Specialist Podiatrist

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Bury; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000

Job description

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

About

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate, and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Key details

Location

Site: Townside Primary Care Centre
Address: 1 Knowsley St, Bury, BL9 0SN
Major / Minor Region: Manchester

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Hours: 30 hours per week

• Part time
• Flexible working
• Compressed hours

Salary

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Pro Rata
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: Band 6

Specialty

Main area: Podiatry

Job overview

We have a position for a Band 6 Specialist Podiatrist.

To undertake a clinical role in podiatry delivering high quality, evidence-based community podiatry within a geographical locality, under the direction and with support of the Community Podiatry High Risk Lead, Team Leads and Operational Manager.

You will assess patients' podiatric needs and deliver quality programmes of Podiatric care in a variety of settings including community clinics and domiciliary settings. To undertake assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge planning for patients who have specialist care needs. To carry and be responsible for your own caseload.

You will have experience and knowledge of a broad range of podiatric practice together with a desire to learn and develop further. You will be an integral member of the podiatry team and actively participate in audit, research and continuing professional development.

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• To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload seeking guidance as appropriate.
• To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management, and those of other staff.
• To obtain informed consent prior to treatment plans commencing.
• To undertake diagnostic procedures effectively using appropriate equipment e.g. wound swabs, doppler ultrasound. Competently interpret, record, report and act on the results.
• To be proficient in comprehensive neurological and vascular assessments, wound debridement, advanced pathology and wound management e.g. dressing selection.
• To undertake comprehensive specialist assessment, treatment, and the evaluation of outcomes of community podiatry patients, with a variety of presentations.
• To undertake specialist surgical intervention for complex nail pathologies, for example nail avulsions and chemical destruction of the nail matrix with local anaesthesia.
• To manage a domiciliary caseload within a geographical area, using clinical time effectively.
• To maintain clear, comprehensive and accurate records. To update patient’s medical history, evaluate progression and work with the client to develop their treatment plan as required.
• To receive and provide complex, sensitive information. In communicating effectively with patients and carers, skills of motivation, explanation, and gaining informed consent will be used.
• To teach and assess students, newly qualified podiatrists and podiatry assistants as required.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair. We respect the value of difference and aim to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. 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.

Person specification

Registration/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registration with HCPC
• Degree or equivalent in qualification in Podiatric Medicine
• Local anaesthesia certificate

Desirable criteria

• Masters level qualification or training

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential criteria

• Broad knowledge of routine and high-risk patient care (assessment, diagnosis and treatment/management) e.g. diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, Nail Surgery and wound care.
• Significant post registration NHS experience including experience of working across core clinical areas
• Good knowledge of biomechanics
• Ability to carry out and analyse and interpret results of various assessments within scope of practice
• To be able to work in restricted positions, particularly when carrying out domiciliary visits.
• High levels of concentration during treatment and to be able to deal with unexpected situations (e.g. emergencies).
• Ability to assess new patients and provide appropriate treatment based on individual need of patients and care planning
• Ability to manage own time, prioritise tasks, work independently and under own initiative and multi-task
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Work as a member of a team
• Exercise individual responsibility and judgement.
• Able to adapt to change and resolve problems
• To have good organisational and timekeeping skills

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of supervising other staff and students

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: James Linsley
Job title: Service Lead
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07519616076