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Main area: Adult Community Physical Health Services
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (37.5 hours per week)
* Full time
* Job share
37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday 9am-5pm)
Job ref: 277-7139707-CPH
Site: Barnard Medical Practice
Town: Sidcup
Salary: £42,939 - £50,697 pa inc
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 29/04/2025 23:59
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Podiatrist to join the Bexley Podiatry Team for 12 months maternity leave cover. We are a friendly and close-knit team who takes pride in what we do. Bexley Podiatry was shortlisted and highly commended in the Adult Community Physical Health Category at the Oxleas Awards Ceremony in 2022.
Bexley Podiatry is within the Oxleas Trust, which was included in the Sunday Times Top 10 Best Places to Work list 2023. In 2023, it was named the Best Place to Work in the country for people with disabilities and also won the prestigious HSJ Trust of the Year Award.
Bexley Podiatry is a high-risk service which is close to the London Borough of Greenwich.
You will be seeking a role as a Podiatrist where you can use and develop your skills and knowledge across our service. You will develop strong links and working relationships with acute hospital trusts, and you will have the opportunity to rotate into these services. Bexley Podiatry runs clinics alongside Diabetologists and Diabetic specialist nurses. We have a close working relationship with Diabetes specialist nurses, District nurses, Tissue Viability, and the MSK services.
Main duties of the job
The clinical work will involve working within clinical settings as well as carrying out domiciliary visits. A car is essential to this role. You will be responsible for the planning and delivery of care plans for patients who are at high risk of developing foot complications. You will work with patients who have foot ulcerations, make onward referrals to vascular services, refer into the Diabetes MDT service, and acute services. You will have the opportunity to work within the Diabetes Specialist nurse MDT and sit on the vascular phone calls with the acute MDFT. You will attend handover with the district nurses and manage your domiciliary ulcer caseload.
You will undertake nail surgery and carry out new patient assessments.
You will undertake clinical audit, and there is the opportunity to become involved in Quality Improvement projects.
Working for our organisation
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities, and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing, and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils, and the voluntary sector through our new provider collaboratives.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
* We Listen
* We Care
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This position will be based in the community and will involve regular travel throughout the Boroughs of Bexley, to different clinic sites, and to visit patients in their own homes & care and nursing homes.
Clinical
* To provide assessment and the full range of podiatry treatments to clients in community and outreach clinics, hospital, client’s home, Health Centres, Care Homes, and Day Centres. This will include wound dressings, scalpel debridement of nail & soft tissue pathology & care of foot problems resulting from neglect & lack of self-care.
* To work as an autonomous practitioner, developing & agreeing treatment plans individually with clients. Support from senior staff is provided.
* To develop treatment plans and discharge plans through an agreed contract with each client, and to follow through the treatment plan with an end result of improved foot pathology & discharge where appropriate.
* To assess all clients at every visit and refer to specialist services as appropriate.
* To prescribe, and manufacture, orthoses/insoles/appliances/and shoe adaptations when required using the laboratory equipment.
* To prescribe, manufacture and fit chair-side biomechanical and functional devices when clinically indicated.
* To participate in the work of specialist teams when and where required, undertaking a high-risk patient caseload. To rotate through the three Podiatric Specialist teams (wound care, musculoskeletal & surgical) to constantly update clinical skills & knowledge to a high standard.
* To work within patient homes, and other environments of poor conditions, with exposure to bodily fluids.
* To be responsible for the protection of health and wellbeing of all clients. Alert others to concerns where protection may be required for both children and vulnerable adults.
* To appropriately refer clients to specialist teams within the department whenever needed (for nail surgery, biomechanical assessment, etc.) and appropriately refer clients within primary care, Community, or Acute for investigation, diagnosis, or treatment.
* Dealing sensitively and appropriately with a client caseload with complex health needs, assisting individuals to manage their health needs effectively.
* To work within primary, secondary, and community care teams to provide a multi-disciplinary approach to improvement of foot pathology.
* Always aiming to achieve with each client maximum independence through self-care and effective client management.
Person specification
Experience
* Previous experience with high risk and wound care
* Minimum 12 months as a band 5
* Domiciliary and nursing home experience
* Minor Surgery/ nail surgery experience
Education/ Qualifications
* HCPC registered podiatrist with LA certificate
* Evidence of ongoing CPD
High Risk Foot CPD
* Evidence of recent CPD in high risk foot/ diabetes/ relevant field
* Prior community health experience
* Prior MDT experience
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.
If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs.
We encourage applicants to contact the hiring manager before their interview, if they have any questions about the role or the process. This is a great way to get clarity and prepare effectively for the interview.
Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process. We also discourage overuse of AI during the application process because this can negatively impact the quality of your application and may hinder your chances of being shortlisted. Thank you.
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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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