CSH is looking for an Advanced Specialist Podiatrist (Diabetes and Wound Care) to join our team. Why join us? CSH is a unique organisation owned by its employees that means you can influence change. We focus on excellence in care to deliver better outcomes for our service users.
You will work as an integral member of the podiatry and diabetes foot protection teams providing highly specialist assessment, treatment and advice for the high risk and most complex cases. You will be based in community and domiciliary settings but will also be part of the wider multidisciplinary diabetes foot team at Ashford and St Peter's Hospital. You will participate in consultant led MDT Diabetes foot clinics and Podiatry/Diabetes Nurses led Hot Foot Clinics delivering high quality, innovative and responsive programmes of podiatric care.
You will have experience of managing high risk diabetes patients, preferably in an acute MDT setting as well as possessing post graduate studies/qualifications relevant to this post. You will require excellent communication/people skills and have the ability to maintain effective working relationships with the wider MDT, GPs and other health care professionals.
Good IT skills are essential as the role requires working across a range of clinical systems. Although not essential, it would be desirable to be a non-medical prescriber.
Main duties of the job
1. Provide highly specialist diagnostic assessment, treatment and advice for high risk, ulcerated and the most complex cases.
2. Be responsible for the day to day running of podiatry clinics in the community and in hospital sites, cascading information to the whole team, triaging referrals and requesting investigations.
3. Be a part of the wider multidisciplinary diabetes foot team (MDT and Hot Foot Clinic) at Ashford and St Peter's Hospital providing podiatry care for both inpatient and outpatient services.
4. To be responsible for maintaining patient pathways between acute and community care.
5. To lead and implement a regular review of outcome measures across the service to ensure the service provided is effective.
6. To be involved in the operational and strategic development of the service, embracing developments in practice and evidence based medicine.
7. To act as a source of expertise and undertake training of podiatry students, help colleagues maintain and develop their clinical skills in wound care, and educate other health care professionals on the role of podiatric wound care.
8. To participate in podiatry service wide CPD activities, clinical audits, service pilots/projects and other research activities to support the development of evidence based practice.
About us
CSH Surrey are part of the NHS and are Surrey's largest and longest established NHS community services provider, so our 1500+ employees get NHS pay and pensions, and also receive the Fringe High-Cost Allowance of 5%.
Our staff enjoy excellent training and development opportunities, including the care certificate, apprenticeships, numeracy and literacy courses, access to the Nursing Associate programme, and a wide variety of management and leadership courses and programmes.
We CARE about our staff through our values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Our active employee council called The Voice, elect employee representatives to ensure colleagues' voices are heard at Board level. CSH is a diverse organisation, if you are a passionate, person-focused individual then apply to join CSH Surrey today!
We welcome candidates from all backgrounds who meet the essential criteria of the job you are applying for and if you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact the named individual for this advert, or our recruitment team.
Job responsibilities
1. To provide highly specialist diagnostic assessment, treatment and advice for high risk, ulcerated and most complex cases to maintain and improve patient's mobility and independence and prevention of disability.
2. To lead and implement a regular review of outcome measures across the service to ensure the service provided is effective.
3. To be involved in the operational and strategic development of the service, embracing developments in practice and evidence based medicine.
4. To act as a source of expertise and undertake training of podiatry students, help colleagues maintain and develop their clinical skills in wound care, and educate other health care professionals on the role of podiatric wound care.
5. To be responsible for the day to day running of podiatry wound care clinics both in the community and at the Ashford and St Peter's Hospital sites, cascading information to the whole team, triaging referrals and requesting investigations.
6. Be part of the wider multidisciplinary diabetes foot team at Ashford and St Peter's Hospital providing podiatry wound care for both inpatient and outpatient services, including MDT diabetes Foot Clinics and Hot Foot clinics.
7. To be responsible for maintaining patient pathways between acute and community care.
8. To lead and implement a regular review of outcome measures across the service to ensure the service provided is effective.
9. To participate in podiatry service wide CPD activities, clinical audits, service pilots, projects and other research activities to support the development of evidence-based practice.
Person Specification
Experience
* Broad spectrum of clinical experience
* 3-5 years postgraduate, NHS experience
* Experienced in the provision of high risk assessments, treatment planning and provision of advanced wound care treatment.
* Knowledge of 1st line antibiotic therapy
* Awareness of current NHS trends and policies, including clinical governance and NSFs
* Awareness of health and safety
* Appreciation of excellent record keeping
* Experience in clinical audit
* Experience in research
* Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
* Experience with pressure relieving devices
Skills and other qualities
* Highly specialist clinical skills to effectively deliver the wound pathway of care.
* Be able to manage a wound care domiciliary caseload
* Broad range of podiatric skills.
* Highly organised and able to prioritise work load.
* Excellent command of English, both written and spoken.
* Positive attitude to change.
* Flexible - to be able to work beyond core hours should clinical commitments require it.
* Excellent presentation skills
Qualifications
* HCPC Registered Podiatrist
* (DPodM or BSc)
* Local Anaesthetic Certificate
* Car Driver (Full Licence)
* Post graduate education relevant to the role.
* Professional Portfolio
* Member of Royal College of Podiatry
* IRMER certificate/training
* Experience in teaching/training
* Diabetes Foot Module certificate/training
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£48,270 to £54,931 a year inclusive of 5% High Cost Area allowance per annum pro rata
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