Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
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 teamwork 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 depending 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 the 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.
Job 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 be responsible for:
* Assessment and diagnosis of patients with subsequent production of individual treatment plans.
* Managing the day-to-day running of a busy clinic.
* Completing all relevant internal competency development, including and 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 the completion of 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 where appropriate for Primary Care and Social Care staff.
* Involvement in the development of departmental policies, guidelines, and protocols.
* Maintenance and security of stock and equipment.
* Following departmental policies, standard operating procedures, and guidelines using discretion to make 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 within local areas.
* 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.
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.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
£29,970 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
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