viability
Care will be provided in a range of settings including:
* Hospital Clinics
* Ward Rounds
* Health Centre Community Clinics
* GP Practice Clinics
* Residential Homes for the Elderly
* Patients Homes
* Care Centres for the Disabled
The post-holder will also be responsible for:
* Assessment and diagnosis of patients with subsequent production of individual treatment plans and managing the day-to-day running of a busy clinic.
* Completing all relevant internal competency development, including but not limited to; Nail Surgery, MSK, High Risk.
* Participating in the departmental rota for nail surgery as appropriate.
* Assessment and identification of risk factors, categorising patients into appropriate risk banding as defined by the service assessment matrix.
* Participating in the Feet Focus caseload.
* Planning personal workloads for home visits and visits to residential homes for the elderly and care centres.
* Providing foot health education advice to patients, relatives, and carers, and participating in foot health training for Primary Care and Social Care staff.
* Involvement in the development of departmental policies, guidelines, and protocols.
* Maintenance and security of stock and equipment as appropriate.
* Following departmental policies, standard operating procedures, and guidelines while making clinical diagnoses and decisions within professional boundaries.
* Treating patients who may be immobile, wheelchair or bed-bound as appropriate.
* Providing cover for other Podiatrists at short notice or during periods of absence in other local areas.
* Ensuring all duties are carried out to the highest standard and in accordance with current quality initiatives.
* Maintaining confidentiality in accordance with the Data Protection Act.
* Carrying out all duties with regard to the Trust’s Equal Opportunities Policy.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
* Local anaesthetics certificate
* Evidence of continuing professional development in relevant areas.
Experience
* Evidence-based approach to wound management.
* Broad-based experience working in isolation and as a team member including the treatment and management of high risk patients on a regular basis.
* Experience working in an NHS Podiatry setting.
Skills & Abilities
* Excellent clinical skills utilising evidence-based practice.
* An understanding of clinical governance and clinical supervision.
* Good time management and organisational skills.
* Able to participate in standard setting and audit.
* Skills in reflective practice.
* Knowledge of NHS systems and appropriate frameworks.
* Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others.
* Seeks and uses professional support appropriately.
* Understands the principle of confidentiality.
Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health, and specialist services.
We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:
* Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
* Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
* Children’s community services in Peterborough;
* Ground-breaking research.
We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity, and inclusion work, please visit here.
CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.
Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a ‘Red List’ country.
Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.
If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references, and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.
All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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