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The podiatry service in North East Essex provides clinic and home visits to patients who need NHS podiatry services.
This role is part of the integrated podiatry service, which provides care for all ages and a variety of pathologies, including nail surgery, wound care, biomechanics, foot protection service, and MDT foot clinic for diabetic patients.
You will be required to participate in the full breadth of the service. You should have post-qualification experience that you can evidence related to the above areas.
The service is committed to supporting the workforce of the future, and as such, you will support the development of staff across a range of points in their career, from assistant staff working towards the RCoP qualifications to Apprentice podiatrists (pre-reg) and post-registration staff through preceptorship and into expert practice.
This post is part-time - 18.38 hours per week.
* Act as a specialist resource, carrying out assessments, and contributing to the development and delivery of integrated care plans.
* Develop programmes of specialist podiatric activities, weighing options and delegating aspects of care as appropriate.
* Implement specialist aspects of the care plan, potentially acting as care coordinator and reviewing the plan on behalf of the integrated team.
* Support patients with advice, information, persuasion, and direction to community resources to encourage self-management and ongoing independence.
* Provide support, training, and advice to patients, parents, and carers.
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics, and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals, we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata), and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Helen Welham, Job title: Service Lead, Email address: Helen.Welham@esneft.nhs.uk, Telephone number: 07785 908131.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Part-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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