Care Pathway Lead (Community Foot Protection &/or Nail Surgery)
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our team for a Care Pathway Lead for Community Foot Protection and a Care Pathway Lead for Nail Surgery (or a combination of both roles) to join our friendly, supportive Podiatry Team.
Our Podiatry Department is a forward thinking, busy service providing Podiatry Services to GPs in Redbridge & Waltham Forest. The population that we serve are both multi-cultural and diverse.
Our Podiatry Care Pathway Leads are highly experienced, valuable members of the team with expert knowledge in their field. They are responsible for the speciality service that they lead including responsibility and organisation of effective care pathways as well as the day-to-day operational management and supervision of designated clinicians.
Your clinical work would be across an array of community & domiciliary settings across these boroughs, and a car driver is therefore essential to this role.
Main duties of the job
* Take clinical responsibility for care pathways organizing effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and ensuring that treatment/information is provided within the required AHP waiting times. Highlighting solutions to capacity concerns and proactively advising the service lead on solutions to manage demand.
* Provide operational and clinical leadership for the care pathway and responsibility for educating colleagues and junior staff, being the main contact for expert advice and support for junior staff in the team.
* Take lead responsibility for delivering high quality, timely, accessible, and evidence-based services for patients as part of the clinical pathway.
* Undertake a high-risk clinical role according to current priority/demand on the service including comprehensive advanced assessment and treatment of patients with multiple pathologies, formulating treatment plans based on clinical findings.
* Establish and implement systems and structures for effective monitoring of quality and service audit. Encourage departmental clinical audit and research in specialist areas.
* Act as a lead clinical specialist for nail surgery and/or podiatric diabetes and wound care in the community.
About us
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT places a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training, and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will have the opportunity to meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing, and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,313 to a maximum of £5,436 p.a. pro rata for part time).
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organization, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system.
Job responsibilities
This vacancy would suit an experienced Band 6 Specialist Podiatrist with a minimum of 3 years experience in the area of specialism required, and who can demonstrate leadership skills required for this role.
Our organization is driven by our strategic objectives and organizational values and we are looking for people who are strongly aligned with them.
Our friendly Podiatry Service prides itself on close working together as a very friendly and approachable close-knit team with effective communication. We are also on X @Nelft_Podiatry.
As a department, we pride ourselves on being innovative and forward-thinking and have MolecuLight:iX technology as well as Toe Pressure Kits in all of our high-risk clinics to undertake the recently highlighted '2 minute Toe Pressure challenge'.
Please refer to the Job Description & Personal Specification for full details of this role.
Person Specification
Demonstration of Trust Values
* Putting people first
* Being progressive, innovative, and continually improving
* Being professional and honest
* Promoting what is possible, independence, opportunity, and choice
Qualifications
* BSc Diploma/Degree in Podiatric Medicine
* Certificate in the administration of Local Anaesthesia
* Prescription only medicines certificate
* Registration with HCPC
* Evidence of Continual Professional Development
* Evidence of post-graduate training to masters level or equivalent experience
* Supplementary Prescribing - working towards independent prescribing
Experience
* Minimum of 3 years' experience in area of specialism
* Experience of communicating across internal and external boundaries
* Experience of governance, quality, and audit
* Experience of multi-agency working
* Experience and knowledge of commissioning
Knowledge
* An awareness of NHS priorities
* Knowledge of current NHS strategy and clinical governance priorities
* Knowledge of local Health Priorities including cultural diversity
* Knowledge of all Guidelines relating to diabetes
Skills
* Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
* Ability to balance competing priorities to meet personal and directorate targets within a fluctuating and demanding workload
* Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
* Excellent organisational and clinical skills
* Commitment to own development
Other
* To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area
* Applicant will need to be a car driver with valid UK Licence (this criteria will be reasonably adjusted to meet the requirements of a disabled applicant) and access to a car for work purposes
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.
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
£46,148 to £52,809 a year Per Annum, Pro Rata (Plus HCAS)
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