Elective Care - Podiatrist Senior Offender Health - HMP Deerbolt, Low Newton, Durham & Holme House

Elective Care - Podiatrist Senior Offender Health - HMP Deerbolt, Low Newton, Durham & Holme House

12 March 2025

Locations: Low Newton, Durham, and Holme House

About the Role

As Podiatrist (Senior) Offender Health, you will be required to undertake assessment and treatment of patients within HMP settings. This includes but is not limited to determining a clinical diagnosis, agreeing with the patient the podiatric treatment plan, and maintaining records as an autonomous practitioner.

Your Day to Day

• Manage own clinical caseload including the management of any waiting lists in partnership with the HMP site.
• Maintain professional standards.
• Comply with all PPH standards, policies, and procedures.

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care, ensuring a high standard of clinical care.
• Accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, organizing this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
• Assess capacity, gain valid informed consent, and work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
• Undertake comprehensive assessments of patients, including those with complex presentations, using investigative and analytical skills to formulate individualized management and treatment plans.
• Deliver a wide range of podiatric treatments including nail surgery, MSK/biomechanics, wound care, diabetes care, and routine care based on patients' needs and agreed management plans.
• Provide advice and instruction to patients to facilitate and encourage appropriate self-care.
• Communicate effectively with patients and carers to ensure understanding of the condition.
• Provide specialist advice, teaching, and training to other members of the MDT as required.

Professional Responsibilities:

• Maintain own clinical professional development (CPD) by keeping up to date with new trends and developments, incorporating them into your work.
• Be an active member of the CPD training programme by attending and delivering presentations and training sessions, as well as attending external courses and practicing reflective practice.
• Communicate effectively and work collaboratively with all colleagues to ensure delivery of a coordinated service.
• Participate in the staff appraisal scheme and Personal Development Plan (PDP).
• Measure and evaluate your work and current practices through Evidence Based Practice projects, audits, and outcome measures.
• Demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management and apply it to work situations.
• Represent Premier Physical Healthcare externally regarding the podiatry service provided to patients.
• Promote understanding of the aims of Premier Physical Healthcare to relatives and carers as appropriate.
• Undertake any other duties that might be considered appropriate by the Senior Operations Manager.

Organisational Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for your area of work, as agreed with the Senior Operations Manager, and plan and organize efficiently and effectively regarding patient management and use of time.
• Decide priorities for patient management and ensure that these remain in accordance with best clinical practice.
• Be responsible for equipment used in carrying out podiatric duties and adhere to company policy, including competence to use equipment.
• Maintain accurate, comprehensive, and up-to-date documentation in line with legal and company requirements, and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate bodies in the form of reports and letters.
• Be actively involved in the monthly collection of appropriate data and statistics including audits and outcome measures.
• Be aware of Health and Safety aspects of your work and implement any policies required to improve the safety of your work area, including prompt recording and reporting of accidents to senior staff, ensuring safe equipment use.
• Comply with company policies and procedures and be involved in reviewing and updating as appropriate, following general professional guidelines and standards from the Royal College of Podiatry, the Health and Care Professions Council, and Department of Health.

Benefits:

• 28 days annual leave (plus 3 buy back days).
• My Totally Rewards (online discount portal).
• Share save scheme.
• Opportunities for career development.
• Employee assistance program.
• Virtual GP Services - 24/7 GP Appointments.

Successful candidates will be required to complete pre-hire checks, including, but not limited to Right to Work in the UK and a Disclosure and Barring Background (DBS) check.

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